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Freddie Francis (1917–2007)

Director | Cinematographer | Camera and Electrical Department

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He was not very fond of special effects, which he thought diminished the cinematographer's art. See more trivia »

Born:

Frederick William Francis
in Islington, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 89) in Isleworth, Middlesex, England, UK
David Lynch and Freddie Francis in The Straight Story
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1996 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
– Last Respects (1996)
 
1989 Dark Tower (as Ken Barnett)
 
1985 The Doctor and the Devils
 
1979 Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (TV series)
– The Case of Harry Crocker (1979)
– The Case of the Deadly Prophecy (1979)
 
1977 Golden Rendezvous (additional footage - uncredited)
 
1976 Star Maidens (TV series)
– The Enemy (1976)
– Hideout (1976)
– What Have They Done to the Rain? (1976)
– Test for Love (1976)
– Kidnap (1976)
 
1975 Legend of the Werewolf
 
1975 The Ghoul
 
1974 CBS Children's Film Festival (TV series)
– A Member of the Family (1974)
 
1974 Craze
 
1974 Son of Dracula
 
1974 The Adventures of Black Beauty (TV series)
– A Ribbon for Beauty (1974)
– Goodbye Beauty (1974)
 
1973 Tales That Witness Madness
 
1973 The Creeping Flesh
 
1972 Tales from the Crypt
 
1971 Gebissen wird nur nachts
 
1970 Trog
 
1970 Girly
 
1967-1969 The Saint (TV series)
– The Man Who Gambled with Life (1969)
– The Gadic Collection (1967)
 
1969 The Champions (TV series)
– Shadow of the Panther (1969)
 
1968 Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
 
1967-1968 Man in a Suitcase (TV series)
– Night Flight to Andorra (1968)
– Who's Mad Now? (1968)
– Which Way Did He Go, McGill? (1968)
– Essay in Evil (1967)
 
1968 The Intrepid Mr. Twigg (short)
 
1967 Torture Garden
 
1967 They Came from Beyond Space
 
1967 The Deadly Bees
 
1966 The Psychopath
 
1965 The Skull
 
1965 Hysteria
 
1965 Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
 
1964 Das Verrätertor
 
1964 The Evil of Frankenstein
 
1964 Nightmare
 
1963 Paranoiac
 
1962 The Brain
 
1962 The Day of the Triffids (uncredited)
 
1962 Two and Two Make Six
 
Show ShowCinematographer (35 titles)
1999 The Straight Story (director of photography)
 
1997 The Nail File: The Best of Jimmy Nail Video Collection (video) (segment)
 
1995 Rainbow
 
1994 Princess Caraboo
 
1993 A Life in the Theater (TV movie)
 
1992 School Ties
 
1991 Cape Fear (director of photography)
 
1991 The Man in the Moon
 
1990 The Plot to Kill Hitler (TV movie)
 
1989 Glory (director of photography)
 
1989 Brenda Starr
 
1989 Peter Cushing: A One-Way Ticket to Hollywood (TV documentary)
 
1989 Her Alibi (director of photography)
 
1988 Clara's Heart
 
1985 Code Name: Emerald
 
1985 Return to Oz (uncredited)
 
1984 Dune (photographed by)
 
1984 The Jigsaw Man
 
1984 Memed My Hawk
 
1982 The Executioner's Song (TV movie)
 
1981 The French Lieutenant's Woman (director of photography)
 
1980 The Elephant Man (director of photography)
 
1964 Night Must Fall
 
1961 The Innocents (director of photography)
 
1961 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
– The Horsemasters: Follow Your Heart (1961)
 
1960 Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
 
1960 Sons and Lovers
 
1960 Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (director of photography)
 
1959 The Battle of the Sexes (director of photography)
 
1959 Our Virgin Island
 
1959 Room at the Top (director of photography)
 
1958 Next to No Time
 
1957 Strange Affection
 
1957 Time Without Pity (photography / as Frederick Francis)
 
1956 Hell in Korea
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (23 titles)
2000 Ghosthunter (short) (consultant director of photography)
 
1994 Calliope (short) (supervising cinematographer)
 
1956 Moby Dick (camera operator - uncredited, director of photography: second unit)
 
1955 The Sorcerer's Apprentice (short) (camera operator - as Frederick Francis)
 
1954 Lovers, Happy Lovers! (camera operator - as Freddy Francis)
 
1953 Beat the Devil (camera operator)
 
1953 Twice Upon a Time (camera operator)
 
1952 Moulin Rouge (camera operator)
 
1952 Affair in Monte Carlo (camera operator)
 
1952 The Wild Heart (camera operator)
 
1952 Angels One Five (camera operator - as Fred Francis)
 
1951 Outcast of the Islands (assistant camera - as Fred Francis)
 
1951 The Tales of Hoffmann (camera operator - as Fred Francis)
 
1950 The Fighting Pimpernel (camera operator - as Fred Francis)
 
1950 Gone to Earth (camera operator)
 
1950 Golden Salamander (camera operator)
 
1949 Hour of Glory (camera operator)
 
1947 Night Beat (camera operator)
 
1947 Mine Own Executioner (camera operator)
 
1947 The Macomber Affair (photographer: Africa - as Fred Francis)
 
1945 Read All About It (short) (stills assistant - uncredited)
 
1943 The New Lot (short) (camera operator)
 
1937 Cotton Queen (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1985 What Waits Below (story / as Ken Barnett)
 
1964 Diary of a Bachelor (written by / as Ken Barnett)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2001 The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1994 Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (17 titles)
2010 Sodankylä ikuisesti (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Elokuvan vuosisata (2010) … Himself
– Ikuinen aika (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2010 Midnight Madness: The History of Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Films (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2007 British Film Forever (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Magic, Murder and Monsters: The Story of British Horror and Fantasy (2007) … Himself
 
2004 Greasepaint and Gore, Part 2: The Hammer Monsters of Roy Ashton (documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Cinemaker (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Inside the Fear Factory (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Cast & Crew (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (2002) … Himself
 
2001 The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed (video documentary short)
Himself - Director of Photography
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Dracula and His Disciples (video documentary short)
Himself - Director
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Baron Frankenstein (video documentary short)
Himself - Director - 'Evil of Frankenstein'
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Maniacs (video documentary)
Himself - Director, 'Paranoiac'
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: The Frankenstein Family (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: The Count and Company (video documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The Vampire Interviews (video documentary)
Himself
 
1990 The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Cinematography
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2012 Amicus: House of Horrors (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Memorial Tribute
 
2001 The Making of 'Cape Fear' (video documentary)
Himself (1991)
 

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Personal Details

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Interviewed in "Memories of Hammer" by Gary Svehla and Susan Svehla. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Ken Barnett | Freddy Francis | Frederick Francis | Fred Francis
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Trivia:

He was not very fond of special effects, which he thought diminished the cinematographer's art. See more »

Star Sign:

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