Robert Flaherty
Robert Joseph Flaherty (February 16, 1884 – July 23, 1951) was an American filmmaker who directed and produced the first commercially successful feature-length documentary film, Nanook of the North (1922). The film made his reputation and nothing in his later life fully equaled its success, although he continued the development of this new genre of narrative documentary with Moana (1926), set in the South Seas, and Man of Aran (1934), filmed in Ireland's Aran Islands. Flaherty is considered the "father" of both the documentary and the ethnographic film. Andrew Sarris in his influential book of film criticism The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929–1968 included him in the "pantheon" of the 14 greatest film directors who had worked in the United States.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
February 16, 1884Deathday
July 23, 1951Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
22Place of birth
Iron Mountain, Michigan, USAAlso known as
Robert Joseph Flaherty, R.J. Flaherty, Flaherty, Robert J. FlahertyCast credits
Crew credits
Nanook of the North
Producer, Editor, Director, Director of Photography, WriterTabu
Producer, ScreenplayElephant Boy
DirectorMan of Aran
Director, Director of Photography, WriterLouisiana Story
Director, Producer, ScreenplayMoana
Director, Producer, Screenplay, Editor, Director of PhotographyIndustrial Britain
Director, Producer, Director of PhotographyTwenty-Four Dollar Island
Director, Producer, Editor, Director of PhotographyThe Land
Director, Writer, Director of PhotographyPrelude to War
Director of PhotographyThe Pottery Maker
DirectorWhy We Fight: The Battle of Russia
Director of PhotographyWhite Shadows in the South Seas
Co-DirectorWhy We Fight: The Nazis Strike
Director of PhotographyThe Titan: Story of Michelangelo
Director, Producer