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Cinematographer | Director | Camera and Electrical Department

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In a spectacular seven-year period from 1971 to 1977, seven of the films he worked on as director of photography accumulated 39 Oscar nominations with 19 wins. Among these wins were three Best Picture winners ( The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II and Annie Hall) and six for acting (Jane Fonda, Marlon Brando... See more trivia »

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Filmography

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1997 The Devil's Own (director of photography)
 
1993 Malice (director of photography)
 
1992 The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (video)
 
1990 The Godfather: Part III
 
1990 Presumed Innocent
 
1988 Bright Lights, Big City
 
1987 The Pick-up Artist
 
1986 The Money Pit
 
1985 Perfect
 
1985 The Purple Rose of Cairo
 
1984 Broadway Danny Rose
 
1984 The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck (TV movie)
 
1983 Zelig
 
1982 A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
 
1981 Pennies from Heaven (director of photography)
 
1980 Stardust Memories (director of photography)
 
1980 Windows
 
1979 Manhattan (director of photography)
 
1978 Comes a Horseman
 
1978 Interiors (director of photography)
 
1977 The Godfather: A Novel for Television (TV mini-series)
– Episode #1.4 (1977)
– Episode #1.3 (1977)
– Episode #1.2 (1977)
– Episode #1.1 (1977)
 
1977 September 30, 1955 (director of photography)
 
1977 Annie Hall (director of photography)
 
1976 All the President's Men (director of photography)
 
1975 The Drowning Pool (director of photography)
 
1974 The Godfather: Part II (director of photography)
 
1974 The Parallax View
 
1973 The Paper Chase
 
1972 Up the Sandbox
 
1972 Bad Company
 
1972 The Godfather (director of photography)
 
1971 Klute (director of photography)
 
1971 Little Murders
 
1970 The People Next Door (director of photography)
 
1970 The Landlord
 
1970 Loving
 
1970 End of the Road
 
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1980 Windows
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
1966 The Beatles at Shea Stadium (TV documentary) (camera operator)
 
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1972 The Godfather (special thanks - 2007 restoration)
 
1974 The Godfather: Part II (special thanks - 2007 restoration)
 
1999 Man of the Century (thanks)
 
1992 Visions of Light (documentary) (special thanks: AFI)
 
1990 The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (TV documentary) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
2012 An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road (video documentary short)
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2012 Woody Allen: A Documentary (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011) … Himself
 
2006 Cinematographer Style (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of 'All the President's Men' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Gordon Willis on Cinematography (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1994 The 9th Annual ASC Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Lifetime Achievement Award
 
1992 Visions of Light (documentary)
Himself
 
1990 The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (TV documentary)
Himself - Cinematographer
 
1980 To Woody Allen from Europe with Love (documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2009 Días de cine (TV series)
 

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The Godfather -- The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son. The Parallax View -- An ambitious reporter gets in way-over-his-head trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the worlds headlines.
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on "ruining" footage to create the look of time-ravaged 1920s newsreels] "The lack of perfection, that's the hardest quality of all, because you're fighting your instincts. You're trained to want to do things perfectly." See more »

Trivia:

In a spectacular seven-year period from 1971 to 1977, seven of the films he worked on as director of photography accumulated 39 Oscar nominations with 19 wins. Among these wins were three Best Picture winners ( The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II and Annie Hall) and six for acting (Jane Fonda, Marlon Brando... See more »

Trademark:

Known in the industry as "The Prince of Darkness", due to his lighting technique of using shadows and often not allowing a character's eyes to be seen clearly ( The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II, The Parallax View). See more »

Nickname:

The Prince of Darkness See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini