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Maurice Hatton (22 May 1938 – 25 October 1997) was a British screenwriter and film director.

After training as a photographer, Hatton became involved in making documentary films, as a founder of Mithras Films in 1962, moving into making feature films several years later.

Hatton was also on the BFI Production Board.

Hatton died in 1997 after a heart attack.

Selected filmography

Director

• Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition (1970)
• Long Shot (1978)
• Nelly's Version (1983)
• American Roulette (1988)
• Satan at His Best (1995)

References

1. "Maurice Hatton". BFI. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
2. Monaco, James (2000). How to Read a Film: The World of Movies, Media, and Multimedia. Oxford University Press. p. 325. ISBN 9780195038699. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
3. ^ Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. p. 239. ISBN 9780810861381. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
4. ^ Wood, Michael (28 October 1997). "Maurice Hatton: A tough-minded view of utopia". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
5. Franklin, Ieuan (2014). "Roadblocks and Roads Not Taken". Journal of British Cinema and Television. 11 (4). Edinburgh University Press. doi:10.3366/jbctv.2014.0228. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

External links

• Maurice Hatton at IMDb

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