Bernard Devlin (director)

Bernard Devlin (September 2, 1923 – 1983) was a Canadian film producer, script writer and director, who played an important role in the development of the National Film Board of Canada.

Born in Quebec City, he studied at Loyola University. Devlin joined the Royal Navy and served in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. He joined the National Film Board in 1946 and became director of French production in 1953. Devlin was a director for a series of documentaries in the direct cinema style known as On the Spot (Sur le vif in French). From 1954 to 1956, he worked with Radio-Canada, helping to establish French-language television programming. Devlin returned to the National Film Board in 1959, directing French-language television programs, and was director of French production again from 1960 to 1961. In 1959 he directed his most famous film Les Brûlés. He worked mainly on English films from 1964 to 1974.[1]