Roman Kroitor
Known for: Production
Born: December 12, 1926
Died: September 16, 2012
Place of birth: Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
Roman Kroitor (December 12, 1926 – September 17, 2012) was a Canadian filmmaker who was known as a pioneer of Cinéma vérité, as the co-founder of IMAX, and as the creator of the Sandde hand-drawn stereoscopic 3D animation system. He was also the original inspiration for The Force. His prodigious output garnered numerous awards, including two BAFTA Awards, three Cannes Film Festival awards, and two Oscar nominations. Roman Boghdan Kroitor was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, to Ukrainian immigrants Peter and Tatiana (Shewchuk), both of whom were teachers. Peter died when Roman was four; Tatiana moved the family to Winnipeg and continued teaching. Roman attended the University of Manitoba, graduating in 1951 with a Master of Arts in Philosophy.
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Filmography
61 movies · 0 TV shows, newest first
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Rebels with a Camera
2006
6.5
CyberWorld
2000
7.3
The Rolling Stones: Live at the Max
1991
8.0
Echoes of the Sun
1990
7.5
Beavers
1988
7.0
We Are Born of Stars
1985
10.0
Laughter in My Soul
1983
6.9
First Winter
1982
7.2
Hail Columbia!
1982
9.0
Challenger: An Industrial Romance
1980
6.8
Bravery in the Field
1980
9.0
Nose and Tina
1980
9.0
Canada Vignettes: Love on Wheels
1979
10.0
Twice Upon a Time
1979
7.5
The Red Dress
19789.0
Margaret Laurence, First Lady of Manawaka
19788.0
So Long To Run
1978
10.0
Henry Ford's America
1977
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Flora: Scenes from a Leadership Convention
19778.0
Hold the Ketchup
1977
7.0
Strangers at the Door
1977NR
Bekevar Jubilee
1977
8.0
Circus World
1974
9.0
Man Belongs to the Earth
1974
8.8
North of Superior
1971
9.0
Tiger Child
1970
8.5
In the Labyrinth
1967
10.0
The Baymen
1966
7.0
Little White Crimes
1966
7.8
Stravinsky
1966
6.2
Nobody Waved Goodbye
1964
8.5
The Hutterites
1964
9.0
Above the Horizon
1964
7.5
Toronto Jazz
1963
6.8
21-87
1963
6.0
Lonely Boy
1962
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The Living Machine
1962
10.0
Festival in Puerto Rico
1961
9.0
The Days of Whisky Gap
19617.0
I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling
1960
7.5
Universe
1960
10.0
The Cars in Your Life
1960
9.5
The Back-breaking Leaf
1959
10.0
The End of the Line
1959
7.0
Emergency Ward
1959
7.0
Glenn Gould: Off the Record
1959
8.5
Glenn Gould: On the Record
1959
6.5
The Days Before Christmas
1958
6.0
Police
1958
7.0
Memory of Summer
1958
10.0
Pilgrimage
19588.0
Country Threshing
1958
7.0
A Foreign Language
1958
9.0
Blood and Fire
1958
5.8
City of Gold
1957
7.0
It's a Crime
19577.0
Rescue Party
1953
5.9
Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman
19538.0
Age of the Beaver
1952NR
Starbreaker
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9.0
Why Men Rape
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