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Community Rating
7.3
TMDB estimate
Born
August 8, 1927
Died
March 3, 1991 (age 63)
Born in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
John Spotton was a Canadian filmmaker, cinematographer, and editor associated with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). He played a pivotal role in developing the Direct Cinema movement, contributing to documentaries that emphasized naturalistic and unobtrusive filming techniques. Spotton's notable works include Buster Keaton Rides Again (1965), a documentary capturing the making of Keaton's short film The Railrodder, and Memorandum (1965), which explores the Holocaust's impact on survivors. His contributions significantly influenced documentary filmmaking in Canada and beyond.
Peep and the Big Wide World
as Executive Producer
1988
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Final Offer
as Executive Producer
1985
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Pitchmen
as Executive Producer
1985
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Abortion: Stories from North and South
as Producer
1984
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Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community
as Executive Producer
1983
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Prisoners of Debt: Inside the Global Banking Crisis
as Executive Producer
1983
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Thanks for the Ride
as Producer
1983
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Viking Visitors to North America
as Producer
1979
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A Pinto for the Prince
as Director
1979
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Circus World
as Cinematography
1974
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Kainai
as Director of Photography
1973
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Memorandum
as Director
1967
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Never a Backward Step
as Director
1966
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The White Ship
as Editor
1966
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Buster Keaton Rides Again
as Director, Editor, Director of Photography
1965
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High Steel
as Director of Photography
1965
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Nobody Waved Goodbye
as Editor, Director of Photography
1964
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Legault's Place
as Director of Photography
1964
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The Hutterites
as Editor, Director of Photography
1964
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Toronto Jazz
as Director of Photography
1963
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