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Wally Pfister was born on July 8, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois, USA as Walter Pfister. He is known for his work on The Dark Knight (2008), Inception (2010) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). He has been married to Anna Julien since 1992. See full bio »
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 2012 The Dark Knight Rises (director of photography)
 2012/I My Valentine (Short)
 2012 Marley (Documentary)
 2011 Moneyball (director of photography)
 2010 Inception (director of photography)
 2008 The Dark Knight (director of photography)
 2006 The Prestige (director of photography)
 2005 Slow Burn (director of photography)
 2005 Batman Begins (director of photography)
 2003 The Italian Job (director of photography)
 2002 Laurel Canyon
 2002 Insomnia (director of photography)
 2001 Rustin
 2001 Sanctuary (TV Movie)
 2001 Scotland, Pa.
 2000 Memento (director of photography)
 2000 Sharing the Secret (TV Movie)
 1999 The Hi-Line
 1998 Breakfast with Einstein (TV Movie)
 1998 Rhapsody in Bloom (TV Movie)
 1997 A Kid in Aladdin's Palace (Video) (director of photography - as Walter Pfister)
 1995 Frontline (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)
- High Stakes in Cyberspace (1995)
 1995 The Granny (Video)
 1994 The Last Laugh (Short)
 1994 Stranger by Night (Video)
 1994 Animal Instincts II (Video)
 1993 Mirror Images II (Video)
 1993 Amityville: A New Generation (Video) (director of photography)
 1993 Stepmonster (Video)
 1992 Inside Out IV (Video)
 1992 Animal Instincts (Video)
 1992 Inside Out III (Video)
 1992 Night Rhythms (Video)
 1992 Sketch Artist (TV Movie)
 1992 Inside Out II (Video)
 1992 Secret Games (Video)
 1992 Lower Level (Video)
 1991 Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (TV Movie documentary)
 1991 Inside Out (Video)
 1991 The Unborn
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Director of photography for PlayStation 3 TV commercial "Eggs" (2006). See more »

Alternate Names:

Walter Pfister
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My work will not be seen on screen the way I want it to if I'm forced to compromise my tools and my integrity. I can't short-change my director by taking a chance that the perfect shot is going to be ruined because we're using a format of lesser quality than film. See more »

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Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2002, and the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) since 2011. See more »

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Gothic style of filming See more »

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Cancer

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