About

Known credits:
14
Birthday:
1905-12-11
Place of birth:
Clarksburg, West Virginia, USA
Website:
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Pare Lorentz

Overview

Pare Lorentz (December 11, 1905 – March 4, 1992) was an American filmmaker known for his film work about the New Deal. Born Leonard MacTaggart Lorentz in Clarksburg, West Virginia he was educated at Buckhannon High School, West Virginia Wesleyan College, and West Virginia University. As a young film critic in both New York City and Hollywood, Lorentz spoke out against censorship in the film industry.

As the most influential documentary filmmaker of the Great Depression, Lorentz was the leading American advocate for government-sponsored documentary films. His service as a filmmaker for the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II was formidable, including technical films, documentation of bombing raids, and synthesizing raw footage of Nazi atrocities for an educational film on the Nuremberg Trials. Nonetheless, Lorentz perennially will be known best as "FDR′s filmmaker."

Known for

Directing
1947 The Rural Co-op Directing Director N/A
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1940 The Fight for Life Directing Director 58
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1938 The River Directing Director 58
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1936 The Plow That Broke the Plains Directing Director 58
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Writing
2007 Nuremberg: The 60th Anniversary Director's Cut Writing Writer N/A
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2007 Nuremberg: The 60th Anniversary Director's Cut Writing Original Concept N/A
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1942 The Land Writing Writer 58
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1940 The Fight for Life Writing Screenplay 58
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1939 The City Writing Writer 59
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1938 The River Writing Writer 58
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1936 The Plow That Broke the Plains Writing Writer 58
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Production
1948 Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today Production Producer 58
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1940 The Fight for Life Production Producer 58
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Crew
1942 The Land Crew Additional Writing 58
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