Joris Ivens (November 18 1898-June 28 1989) was a Dutch documentary filmmaker and devout communist. He is generally respected as one of the foremost documentarists of the twentieth century but is critisized for his support for communists dictators like Joseph Stalin. Probably the best known of his early films is his 10-minute short "Rain" "(Regen)". Wikipedia
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Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890- 1945". Pages 499-508. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987. Fought in the Dutch army during World War I. Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1966. Member of the www.imdb.com/name/nm0412235/