Roman Kroitor

Roman Kroitor

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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…

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CyberWorld ★ 6.6 CyberWorld 2000 The Rolling Stones: Live at the Max ★ 7.3 The Rolling Stones: Live at the Max 1991 Beavers ★ 7.5 Beavers 1988 We Are Born of Stars ★ 7.0 We Are Born of Stars 1985 Laughter in My Soul ★ 10.0 Laughter in My Soul 1983 First Winter ★ 6.9 First Winter 1982 Hail Columbia! ★ 7.5 Hail Columbia! 1982 Challenger: An Industrial Romance ★ 9.0 Challenger: An Industrial Romance 1980 Bravery in the Field ★ 6.8 Bravery in the Field 1980 Nose and Tina ★ 9.0 Nose and Tina 1980 Canada Vignettes: Love on Wheels ★ 9.0 Canada Vignettes: Love on Wheels 1979 Twice Upon a Time ★ 10.0 Twice Upon a Time 1979 The Red Dress ★ 7.5 The Red Dress 1978 Margaret Laurence, First Lady of Manawaka ★ 9.0 Margaret Laurence, First Lady of Manawaka 1978 So Long To Run ★ 8.0 So Long To Run 1978 Henry Ford's America ★ 10.0 Henry Ford's America 1977 Flora: Scenes from a Leadership Convention Flora: Scenes from a Leadership Convention 1977 Hold the Ketchup ★ 8.0 Hold the Ketchup 1977 Strangers at the Door ★ 7.0 Strangers at the Door 1977 Bekevar Jubilee Bekevar Jubilee 1977 Circus World ★ 8.0 Circus World 1974 Man Belongs to the Earth ★ 9.0 Man Belongs to the Earth 1974 North of Superior ★ 8.8 North of Superior 1971 Tiger Child ★ 9.0 Tiger Child 1970 In the Labyrinth ★ 8.5 In the Labyrinth 1967 The Baymen ★ 10.0 The Baymen 1966 Little White Crimes ★ 7.0 Little White Crimes 1966 Stravinsky ★ 7.8 Stravinsky 1966 Nobody Waved Goodbye ★ 6.2 Nobody Waved Goodbye 1964 The Hutterites ★ 8.5 The Hutterites 1964 Above the Horizon ★ 9.0 Above the Horizon 1964 Toronto Jazz ★ 7.5 Toronto Jazz 1963 21-87 ★ 6.8 21-87 1963 Lonely Boy ★ 6.0 Lonely Boy 1962 The Living Machine The Living Machine 1962 Festival in Puerto Rico ★ 10.0 Festival in Puerto Rico 1961 The Days of Whisky Gap ★ 9.0 The Days of Whisky Gap 1961 I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling ★ 7.0 I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling 1960 Universe ★ 7.5 Universe 1960 The Cars in Your Life ★ 10.0 The Cars in Your Life 1960 The Back-breaking Leaf ★ 9.5 The Back-breaking Leaf 1959 The End of the Line ★ 10.0 The End of the Line 1959 Emergency Ward ★ 7.0 Emergency Ward 1959 Glenn Gould: Off the Record ★ 7.0 Glenn Gould: Off the Record 1959 Glenn Gould: On the Record ★ 8.5 Glenn Gould: On the Record 1959 The Days Before Christmas ★ 7.0 The Days Before Christmas 1958 Police Police 1958 Memory of Summer ★ 7.0 Memory of Summer 1958 Pilgrimage ★ 10.0 Pilgrimage 1958 Country Threshing ★ 8.0 Country Threshing 1958 A Foreign Language ★ 7.0 A Foreign Language 1958 Blood and Fire ★ 9.0 Blood and Fire 1958 City of Gold ★ 5.8 City of Gold 1957 It's a Crime ★ 7.0 It's a Crime 1957 Rescue Party ★ 7.0 Rescue Party 1953 Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman ★ 5.9 Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman 1953 Age of the Beaver ★ 8.0 Age of the Beaver 1952 Starbreaker Starbreaker Why Men Rape ★ 9.0 Why Men Rape