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Freddie Francis
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cinematographer, film director (1917-2007)
Person · Open Library
- Works
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Film & TV
Islington, London, England, UK
Frederick William (Freddie) Francis BSC (22 December 1917 – 17 March 2007) was an English cinematographer and film director. He achieved his greatest successes in the former, including winning two Academy Awards, for Sons and Lovers (1960) and Glory (1989). As a director, he has cult status on account of his association with the British production companies Amicus and Hammer in the 1960s and…
Known for
- Amicus: House of Horrors2012
- Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff — Self – Interviewee2010
- Inside the Fear Factory — Himself2003
- Impressions of Dune — Self2003
- The Making of 'Cape Fear' — Self2001
- The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed — Self2001
- Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror — Self1994
- The World of Hammer — Self (archive footage)1994
- Destination Dune — Self1983
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1899-01-07
- Active to
- 1963-01-30
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Discography
- Poulenc: Sextuor (with the composer at the piano) / Françaix: Divertissement / Milhaud: La Cheminée du Roi René1961
- Peter Ustinov Tells the Stories of Babar the Elephant and the Little Tailor1966
- Harpsichord Concertos1967
- Poulenc : Les Animaux modèles, suite pour orchestre / Saint‐Saëns : Le Carnaval des animaux1967
- Song Recital1967
- Music by Poulenc, Somers, Russell, Beckwith1968
- The Platinum Flute1969
- Musique pour piano à quatre mains1970
- Soni Ventorum Plays Poulenc and Villa-Lobos1972
- The Wind Works1974
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 27
- Total plays
- 204
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- Middlesex
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- British Army
- Image
- Freddie Francis.jpg
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- cause of death
- stroke
- Commons category
- Freddie Francis
- date of birth
- 1917-12-22
- date of death
- 2007-03-17
- member of
- British Society of Cinematographers
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography
- manner of death
- natural causes
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Freddie Francis
- start of work period
- 1937-00-00
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