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Geoff Burton

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Ninety years after the last shots were fired, two young Australian historians embark on an emotional journey to the First World War battlefields on the infamous Western Front and find five bodies of Australian troops buried under a road in Flanders. With
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Geoff Burton was born in 1946 in Australia. He is a cinematographer and director, known for The Sum of Us (1994), Dead Calm (1989) and Australians at War (2001).
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      • 4 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    The Sum of Us (1994)
    The Sum of Us
    7.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1994
    Nicole Kidman in Dead Calm (1989)
    Dead Calm
    6.8
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as Geoff Burton, opening sequence, second unit)
    • 1989
    Australians at War (2001)
    Australians at War
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2001
    Stir (1980)
    Stir
    6.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1980

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    Cinematographer

    • After the Credits (2010)
      After the Credits
      7.4
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2010
    • Frances O'Connor and Reef Ireland in Blessed (2009)
      Blessed
      6.6
      • Cinematographer
      • 2009
    • Lucky Miles (2007)
      Lucky Miles
      7.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2007
    • Hell Has Harbour Views (2005)
      Hell Has Harbour Views
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2005
    • After the Deluge (2003)
      After the Deluge
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • director of photography
      • 2003
    • Blindman's Bluff
      7.3
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2000
    • Without Warning
      5.0
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 1999
    • Sick Puppy
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1999
    • Reprisal (1997)
      Reprisal
      4.5
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 1997
    • The Hostages
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 1997
    • Paws (1997)
      Paws
      4.7
      • director of photography
      • 1997
    • Wanted (1997)
      Wanted
      3.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 1997
    • María Mercedes and Sigrid Thornton in Whipping Boy (1996)
      Whipping Boy
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 1996
    • Anthony LaPaglia and Gia Carides in Brilliant Lies (1996)
      Brilliant Lies
      6.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 1996
    • The Beast (1996)
      The Beast
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1996

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Spellbinder (1995)
      Spellbinder
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • additional photography
      • 1995
    • Nicole Kidman in Dead Calm (1989)
      Dead Calm
      6.8
      • director of photography: opening sequence
      • photography: second unit (as Geoff Burton)
      • 1989
    • Out of the Fiery Furnace
      9.2
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 1983–1984
    • The Tree
      Short
      • camera operator
      • 1977
    • Like a Summer Storm
      TV Movie
      • camera operator
      • 1972
    • Chequerboard (1969)
      Chequerboard
      TV Series
      • cameraman
      • 1969–1970

    Director

    • Lost in Flanders (2009)
      Lost in Flanders
      Video
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Infamous Victory: Ben Chifley's Battle for Coal (2008)
      Infamous Victory: Ben Chifley's Battle for Coal
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Mohammad Hossain's Intensive Care
      8.2
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Australians at War (2001)
      Australians at War
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Lucy Bell and Paul Mercurio in Sydney: A Story of a City (1999)
      Sydney: A Story of a City
      4.8
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Tina Bursill, Lynette Curran, Lorna Lesley, Susie Porter, Jeremy Sims, Barbara Stephens, and Duncan Wass in Aftershocks (1998)
      Aftershocks
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1998
    • The Sum of Us (1994)
      The Sum of Us
      7.3
      • Director
      • 1994
    • Radio Redfern
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1988
    • Lawrence of Arabia: Master Illusionist
      TV Movie
      • co-director
      • 1983

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      • Geoffrey Burton
    • Born
      • 1946
      • Australia

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