Freddie Francis is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Director of Photography, Music and Cinematography British born on 22 december 1917 at London (United-kingdom)
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Birth name Frederick William FrancisNationality United-kingdomBirth 22 december 1917 at London (
United-kingdom)
Death 17 march 2007 (at 89 years) at Middlesex (
United-kingdom)
Awards Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Frederick William "Freddie" Francis BSC (22 December 1917 – 17 March 2007) was an English cinematographer and film director.
He achieved his greatest successes as a cinematographer, 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 1970s.
Biography
Il réalisa de nombreux films de série B pour la Hammer avant de devenir un directeur de la photographie exigeant au service (notamment) de David Lynch (Elephant Man, Dune, Une histoire vraie); il remporta un oscar pour le film Glory (Edward Zwick, 1990, lequel réalisateur ne s'est guère entendu avec lui). Il a également signé la photo du remake de Nerfs à vif réalisé par Martin Scorsese.
Best films
(1991)
(Director of Photography)
(1984)
(Director of Photography)
(1990)
(Director of Photography)
(1980)
(Director of Photography)
(1999)
(Director of Photography)
(1952)
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