Michael Jacot (July 8, 1924 – October 5, 2006) was a British-born

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filmmaker and writer."Prolific Canadian writer, filmmaker Michael Jacot dies"

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, October 11, 2006. He was most noted for his 1970 film '' The Last Act of Martin Weston'',John Clare
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'' Calgary Herald'', September 3, 1970. which premiered in competition at the

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, and his 1973 novel ''The Last Butterfly'', which was adapted into the Czech drama film '' The Last Butterfly'' in 1991. Born in England, Jacot worked as a codebreaker for the British military during

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, and moved to

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, soon after the end of the war. Through his firm Michael Jacot Productions, he wrote, directed and produced dramatic and documentary films for the

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in the 1960s, most notably the Dieppe Raid docudrama ''Rehearsal for Invasion'' in 1960. Jacot had planned for ''The Last Act of Martin Weston'', his debut feature film, to be set and shot in Canada; however, after he failed to secure funding from the

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, he instead reached a deal with the Czech production firm

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to shoot the film in Prague. He had several other film scripts planned for development around the same time, including ''Eyes of the Night'' and ''The Draft Dodger'', although there is no record of any of the other films going into production. He published the novel ''The Last Butterfly'' in 1973.Diane Murphy
"The Last Butterfly"
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'', February 16, 1974. He later published other books, including ''Honour Thy Father'' and ''Wind from Across the Water''. He died in 2006 in

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