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How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran
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American documentary film-maker George C. Stoney visits the Aran Islands to try and unravel some of the myths surrounding a film that had engrossed him as a youngster - Robert Flaherty's famous documentary "Man of Aran" released in 1934.
01-01-1978
59 min
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Sir Michael Elias Balcon (19 May 1896 – 17 October 1977) was an English film producer, known for his work with Ealing Studios. Balcon had earlier worked for Gainsborough Pictures, Gaumont British and MGM-British.
Walter Lassally (December 18, 1926 – October 23, 2017) was a German-born British cinematographer. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in 1965 for the film Zorba the Greek.
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His 1959 film The Siege of Pinchgut was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival.
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