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Jack Cardiff

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British cinematographer, director and photographer (1914-2009)

Person · Open Library

Works
4

Top works

  • Dark of the sun
  • The liquidator
  • Sons and lovers
  • Magic hour

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Film & TV

Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK

From Wikipedia Jack Cardiff was a British cinematographer, director and photographer. His career spanned the development of cinema, from silent film, through early experiments in Technicolor to filmmaking in the 21st century. He was best known for his influential colour cinematography for directors such as Powell and Pressburger, Huston and Hitchcock.

Known for

  • Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen — Self (archive footage)2010
  • Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff — Self2010
  • All Night Long — Self2010
  • British Film Forever2007
  • Silent Britain — Himself2006
  • The Adventures of Errol Flynn — Self - Director and Cinematographer (also archive footage)2005
  • Filmmakers vs. Tycoons — Self2005
  • The Prince, The Showgirl and Me — Self (archive footage)2004
  • Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love — Self2001
  • Painting with Light — Self2001

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Total plays
142

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Jack
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Great Yarmouth
Place of death
London
Occupation
camera operator
Languages spoken
English language
Image
Jack-cardiff-pipe-1.jpg
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date of birth
1914-09-18
date of death
2009-04-22
Commons category
Jack Cardiff
cause of death
disease
start of work period
1918-00-00
manner of death
natural causes
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