Geoffrey Barkas

Geoffrey Barkas
Barkas in uniform in the First World War, c. 1917
Born	Geoffrey de Gruchy Barkas (1896-08-27)27 August 1896 Richmond, Surrey, England
Died	3 September 1979(1979-09-03) (aged 83) Esher, Surrey, England
Nationality	English
Occupation	Film maker
Known for	Operation Bertram

Geoffrey Barkas (born Geoffrey de Gruchy Barkas, 27 August 1896 – 3 September 1979) was an English filmmaker active between the World War I and World War II. Barkas led the British Middle East Command Camouflage Directorate in the Second World War. His largest "film set" was Operation Bertram, the army-scale deception for the battle of El Alamein in October 1942.