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Conrad L. Hall(1926-2003)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Writer
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Conrad L. Hall
Born in Tahiti, the son of writer James Norman Hall, author of "Mutiny on the Bounty," Conrad Hall studied filmmaking at USC. He and two classmates formed a production company and sold a project to a local television station. Hall's company branched out into making industrial films and TV commercials. They were hired to shoot location footage for several feature films, including's Disney's The Living Desert (1953). In the early 1960s, Hall was hired as a camera assistant on several features and worked his way up to camera operator. He received his first cinematographer credit in 1965. Hall won acclaim for his rich and complex compositions, especially for In Cold Blood (1967) and won an Academy Award for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). He won two more Oscars, for American Beauty (1999), in 2000, and Road to Perdition (2002).
BornJune 21, 1926
DiedJanuary 4, 2003(76)
BornJune 21, 1926
DiedJanuary 4, 2003(76)
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  • Won 3 Oscars
    • 29 wins & 31 nominations total

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Conrad L. Hall in International Cinematographer's Guild Heritage Series (1991)
Conrad L. Hall in International Cinematographer's Guild Heritage Series (1991)
Conrad L. Hall and Robert Donner in Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Conrad L. Hall in Road to Perdition (2002)
Karen Black and Conrad L. Hall in The Day of the Locust (1975)
Sam Mendes and Conrad L. Hall in Road to Perdition (2002)
Conrad L. Hall and Jack Couffer
Conrad L. Hall
Conrad L. Hall
Conrad L. Hall
Conrad L. Hall
Conrad L. Hall

Known for

Tom Hanks and Tyler Hoechlin in Road to Perdition (2002)
Road to Perdition
7.7
  • Cinematographer
  • 2002
Kevin Spacey, Thora Birch, Mena Suvari, and Wes Bentley in American Beauty (1999)
American Beauty
8.3
  • Cinematographer
  • 1999
Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Kurt Russell in Tequila Sunrise (1988)
Tequila Sunrise
6.0
  • Cinematographer
  • 1988
Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and Katharine Ross in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
8.0
  • Cinematographer(as Conrad Hall)
  • 1969

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Declaration of Independence (2003)
    Declaration of Independence
    • Cinematographer
    • Video
    • 2003
  • Tom Hanks and Tyler Hoechlin in Road to Perdition (2002)
    Road to Perdition
    • director of photography
    • 2002
  • Kevin Spacey, Thora Birch, Mena Suvari, and Wes Bentley in American Beauty (1999)
    American Beauty
    • director of photography
    • 1999
  • John Travolta in A Civil Action (1998)
    A Civil Action
    • director of photography
    • 1998
  • Billy Crudup and Monica Potter in Without Limits (1998)
    Without Limits
    • director of photography
    • 1998
  • Cher in Faithful (1996)
    Faithful
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1996
  • Katharine Hepburn, Warren Beatty, and Annette Bening in Love Affair (1994)
    Love Affair
    • director of photography
    • 1994
  • Max Pomeranc in Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
    Searching for Bobby Fischer
    • director of photography
    • 1993
  • Uma Thurman and Andy Garcia in Jennifer 8 (1992)
    Jennifer 8
    • director of photography
    • 1992
  • Sharkskin
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 1991
  • Gene Hackman and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in Class Action (1991)
    Class Action
    • director of photography
    • 1991
  • Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Kurt Russell in Tequila Sunrise (1988)
    Tequila Sunrise
    • director of photography
    • 1988
  • Theresa Russell and Debra Winger in Black Widow (1987)
    Black Widow
    • director of photography
    • 1987
  • Plymouth Fury (1977)
    Plymouth Fury
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 1977
  • Orson Welles, Cloris Leachman, Marlo Thomas, and Wayne Rogers in It Happened One Christmas (1977)
    It Happened One Christmas
    • director of photography (as Conrad Hall)
    • TV Movie
    • 1977

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Sleepy Hollow (1999)
    Sleepy Hollow
    • director of photography: New York (as Conrad Hall)
    • 1999
  • Uma Thurman and Andy Garcia in Jennifer 8 (1992)
    Jennifer 8
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1992
  • The Rose (1979)
    The Rose
    • additional photographer: concert scenes (as Conrad Hall)
    • 1979
  • Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
    Mutiny on the Bounty
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Sidney Poitier and Bobby Darin in Pressure Point (1962)
    Pressure Point
    • camera operator (as Conrad Hall)
    • 1962
  • Hero's Island (1962)
    Hero's Island
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Jim Davis in The Gambler Wore a Gun (1961)
    The Gambler Wore a Gun
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)
    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Corey Allen, Jerome Cowan, Kate Manx, Warren Oates, and Robert Wark in Private Property (1960)
    Private Property
    • camera operator (as Conrad Hall)
    • 1960
  • Running Target (1956)
    Running Target
    • cinematography supervisor (as Conrad Hall)
    • 1956
  • East of Eden (1955)
    East of Eden
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1955

Writer

  • Running Target (1956)
    Running Target
    • screenplay (as Conrad Hall)
    • 1956

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Conrad Hall
  • Born
    • June 21, 1926
    • Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
  • Died
    • January 4, 2003
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(complications from bladder cancer)
  • Spouses
      Katharine Ross1969 - 1974 (divorced)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Died 11 weeks before he won the Oscar for Best Cinematography for Road to Perdition (2002). His son, Conrad W. Hall accepted the Oscar on his behalf.
  • Quotes
    [on Claudia Cardinale] A cameraman's dream -- a perfect piece of nature -- there is not much you can do wrong in photographing her.
  • Nickname
    • Connie

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