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Derek Vanlint is a Director, Director of Photography and Cinematography Canadien born on 7 november 1932 at London (United-kingdom)
Derek Vanlint, C.S.C. (7 November 1932 – 23 February 2010) was a Canadian cinematographer and film director. He was best known as the cinematographer for the 1979 science fiction film, Alien. His work on this film earned him a Best Cinematography Award nomination from the British Society of Cinematographers.
After Alien, Vanlint was Director of Photography for the 1981 fantasy-adventure film Dragonslayer. He also handled miniature photography on the 2000 film X-Men, based on the Marvel Comics magazine. He was both director and cameraman on the horror film The Spreading Ground starring Dennis Hopper. The film was entered into the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival.
In addition to his work in feature films, Vanlint was a veteran television commercial director. He worked on advertisements for such companies as British Airways, Chevrolet, Coca-Cola, General Motors, Guinness, Kellogg's, Levi's, Maxwell House, Pepsi, and Visa.
Vanlint died in Toronto following a short illness on 23 February 2010. He was 77 years old.
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Nationality Canada
Birth 7 november 1932 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 23 february 2010 (at 77 years) at Toronto (Canada)
Birth 7 november 1932 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 23 february 2010 (at 77 years) at Toronto (Canada)
After Alien, Vanlint was Director of Photography for the 1981 fantasy-adventure film Dragonslayer. He also handled miniature photography on the 2000 film X-Men, based on the Marvel Comics magazine. He was both director and cameraman on the horror film The Spreading Ground starring Dennis Hopper. The film was entered into the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival.
In addition to his work in feature films, Vanlint was a veteran television commercial director. He worked on advertisements for such companies as British Airways, Chevrolet, Coca-Cola, General Motors, Guinness, Kellogg's, Levi's, Maxwell House, Pepsi, and Visa.
Vanlint died in Toronto following a short illness on 23 February 2010. He was 77 years old.
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Spreading Ground (2000)
, 1h40Directed by Derek Vanlint
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Horror, Crime
Actors Dennis Hopper, Leslie Hope, Frederic Forrest, Tom McCamus, David Dunbar, Elizabeth Shepherd
Rating48%
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X-Men (2000)
, 1h44Directed by Bryan Singer
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Children's films
Actors Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden
Roles Additional Photography
Rating72%
In 1944 German-occupied Poland, 13-year-old Erik Lehnsherr is separated from his parents upon entering a concentration camp. While attempting to reach them he causes a set of metal gates to bend towards him, as though attracted by a magnetic force, before being knocked out by guards. Decades later, Senator Robert Kelly attempts to pass a "Mutant Registration Act" in Congress which would force mutants to publicly reveal their identities and abilities. Present are Lehnsherr, now known as Magneto, and the telepathic Professor Charles Xavier, who privately discuss their differing views on the relationship between humans and mutants.
Spreading Ground (2000)
, 1h40Directed by Derek Vanlint
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Horror, Crime
Actors Dennis Hopper, Leslie Hope, Frederic Forrest, Tom McCamus, David Dunbar, Elizabeth Shepherd
Roles Director of Photography
Rating48%
Dragonslayer (1981)
, 1h49Directed by Matthew Robbins
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Monde imaginaire, Films about dragons, Children's films
Actors Peter MacNicol, Caitlin Clarke, Ralph Richardson, John Hallam, Peter Eyre, Sydney Bromley
Roles Director of Photography
Rating65%
A sixth-century post-Roman kingdom called Urland is being terrorized by a 400-year-old dragon named Vermithrax Pejorative. To appease the dragon, King Casiodorus (Peter Eyre) offers it virgin girls selected by lottery twice a year. An expedition led by a young man called Valerian (Clarke) seeks the last sorcerer, Ulrich of Craggenmoor (Richardson), for help. A brutish centurion from Urland named Tyrian (Hallam), who has followed the expedition, intimidates the wizard. Ulrich invites Tyrian to stab him to prove his magical powers. Tyrian does so and Ulrich dies instantly, to the horror of his young apprentice Galen Bradwarden (MacNicol) and his elderly servant Hodge (Sydney Bromley). Hodge cremates Ulrich's body and places the ashes in a leather pouch, informing Galen that Ulrich wanted his ashes spread over a lake of burning water.
Alien (1979)
, 1h57Directed by Ridley Scott
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Space adventure films, Monde imaginaire, Dans l'espace, Sur une planète fictive, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Space opera, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Robot films
Actors Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm
Roles Director of Photography
Rating84%
The commercial spacecraft Nostromo is on a return trip to Earth with a seven-member crew in stasis. Detecting a mysterious transmission, possibly a distress signal, from a nearby planetoid, the ship's computer, MOTHER, awakens the crew. Following standard company policy for such situations, the Nostromo lands on the planetoid and Captain Dallas, Executive Officer Kane, and Navigator Lambert head out to investigate. They discover the signal is coming from a derelict alien spacecraft. Inside, they find the remains of a large alien creature whose ribcage appears to have exploded from the inside.
Simon Simon (1970)
, 32minutesDirected by Graham Stark
Genres Comedy
Actors Graham Stark, Norman Rossington, John Junkin, Julia Foster, Ernie Wise, Paul Whitsun-Jones
Roles Director of Photography
Rating59%
Two handymen, (Graham Stark and John Junkin) cause chaos on a new crane while haphazardly trying to accomplish jobs for their ever more frustrated boss. This 'silent' comedy features a host of cameos from the likes of Peter Sellers, Michael Caine, Bob Monkhouse, Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise and Tony Blackburn.
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Spreading Ground (2000)
, 1h40Directed by Derek Vanlint
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Horror, Crime
Actors Dennis Hopper, Leslie Hope, Frederic Forrest, Tom McCamus, David Dunbar, Elizabeth Shepherd
Roles Cinematography
Rating48%
Simon Simon (1970)
, 32minutesDirected by Graham Stark
Genres Comedy
Actors Graham Stark, Norman Rossington, John Junkin, Julia Foster, Ernie Wise, Paul Whitsun-Jones
Roles Cinematography
Rating59%
Two handymen, (Graham Stark and John Junkin) cause chaos on a new crane while haphazardly trying to accomplish jobs for their ever more frustrated boss. This 'silent' comedy features a host of cameos from the likes of Peter Sellers, Michael Caine, Bob Monkhouse, Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise and Tony Blackburn.