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John Jeffrey Krish (4 December 1923 – 7 May 2016) was a British film director and screenwriter. He directed and filmed much archive footage and in particular Our School in 1962, showing the changing ways of Britain's school and the last few years of the 11-plus exam. [1]
John Krish was born on 4 December 1923 in London, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for I Think They Call Him John (1964), The Avengers (1961) and Captured (1959). He was married to Carole Mowlam, Brigitte Arnold, Anne Stratton and Sandra Moiseiwitsch.
Nov 4, 2010 · One of Britain's great postwar documentary filmmakers, John Krish, talks about the making of his classic British Transport Films documentary 'The Elephant Wi...
May 11, 2016 · John Krish was one of the most charismatic people I’ve ever known. He was also charming, witty and kind. But with an edge. There was an unmistakable intensity about his presence. Less immediately obvious was an unusual combination at work in him: a deep sensitivity, in every sense of the word, coupled with an incredible pragmatism.
Mar 30, 2011 · John Krish is one of British cinema's best-kept secrets: a master of post-war documentary filmmaking who repeatedly turned his works for sponsors into not ju...
Jun 5, 2023 · The perfect opportunity to find out what you’ve been missing arrives this week when the BFI celebrates Sarah Erulkar (1923 to 2015) and John Krish (1923 to 2016) in special centenary screenings at the Film on Film Festival . Both filmmakers experienced fascinating career twists and turns. Both left us captivating documentary records of life ...
May 16, 2016 · John Jeffrey Krish was born in London on December 4 1923. His father, Serge, was a pianist who had come to Britain as a Jewish refugee from eastern Europe – as had both sets of grandparents.
