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Under Capricorn (1949) -- In 1831, Irishman Charles Adare travels to Australia to start a new life with the help of his cousin who has just been appointed governor...
Ride a Wild Pony (1975) -- Scott, a poor farm boy, is given a wild pony from a wealthy ranch owner's herd to ride to and from school...
Ride a Wild Pony (1975) -- Scott, a poor farm boy, is given a wild pony from a wealthy ranch owner's herd to ride to and from school...
Legend of the Lost (1957) -- Trailerfan.com - Trailer (Flash)

Overview

Date of Death:

22 April 2009, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK more

Mini Biography:

Almost universally considered one of the greatest cinematographers of all time... more

Trivia:

Presented the 'Best New Director' award to Alice Nellis for Výlet (2002)... more

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Down 2% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 10 wins & 6 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(11 articles)

Cinema Retro Issue #14 Now En Route To All Subscribers
 (From CinemaRetro. 11 May 2009, 10:39 AM, PDT)

London's Lunch Club Honors Scriptwriter Jimmy Perry
 (From CinemaRetro. 30 April 2009, 5:44 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

John Cardiff | Jack Cardiff OBE

Filmography

Cinematographer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "The Other Side of the Screen" (2007) 2007 - -
- 2. Lights2 (2005) 2005 - 7.3 (9)
- 3. The Tell-Tale Heart (2004) 2004 - 7.5 (9)
- 4. The Suicidal Dog (2000) 2000 - 5.9 (17)
- 5. The Dance of Shiva (1998) 1998 - 6.6 (39)
- 6. Vivaldi's Four Seasons (1991) 1991 - 7.6 (7)
- 7. The Magic Balloon (1990) 1990 - 8.5 (5)
- 8. Call from Space (1989) 1989 - 5.4 (38)
- 9. Million Dollar Mystery (1987)   1987 - 4.5 (147)
AKAs:
  • Money Mania
- 10. Tai-Pan (1986)   1986 - 5.2 (702)
AKAs:
  • James Clavell's Tai-Pan (USA: complete title)
- 11. Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)   (director of photography) 1985 $300M 5.8 (34,136)
AKAs:
  • First Blood Part II (Australia: TV title)
- 12. Cat's Eye (1985)   1985 - 5.9 (5,845)
AKAs:
  • Stephen King's Cat's Eye
- 13. Conan the Destroyer (1984) 1984 - 5.4 (18,448)
- 14. "The Last Days of Pompeii" (1984) 1984 - 7.0 (194)
- 15. Scandalous (1984) 1984 - 4.3 (94)
- 16. "The Far Pavilions" (1984)   (1 episode, 1984) 1984 - 7.0 (277)
AKAs:
  • Blade of Steel
1 TV episode:
- 17. The Wicked Lady (1983) 1983 - 2.9 (497)
- 18. Ghost Story (1981) 1981 - 5.8 (2,529)
- 19. The Dogs of War (1980) 1980 - 6.2 (2,652)
- 20. The Awakening (1980)   1980 - 4.6 (725)
AKAs:
  • The Wakening (UK: alternative title)
- 21. A Man, a Woman and a Bank (1979) 1979 - 5.4 (152)
- 22. Avalanche Express (1979) 1979 - 4.5 (443)
- 23. The Fifth Musketeer (1979)   1979 - 5.2 (277)
AKAs:
  • Das Geheimnis der eisernen Maske (Austria) (West Germany)
  • Behind the Iron Mask
  • The 5th Musketeer (USA: poster title)
- 24. Death on the Nile (1978)   1978 - 7.1 (6,661)
AKAs:
  • Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile (UK: complete title)
- 25. Crossed Swords (1977)   1977 - 6.1 (454)
AKAs:
  • The Prince and the Pauper (UK)
- 26. Ride a Wild Pony (1975)   1975 - 6.4 (69)
AKAs:
  • Born to Run
- 27. Scalawag (1973)   1973 - 5.0 (89)
AKAs:
  • Jamie's Treasure Hunt (USA: reissue title)
  • Protuva (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
  • Un magnifico ceffo di galera (Italy)
- 28. The Girl on a Motorcycle (1968)   1968 - 5.0 (690)
AKAs:
  • Girl on a Motorcycle (UK: poster title (DVD title)) (USA: alternative spelling)
  • La motocyclette (France)
  • Naked Under Leather (USA: reissue title)
- 29. The Mercenaries (1968)   (uncredited) 1968 - 6.7 (671)
AKAs:
  • Dark of the Sun (USA)
- 30. Fanny (1961) 1961 - 7.2 (613)
- 31. The Vikings (1958) 1958 - 7.0 (3,880)
- 32. The Big Money (1958) 1958 - 5.0 (39)
- 33. Legend of the Lost (1957)   1957 - 5.7 (777)
AKAs:
  • Timbuctù (Italy)
- 34. The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) 1957 - 6.6 (1,829)
- 35. The Brave One (1956) 1956 - 7.1 (122)
- 36. War and Peace (1956)   1956 - 6.8 (2,629)
AKAs:
  • Guerra e pace (Italy)
- 37. The Barefoot Contessa (1954)   1954 - 6.9 (3,335)
AKAs:
  • La contessa scalza (Italy)
- 38. Il maestro di Don Giovanni (1954)   1954 - 6.0 (18)
AKAs:
  • Crossed Swords (USA)
- 39. Montmartre nocturne (1954) 1954 - -
- 40. The Master of Ballantrae (1953) 1953 - 6.5 (347)
- 41. The Story of William Tell (1953) 1953 - -
- 42. It Started in Paradise (1952) 1952 - 4.7 (13)
- 43. The Magic Box (1952) 1952 - 7.5 (356)
- 44. The African Queen (1951) 1951 - 8.1 (30,794)
- 45. Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) 1951 - 6.9 (587)
- 46. Paris (1951) 1951 - -
- 47. The Black Rose (1950) 1950 - 6.0 (594)
- 48. Peintres et artistes montmartrois (1950) 1950 - -
- 49. Under Capricorn (1949) 1949 - 6.1 (1,851)
- 50. Scott of the Antarctic (1948) 1948 - 6.8 (447)
- 51. Arabian Bazaar (1948)   1948 - -
AKAs:
  • World Window #7: Arabian Bazaar (USA: alternative title)
- 52. The Red Shoes (1948) 1948 - 8.2 (7,149)
- 53. Black Narcissus (1947) 1947 - 8.1 (6,049)
- 54. A Matter of Life and Death (1946)   1946 - 8.0 (5,807)
AKAs:
  • Stairway to Heaven (USA)
- 55. Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) 1945 - 6.4 (752)
- 56. Western Approaches (1944)   1944 - 7.9 (20)
AKAs:
  • The Raider
- 57. Scottish Mazurka (1943)   1943 - -
AKAs:
  • Szkocki mazurek (Poland)
- 58. The Great Mr. Handel (1942) 1942 - 6.9 (33)
- 59. Border Weave (1942) 1942 - -
- 60. Out of the Box (1942) 1942 - -
- 61. Colour in Clay (1942) 1942 - -
- 62. This Is Colour (1942) 1942 - -
- 63. Queen Cotton (1941) 1941 - -
- 64. Western Isles (1941) 1941 - -
- 65. Plastic Surgery in Wartime (1941) 1941 - -
- 66. Green Girdle (1941) 1941 - -
- 67. Peasant Island (1940) 1940 - -
- 68. World Windows (1939) 1939 - -
- 69. Main Street of Paris (1939) 1939 - -
- 70. Paris on Parade: A FitzPatrick Traveltalk (1938)   (as John Cardiff) 1938 - 5.9 (53)
AKAs:
  • Paris on Parade (USA: short title)
- 71. La caccia alla volpe nella campagna Romana (1938) 1938 - -
- 72. Wings of the Morning (1937) 1937 - 6.2 (60)
- 73. The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) (uncredited) 1935 - 6.5 (309)
Camera and Electrical Department
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Flamingo Blues (2004) (lighting advisor) 2004 - 8.9 (10)
- 2. The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) (cinematographer: location scenes) 1959 - 7.6 (3,130)
- 3. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)   (camera operator: Technicolor) 1943 - 8.1 (4,042)
AKAs:
  • Colonel Blimp (USA)
  • The Adventures of Colonel Blimp (USA)
- 4. The Four Feathers (1939) (camera operator) (uncredited) 1939 - 7.8 (1,966)
- 5. Knight Without Armour (1937)   (camera operator) 1937 - 6.7 (294)
AKAs:
  • Knight Without Armor (USA)
- 6. Dark Journey (1937)   (camera operator) (uncredited) 1937 - 6.2 (200)
AKAs:
  • The Anxious Years
- 7. The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) (camera operator) (uncredited) 1936 - 7.4 (358)
- 8. As You Like It (1936) (camera operator) 1936 - 6.1 (266)
- 9. Things to Come (1936)   (camera operator) (uncredited) 1936 - 6.8 (1,817)
AKAs:
  • H.G. Wells' Things to Come (UK: complete title)
- 10. The Coronation of King George VI (1936) (camera operator) 1936 - -
- 11. The Ghost Goes West (1935) (camera operator) (uncredited) 1935 - 6.9 (405)
- 12. Brewster's Millions (1935) (camera operator) 1935 - 7.5 (13)
- 13. Honeymoon for Three (1935) (camera operator) 1935 - -
- 14. Diamond Cut Diamond (1932)   (assistant camera) 1932 - -
AKAs:
  • Blame the Woman (USA)
- 15. The Ghost Train (1931) (assistant camera) 1931 - 6.1 (6)
- 16. The Skin Game (1931) (clapper boy) (uncredited) 1931 - 5.9 (920)
- 17. Loose Ends (1930) (assistant camera) 1930 - -
- 18. The Flame of Love (1930)   (assistant camera) 1930 - -
AKAs:
  • Hai-Tang: Der Weg zur Schande (Germany)
  • Road to Dishonour (UK)
- 19. Hate Ship (1929) (assistant camera) 1929 - -
- 20. The American Prisoner (1929) (clapper boy) 1929 - -
- 21. Harmony Heaven (1929) (clapper boy) 1929 - -
Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Mutations (1974)   1974 - 5.1 (303)
AKAs:
  • Dr. of Evil (UK)
  • The Freakmaker
  • The Mutation
- 2. "Follyfoot" (1971)   (4 episodes, 1972-1973) 1973 - 7.7 (28)
4 TV episodes:
- 3. Penny Gold (1973) 1973 - 6.9 (24)
- 4. The Girl on a Motorcycle (1968)   1968 - 5.0 (690)
AKAs:
  • Girl on a Motorcycle (UK: poster title (DVD title)) (USA: alternative spelling)
  • La motocyclette (France)
  • Naked Under Leather (USA: reissue title)
- 5. The Mercenaries (1968)   1968 - 6.7 (671)
AKAs:
  • Dark of the Sun (USA)
- 6. The Liquidator (1965) 1965 - 5.3 (287)
- 7. Young Cassidy (1965) 1965 - 6.6 (309)
- 8. The Long Ships (1964)   1964 - 5.9 (843)
AKAs:
  • Dugi brodovi (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
- 9. The Lion (1962) 1962 - 6.2 (191)
- 10. My Geisha (1962) 1962 - 6.2 (485)
- 11. Sons and Lovers (1960)   1960 - 7.4 (376)
AKAs:
  • D.H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers (Australia)
- 12. Scent of Mystery (1960)   1960 - 6.1 (40)
AKAs:
  • Holiday in Spain (UK)
- 13. Beyond This Place (1959)   1959 - 6.7 (42)
AKAs:
  • Web of Evidence (USA)
- 14. Intent to Kill (1958) 1958 - 7.9 (25)
- 15. The Story of William Tell (1953) 1953 - -
Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Tiptoes (1927)   1927 - 8.6 (5)
AKAs:
  • Tip Toes
- 2. The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots (1923) (uncredited) Undetermined Subordinate Role 1923 - -
- 3. Billy's Rose (1922) 1922 - -
- 4. My Son, My Son (1918) 1918 - -
Visual Effects
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Silence Becomes You (2005) (visual effects coordinator) 2005 - 3.9 (796)
- 2. The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) (special effects camera) (uncredited) 1936 - 7.4 (358)
- 3. Things to Come (1936)   (special effects camera operator) (uncredited) 1936 - 6.8 (1,817)
AKAs:
  • H.G. Wells' Things to Come (UK: complete title)
Art Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Silence Becomes You (2005) 2005 - 3.9 (796)
Editor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Tell-Tale Heart (2004) 2004 - 7.5 (9)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Girl on a Motorcycle (1968)   (adaptation) 1968 - 5.0 (690)
AKAs:
  • Girl on a Motorcycle (UK: poster title (DVD title)) (USA: alternative spelling)
  • La motocyclette (France)
  • Naked Under Leather (USA: reissue title)
Miscellaneous Crew
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Informer (1929) (production runner) 1929 - 7.0 (23)
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Reputations: Alfred Hitchcock (1999) (TV) (thanks) 1999 - 7.7 (35)
- 2. The Colour Merchant (1998) (V) (thanks) 1998 - -
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "British Film Forever" (2007)   Himself (2 episodes, 2007) 2007 - 6.7 (26)
2 TV episodes:
- 2. Painting with Light (2007) (V) Himself 2007 - -
- 3. 50 Films to See Before You Die (2006) (TV)   Himself 2006 - 5.5 (139)
AKAs:
  • Film4's 50 Films to See Before You Die (UK: complete title)
- 4. Silent Britain (2006) (TV) Himself 2006 - 7.8 (33)
- 5. "Film '72" (1972)   Himself (1 episode, 2006) 2006 - 7.9 (213)
AKAs:
  • Film '73 (UK: new title)
  • Film '74 (UK: new title)
  • Film '75 (UK: new title)
  • Film '76 (UK: new title)
  • Film '77 (UK: new title)
  • Film '78 (UK: new title)
  • Film '79 (UK: new title)
  • Film '80 (UK: new title)
  • Film '81 (UK: new title)
  • Film '82 (UK: new title)
  • Film '83 (UK: new title)
  • Film '84 (UK: new title)
  • Film '85 (UK: new title)
  • Film '86 (UK: new title)
  • Film '87 (UK: new title)
  • Film '88 (UK: new title)
  • Film '89 (UK: new title)
  • Film '90 (UK: new title)
  • Film '91 (UK: new title)
  • Film '92 (UK: new title)
  • Film '93 (UK: new title)
  • Film '94 (UK: new title)
  • Film '95 (UK: new title)
  • Film '96 (UK: new title)
  • Film '97 (UK: new title)
  • Film '98 (UK: new title)
  • Film '99 (UK: new title)
  • Film 2000 (UK: new title)
  • Film 2001 (UK: new title)
  • Film 2002 (UK: new title)
  • Film 2003 (UK: new title)
  • Film 2004 (UK: new title)
  • Film 2005 (UK: new title)
  • Film 2006 (UK: new title)
  • Film 2007 (UK: new title)
  • Film 2008 (UK: new title)
  • Film 2009 (UK: new title)
  • Film of the Year (UK: teaser title)
  • The Film Programme (UK: informal alternative title)
1 TV episode:
- 6. 3rd Irish Film and Television Awards (2005) (TV) Himself 2005 - 4.2 (25)
- 7. "Britain's Finest" (2003)   Himself (2 episodes, 2005) 2005 - 8.7 (11)
2 TV episodes:
- 8. Cineastas contra magnates (2005)   Himself 2005 - 7.4 (57)
AKAs:
  • Cineastes contra magnats (Spain: Catalan title)
  • Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (International: English title)
- 9. The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005) (TV) Himself 2005 - 8.3 (145)
- 10. "Breakfast" (2000)   Himself (1 episode, 2004) 2004 - 5.3 (49)
1 TV episode:
- 11. Larry and Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (2001) (TV) Himself 2001 - 6.8 (23)
- 12. The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001) (TV) Himself - Honorary Award Recipient 2001 - 6.1 (655)
- 13. A Profile of 'Black Narcissus' (2000) Himself 2000 - 8.8 (15)
- 14. A Profile of 'The Red Shoes' (2000) Himself 2000 - 7.3 (10)
- 15. A Profile of 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp' (2000) (V) Himself 2000 - 7.2 (35)
- 16. Glorious Technicolor (1998) (TV) Himself - Cinematographer 1998 - 8.2 (96)
- 17. The Colour Merchant (1998) (V) Himself 1998 - -
- 18. A Matter of Michael & Emeric (1997) (TV) Himself 1997 - 7.8 (11)
- 19. "Moving Pictures" (1996)   Himself (1 episode, 1996) 1996 - -
1 TV episode:
- 20. Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland (1965) Himself 1965 - 5.4 (22)

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