Roman Kroitor
Canadian filmmaker and co-founder of Imax Corporation · Canada · On the map · Directors · Lived 1926 to 2012 · aged 85
Roman Kroitor 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.
Roman Kroitor is read about 39 times a day, in 11 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 21 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
2012Died17 September 20121991
The Rolling Stones: Live at the MaxFilm, Director1983
Laughter in My SoulFilm, Producer1980
Bravery in the FieldFilm, Producer1979
Canada Vignettes: Love on WheelsFilm, Producer1977
Henry Ford's AmericaFilm, Producer1974
Man Belongs to the EarthFilm, Producer1967
In the LabyrinthFilm, Director1966
Little White CrimesFilm, Producer1963
21-87Film, (Archive audio)1962
Lonely BoyFilm, Director, Producer1960
UniverseFilm, Director, Writer1959
Glenn Gould: Off the RecordFilm, Director, Producer1957
City of GoldFilm, Writer1953
Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway SwitchmanFilm, Director, Producer1926Born12 December 1926
The Rolling Stones: Live at the MaxFilm, Director1983Laughter in My SoulFilm, Producer1980Bravery in the FieldFilm, Producer1979Canada Vignettes: Love on WheelsFilm, Producer1977Henry Ford's AmericaFilm, Producer1974Man Belongs to the EarthFilm, Producer1967In the LabyrinthFilm, Director1966Little White CrimesFilm, Producer196321-87Film, (Archive audio)1962Lonely BoyFilm, Director, Producer1960UniverseFilm, Director, Writer1959Glenn Gould: Off the RecordFilm, Director, Producer1957City of GoldFilm, Writer1953Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway SwitchmanFilm, Director, Producer1926Born12 December 1926People around Roman
Close ties
Wolf Koenig Also in The Days Before Christmas (1958)- Tom Daly Also in Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman (1953)
Colin Low Also in Universe and The Hutterites
Graeme Ferguson Directed Hail Columbia! (1982)
Sean Sullivan Roman produced Nobody Waved Good-bye (1965)- Charmion King Roman produced Nobody Waved Good-bye (1965)
John Vernon Roman produced Nobody Waved Good-bye (1965)- Don Owen Also in Toronto Jazz and Nobody Waved Goodbye
Donald Brittain Also in Stravinsky and Henry Ford's America- Giles Walker Also in Twice Upon a Time (1979)
- William Weintraub Also in Hold the Ketchup (1977)
Filmography 40
80 credits on file
About this person
His prodigious output garnered numerous awards, including two BAFTA Awards, three Cannes Film Festival awards, and two Oscar nominations.
Country
Canada
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2012 · aged 85
