Louis De Rochemont

Louis De Rochemont

Actor · Director · Producer

Boston, Massachusetts, USA
January 13, 1899

Biography

He co-founded and was the first director of The March of Time, which added topical issues to newsreels. He also produced feature film documentaries that based dramatic narrative on factual records, including "The House On 92nd Street" (1945), which used real FBI files, "Boomerang!" (1946), it included a reenactment of an actual murder case and a biography, "Martin Luther" (1953).

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Representative Works

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
6.9
/ English
Boomerang!
Boomerang!
7.1
/ English
Show-Business at War
Show-Business at War
7.0
/ English
Secrets of British Animation
Secrets of British Animation
6.0
/ English
13 Rue Madeleine
13 Rue Madeleine
6.1
/ English
The House on 92nd Street
The House on 92nd Street
6.6
/ English
Man on a String
Man on a String
6.6
/ English
Walk East on Beacon
Walk East on Beacon
5.3
/ English
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
6.8
/ English
Inside Nazi Germany
Inside Nazi Germany
6.1
/ English
The March of Time: What To Do with Germany
The March of Time: What To Do with Germany
No Rating Yet
/ English
The March of Time: Post-War Farms
The March of Time: Post-War Farms
No Rating Yet
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
1961Nominee

Best Picture

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

Boomerang!
1947Nominee

Best Picture

Boomerang!

Show-Business at War
1943Nominee

Best Director

Show-Business at War

Career Highlights

Secrets of British Animation
2018Highlight

Best Performance

Secrets of British Animation

13 Rue Madeleine
1947Highlight

Best Picture

13 Rue Madeleine

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