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Robert Richardson(I)

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Robert Richardson
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Robert Richardson an American cinematographer. He is best known for work with Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, and Oliver Stone.

He has won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography three times, for his work on JFK (1991), The Aviator (2004), and Hugo (2011). He is one of three living persons who won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography three times, the others being Vittorio Storaro and Emmanuel Lubezki.

Richardson others film's as an cinematographer includes Platoon (1986), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Casino (1995), Nixon (1995), Inglourious Basterds (2009), Shutter Island (2010), Django Unchained (2012), The Hateful Eight (2015), Adrift (2018) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).
BornAugust 27, 1955
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BornAugust 27, 1955
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  • Won 3 Oscars

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Robert Richardson and Matthew Heineman in A Private War (2018)
Robert Richardson in Adrift (2018)
Baltasar Kormákur and Robert Richardson in Adrift (2018)
Kate Winslet, Bruno Delbonnel, Caleb Deschanel, John Mathieson, Robert Richardson, and Xiaoding Zhao in The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005)
Shekhar Kapur and Robert Richardson in The Four Feathers (2002)
Shekhar Kapur, Heath Ledger, and Robert Richardson in The Four Feathers (2002)
Quentin Tarantino, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tim Roth, Kurt Russell, Jake Garber, and Robert Richardson in The Hateful Eight (2015)
Oliver Stone and Robert Richardson in Nixon (1995)
Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger, Robert Richardson, and The Rolling Stones in Shine a Light (2008)
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Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
8.2
  • Cinematographer
  • 2003
Brad Pitt, Til Schweiger, Mélanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, and Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Inglourious Basterds
8.3
  • Cinematographer
  • 2009
Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Pacino, Quentin Tarantino, Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Damon Herriman, Timothy Olyphant, Harley Quinn Smith, Kansas Bowling, Madisen Beaty, Mike Moh, Josephine Valentina Clark, Sydney Sweeney, Michaela Sprague, Margot Robbie, Kayla Radomski, Ryan Ramirez, Margaret Qualley, and Julia Butters in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
7.6
  • Cinematographer
  • 2019
Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator (2004)
The Aviator
7.5
  • Cinematographer
  • 2004

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  • Will Smith in Emancipation (2022)
    Emancipation
  • JFK: Destiny Betrayed (2021)
    JFK: Destiny Betrayed
  • Woody Harrelson, Tom Hardy, Naomie Harris, and Michelle Williams in Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
    Venom: Let There Be Carnage
  • John F. Kennedy in JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass (2021)
    JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass
  • Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Pacino, Quentin Tarantino, Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Damon Herriman, Timothy Olyphant, Harley Quinn Smith, Kansas Bowling, Madisen Beaty, Mike Moh, Josephine Valentina Clark, Sydney Sweeney, Michaela Sprague, Margot Robbie, Kayla Radomski, Ryan Ramirez, Margaret Qualley, and Julia Butters in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
    Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
  • Patrick Anderson and Rosamund Pike in A Private War (2018)
    A Private War
  • Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin in Adrift (2018)
    Adrift
  • Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy in Breathe (2017)
    Breathe
  • The Return (2017)
    The Return
  • Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Brendan Gleeson, Chris Messina, Zoe Saldana, Sienna Miller, and Elle Fanning in Live by Night (2016)
    Live by Night
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, Kurt Russell, Bruce Dern, Demián Bichir, and Walton Goggins in The Hateful Eight (2015)
    The Hateful Eight
  • Gangs of New York vs. Kill Bill 1
  • Wild Horses (2013)
    Wild Horses
  • Brad Pitt in World War Z (2013)
    World War Z
    • (uncredited)
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, and Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained (2012)
    Django Unchained

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Scott Adsit in Big Hero 6 (2014)
    Big Hero 6
  • George Harrison in George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)
    George Harrison: Living in the Material World
  • Fred A. Leuchter Jr. in Mr. Death (1999)
    Mr. Death
  • To the Moon, Alice
  • Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder (1989)
    Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder
    • (as Bob Richardson)
  • Making the Grade (1984)
    Making the Grade
    • (as Bob Richardson)
  • Michael Chambers, Lucinda Dickey, and Adolfo Quinones in Breakin' (1984)
    Breakin'
  • Repo Man (1984)
    Repo Man
  • Nick Nolte and Debra Winger in Cannery Row (1982)
    Cannery Row
    • (uncredited)
  • Reborn (1981)
    Reborn
    • (as Bob Richardson)

Additional Crew

  • Tiger (2021)
    Tiger

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    • August 27, 1955
    • Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA
    • Stephanie MartinFebruary 6, 2011 - ? (divorced, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Photographed and directed Budweiser TV commercial "Everyday Heroes" (2005).
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    The Hateful Eight (2015) is the first film shot in anamorphic Ultra Panavision 70mm since Khartoum (1966).
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    It's important not to confuse visual clichés with artistic photography. If a choice had to be made, I would much rather shoot a good picture than a good-looking picture.
    • One strong key light facing straight down to create a pool of light or a bounce light off of a performer.

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