John Grierson
Known for exceptional production in global cinema.
Profession
Production
Birthday
26 Apr 1898
Age
128 Years
Born In
Kilmadock, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
Total Projects
11
Years Active
89 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.6 ★
Overview
John Grierson (1898–1972) was a pioneering Scottish filmmaker and producer who shaped the documentary film movement, earning recognition as the father of British and Canadian documentary cinema. He famously coined the term "documentary" in 1926 and championed the idea that film should serve as a tool for social education and reform. As the driving force behind the British documentary movement,...
Known For
Documenting John Grierson
2014
Grierson
1973
Night Mail
1936
A Return to Memory
2024
On the Fishing Banks of Skye
1935
Creative Process: Norman McLaren
1990
Hitchcock on Grierson
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The Face of Scotland
1938
John Grierson
1959
I Remember, I Remember
1968
Filmography
movie
A Return to Memory
A Return to Memory
as Self (archive sound)
movie
Documenting John Grierson
Documenting John Grierson
movie
Creative Process: Norman McLaren
Creative Process: Norman McLaren
as Self
movie
Grierson
Grierson
as Self (archive footage)
movie
I Remember, I Remember
I Remember, I Remember
movie
John Grierson
John Grierson
as Himself
movie
Rivers at Work
Rivers at Work
as Narrator
movie
The Face of Scotland
The Face of Scotland
as John Knox (voice)
movie
Night Mail
Night Mail
as Commentary
movie
On the Fishing Banks of Skye
On the Fishing Banks of Skye
as Narrator
movie
Hitchcock on Grierson
Hitchcock on Grierson
as Self