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Name
  
Castleton Knight


Role
  
Film producer

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Born
  
9 August 1894
Bromley, Kent, United Kingdom

Other names
  
Leonard Castleton Knight

Occupation
  
Film director, film producer

Died
  
April 3, 1970, Battle, United Kingdom

Nominations
  
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

Movies
  
A Queen Is Crowned, The Lady from the Sea, For Freedom, The Flying Scotsman, The Plaything

Similar People
  
Moore Marriott, Maurice Elvey, Ray Milland, Miles Malleson, J Arthur Rank - 1st Baron Ra

Castleton Knight (1894–1970) was a British film producer and director. He worked at one point as managing director of British Gaumont's newsreel division. He directed several feature films, but worked primarily in documentaries. He produced and directed the 1953 Technicolor documentary A Queen Is Crowned about the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

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  • The Plaything (1929)
  • The Flying Scotsman (1929)
  • The Lady from the Sea (1929)
  • Kissing Cup's Race (1930)
  • For Freedom (1940)
  • References

    Castleton Knight Wikipedia