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David Watkin
Cinematographer
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1925Born, Margate
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David Watkin BSC (23 March 1925 – 19 February 2008) was an English cinematographer, an innovator who was among the first directors of photography to experiment heavily with the usage of bounce light as a soft light source. He worked with such film directors as Richard Lester, Peter Brook, Tony Richardson, Mike Nichols, Ken Russell, Franco Zeffirelli, Sidney Lumet and Sydney Pollack. In 1985, Watkin won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Out of Africa. He received lifetime achievement awards in 2004 from the British Society of Cinematographers and the cinematographic-centric Camerimage Film Festival in Łódź, Poland. In Chariots of Fire, he "helped create one of the…
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Out of AfricaDirector of Photography
MoonstruckDirector of Photography
This Boy's LifeDirector of Photography
Return to OzDirector of Photography
Chariots of FireDirector of Photography2001All ForgottenDirector of PhotographyMovie
1999Tea with MussoliniDirector of PhotographyMovie
1999GloriaDirector of PhotographyMovie
1997Critical CareDirector of PhotographyMovie
1997ObsessionDirector of PhotographyMovie
1997Night Falls on ManhattanDirector of PhotographyMovie
1996BogusDirector of PhotographyMovie
1996Jane EyreDirector of PhotographyMovie
1994It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of VeniceCinematographyMovie
1994Milk MoneyDirector of PhotographyMovie
1993Bopha!Director of PhotographyMovie
1993This Boy's LifeDirector of PhotographyMovie
1992Used PeopleDirector of PhotographyMovie
1991The Cabinet of Dr. RamirezDirector of PhotographyMovie
1991The Object of BeautyDirector of PhotographyMovie
1990HamletDirector of PhotographyMovie
1990Memphis BelleDirector of PhotographyMovie
1989Murder on the MoonDirector of PhotographyMovie
1988Last RitesDirector of PhotographyMovie
1988The Good MotherDirector of PhotographyMovie
1988Journey to the Center of the EarthDirector of PhotographyMovie
1988MasqueradeDirector of PhotographyMovie
1987MoonstruckDirector of PhotographyMovie
1986Sky BanditsDirector of PhotographyMovie
1985Out of AfricaDirector of PhotographyMovie
1985White NightsDirector of PhotographyMovie
1985Return to OzDirector of PhotographyMovie
1984Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the ApesAdditional PhotographyMovie
1984The Hotel New HampshireDirector of PhotographyMovie
1983YentlDirector of PhotographyMovie
1981Endless LoveDirector of PhotographyMovie
1981Chariots of FireDirector of PhotographyMovie
1981La CenerentolaDirector of PhotographyMovie
1979CubaDirector of PhotographyMovie
1979That Summer!Director of PhotographyMovie
1979Hanover StreetDirector of PhotographyMovie
1977Jesus of NazarethDirector of Photography · 4 episodesShow
1977Joseph AndrewsDirector of PhotographyMovie
1976Robin and MarianDirector of PhotographyMovie
1976To the Devil a DaughterDirector of PhotographyMovie
1975MahoganyDirector of PhotographyMovie
1974The Four MusketeersDirector of PhotographyMovie
1973The Three MusketeersDirector of PhotographyMovie
1973A Delicate BalanceDirector of PhotographyMovie
1973The HomecomingDirector of PhotographyMovie
1971The Boy FriendDirector of PhotographyMovie
1970Catch-22Director of PhotographyMovie
1969The Bed Sitting RoomDirector of PhotographyMovie
1968The Charge of the Light BrigadeDirector of PhotographyMovie
1968Red, White, and ZeroDirector of PhotographyMovie
1967How I Won the WarDirector of PhotographyMovie
1967The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de SadeDirector of PhotographyMovie
1966MademoiselleDirector of PhotographyMovie
1965Help!Director of PhotographyMovie
1965The Knack... and How to Get ItDirector of PhotographyMovie
1964Rhythm 'n' GreensCinematographyMovie
1963The Six-Sided TriangleCinematographyMovie
1962...All That Mighty Heart...Camera OperatorMovie
1962The Signal EngineersDirector of PhotographyMovie
1962Robert Reid Reports on British WaterwaysCinematographyMovie
1961The TravolatorsDirector of PhotographyMovie
1960They Take the High RoadDirector of PhotographyMovie
1960Blue PullmanDirector of PhotographyMovie
1959Diesel TrainrideDirector of PhotographyMovie
1959Groundwork for ProgressCinematographyMovie
1959The Coasts of ClydeDirector of PhotographyMovie
1959Care of St Christopher’sDirector of PhotographyMovie
1958Under Night StreetsDirector of PhotographyMovie
1958A Desperate CaseDirector of PhotographyMovie
1957Lancashire CoastDirector of PhotographyMovie
1957HolidayDirector of PhotographyMovie
1957Service for SouthendCamera OperatorMovie
1957The England of ElizabethDirector of PhotographyMovie
1956The Long Night HaulDirector of PhotographyMovie
1956Men on the MendDirector of PhotographyMovie
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