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Wally Pfister
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Wally Pfister is a male American film director and cinematographer, born in Chicago, Illinois, on 8 July 1961. He was educated at the AFI Conservatory and began his career in the film industry in 1988, working as both a director and cinematographer.
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography and later received the award.
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Walter C. Pfister (born July 8, 1961) is an American director and former cinematographer, who is best known for his work with filmmaker Christopher Nolan. Some of his collaborations with Nolan include Memento (2000), The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012), and Inception (2010). For his work on Inception, Pfister won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography and received a BAFTA Award nomination.…
Known for
- Lennon or McCartney — Self2014
- Side by Side — Self2012
- Ending the Knight — Self2012
- Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene — Self2008
- The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan — Self2007
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Key facts
- Born
- Walter C. Pfister , ( 1961-07-08 ) July 8, 1961 (age 64) , Chicago, Illinois , U.S.
- Education
- AFI Conservatory
- Years active
- 1988–2012 (cinematography) , 2014–present (director)
- Organization s
- American Society of Cinematographers , British Society of Cinematographers
- Spouses
- Anna Julien ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1992 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2015 ) Loan Chabanol ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2018 )
- Children
- 3, including Claire Julien
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Pfister
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Occupation
- cinematographer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- www.wallypfister.com
- Image
- 46th ICFF “Manaki Brothers” - Wally Pfister (director and cinematographer).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1961-07-08
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography
- start of work period
- 1988-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Walter C. Pfister (born July 8, 1961) is an American director and former cinematographer.
He is known for his partnership with director Christopher Nolan, working as a cinematographer in all of his films from 2000 to 2012, winning the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Inception (2010).
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