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Raymond Durgnat
British film critic (1932-2002) · United Kingdom · On the map · Journalists · Died at 69
Raymond Durgnat was a British film critic, who was born in London to Swiss parents. During his life he wrote for virtually every major English language film publication.
Raymond Durgnat is read about 6 times a day, in 5 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 13 June 2026
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In 1965 he published the first major critical essay on Michael Powell, who had hitherto been "fashionably dismissed by critics as a 'technician's director'", as Durgnat put it.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1932 to 2002 · aged 69
