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Philip H. Lathrop is a Director of Photography and Cinematography American born on 22 october 1912 at Merced (USA)

Philip H. Lathrop

Philip H. Lathrop
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Nationality USA
Birth 22 october 1912 at Merced (USA)
Death 12 april 1995 (at 82 years)

Philip H. Lathrop, A.S.C. (October 22, 1912 – April 12, 1995) was an American cinematographer for such films as Lonely Are the Brave (1962), The Americanization of Emily (1964), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Point Blank (1967), Finian's Rainbow (1968), The Traveling Executioner (1970), Portnoy's Complaint (1972), Earthquake (1974), Swashbuckler (1976), The Driver (1978), A Change of Seasons (1980), Foolin' Around (1980), and Loving Couples (1980). He was also cinematographer for several Blake Edwards films, including The Pink Panther, where he can be seen in a brief cameo as a police officer chasing a woman in an elevator, and Gunn (1967) and for Edwards' TV series Peter Gunn for 61 episodes and Mr. Lucky for 34 episodes. He died in Los Angeles after a brief illness.

Lathrop was inducted into the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) in 1974.

Biography

Après des débuts au cinéma comme deuxième assistant opérateur en 1935, Philip H. Lathrop devient premier assistant opérateur en 1946, puis est cadreur entre 1948 et 1958, sur vingt films, où il assiste le chef opérateur Russell Metty (ex. : Tout ce que le ciel permet de Douglas Sirk, en 1955, et La Soif du mal d'Orson Welles, en 1958).

Il devient lui-même directeur de la photographie en 1958 et contribue ainsi à soixante-cinq films américains, le dernier (un court métrage) en 1987. Il collabore notamment à huit films réalisés par Blake Edwards, dont La Panthère rose en 1963, avec Peter Sellers et David Niven. Relevons également sa contribution au genre du film catastrophe, avec Tremblement de terre (1974) de Mark Robson et trois films de la série cinématographique des Airport (ex. : Les Naufragés du 747 en 1977).

Parmi les autres réalisateurs avec lesquels il travaille, mentionnons Walter Hill (ex. : Driver en 1978, avec Ryan O'Neal et Isabelle Adjani), Norman Jewison (Le Kid de Cincinnati en 1965, avec Steve McQueen et Edward G. Robinson), Sydney Pollack (On achève bien les chevaux en 1969, avec Jane Fonda et Michael Sarrazin), Boris Sagal (ex. : Le Motel du crime en 1963, avec Richard Chamberlain, Nick Adams et Claude Rains), ou encore Jack Smight (ex. : L'Amour à quatre mains en 1980, avec Shirley MacLaine, James Coburn et Susan Sarandon).

Tremblement de terre lui vaut en 1975 une seconde nomination à l'Oscar de la meilleure photographie (il avait déjà eu une première nomination en 1965, pour Les Jeux de l'amour et de la guerre, avec James Garner et Julie Andrews, sorti en 1964).

Philip H. Lathrop est aussi chef opérateur à la télévision, entre 1958 et 1988 (année où il se retire), sur dix séries — dont soixante épisodes de Peter Gunn, série produite par Blake Edwards, de 1958 à 1960 — et dix téléfilms.

Best films

Earthquake (1974)
(Director of Photography)
Airport 1975 (1974)
(Director of Photography)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
(Director of Photography)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
(Additional Photography)
Days of Wine and Roses (1963)
(Director of Photography)
The Driver (1978)
(Director of Photography)

Usually with

Blake Edwards
Blake Edwards
(10 films)
Henry Mancini
Henry Mancini
(14 films)
Dick Crockett
Dick Crockett
(12 films)
Russel Gausman
Russel Gausman
(14 films)
Bud Westmore
Bud Westmore
(13 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Philip H. Lathrop (75 films)

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Cameraman

Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall, 23minutes
Directed by Bryan Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Tim Choate, Boyd Gaines, David Rasche, Sam McMurray, Fred Willard, Tommy Hinkley
Roles Director of Photography
Rating67% 3.373343.373343.373343.373343.37334
Deadly Friend, 1h31
Directed by Wes Craven
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Horror, Romance
Themes Films about computing, Robot films
Actors Matthew Laborteaux, Kristy Swanson, Michael Sharrett, Anne Twomey, Anne Ramsey, Richard Marcus
Roles Director of Photography
Rating55% 2.759472.759472.759472.759472.75947
In a parking lot, a thief tries to steal from a van, but a robot named BB (voiced by Charles Fleischer) stops him by grabbing this throat. BB lets go of the dazed thief as soon as Paul Conway (Matthew Laborteaux) and his mother Jeannie (Anne Twomey) return from shopping and drive away in the van. Paul is the owner of BB, whom he built. They arrive at their new house in the town of Welling the next day.
Hammett
Hammett (1982)
, 1h37
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Wim Wenders
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Crime
Themes Films about writers
Actors Frederic Forrest, Peter Boyle, Marilu Henner, Roy Kinnear, Elisha Cook, Jr., Richard Bradford
Roles Additional Photography
Rating63% 3.197153.197153.197153.197153.19715
San Francisco-based Dashiell Hammett, trying to put his Pinkerton detective days behind him while establishing himself as a writer, finds himself drawn back into his old life one last time by the irresistible call of friendship and to honor a debt.
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again, 1h27
Directed by Jerry Belson
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Musical theatre, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Comedy science fiction films
Actors Mark Blankfield, Bess Armstrong, Tim Thomerson, Krista Errickson, Cassandra Peterson, Peter Brocco
Roles Director of Photography
Rating59% 2.997742.997742.997742.997742.99774
Brilliant surgeon Daniel Jekyll (Mark Blankfield) dedicates himself to medical research, hoping to unlock man's animal nature and increase his capacity for self-healing. Jekyll accidentally creates a white powder which, when inhaled through the nose, temporarily turns him into a completely uninhibited sex maniac who calls himself Mister Hyde. Jekyll can't bring himself to throw away the drug or to stop taking it, and Hyde's escapades play havoc with Jekyll's life. At the very end, the corpse of Robert Louis Stevenson is seen literally spinning in his grave.
Class Reunion, 1h24
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror, Slasher
Themes Serial killer films, Comedy horror films, Children's films
Actors Gerrit Graham, Michael Lerner, Miriam Flynn, Stephen Furst, Anne Ramsey, Blackie Dammett
Roles Director of Photography
Rating46% 2.3084952.3084952.3084952.3084952.308495
Lizzie Borden High's class of 1972 are getting ready to go through the motions at their ten year reunion, when a deranged alum Walter Baylor, who was driven insane by a horrible sadistic senior-year prank, escapes from the mental institution and decides to crash the party at his high school reunion. Guests start to disappear and are found dead, the other alumni, including the high class snooty yacht salesman Bob Spinnaker, class tease Bunny Packard, and the class zero Gary Nash, spring into action as they try to uncover the culprit and put an end to the nightmare that has become their class reunion.
All Night Long, 1h28
Directed by Jean-Claude Tramont
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Barbra Streisand, Gene Hackman, Diane Ladd, Dennis Quaid, Kevin Dobson, Terry Kiser
Roles Director of Photography
Rating55% 2.7505152.7505152.7505152.7505152.750515
George Dupler (Gene Hackman), a married man nearing middle age, is demoted after a temper tantrum at work (throwing a chair out of his boss's window) and reduced to working as the midnight-shift manager of an all-night pharmacy/convenience store.
Loving Couples, 1h37
Directed by Jack Smight
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Shirley MacLaine, James Coburn, Susan Sarandon, Stephen Collins, Michael Currie, Sally Kellerman
Roles Director of Photography
Rating51% 2.5605252.5605252.5605252.5605252.560525
L’échangisme sur le ton de la comédie. Evelyn et Walter, des quinquagénaires, font respectivement la connaissance de Greg et Stéphanie, un couple de jeunes gens. Ils s’engagent dans des relations amoureuses extraconjugales et la situation devient complexe lorsqu’ils se retrouvent ensemble en week-end à Acapulco.
A Change of Seasons, 1h35
Directed by Stephen Frears, Noel Black, Richard Lang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Shirley MacLaine, Anthony Hopkins, Bo Derek, Michael Brandon, Mary Beth Hurt, K Callan
Roles Director of Photography
Rating52% 2.610162.610162.610162.610162.61016
When fortysomething Karen Evans discovers her arrogantly self-centered professor husband Adam is having an affair with student Lindsey Rutledge, she retaliates by having a dalliance of her own with young, philosophical campus carpenter Pete Lachappelle. Adam is infuriated when he learns about his wife's new relationship, and she in turn defends her right to enjoy the same carnal pleasures he does. The four decide to share a Vermont ski house, where their efforts to behave like liberal adults are tested by middle-aged angst, hurt feelings, and teenager Kasey Evans, who unexpectedly arrives to confront her parents with their outrageous behavior.
Little Miss Marker, 2h12
Directed by Walter Bernstein
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about sexuality, Sports films, LGBT-related films, Films about horses, Horse sports in film, LGBT-related film
Actors Julie Andrews, Walter Matthau, Tony Curtis, Bob Newhart, Brian Dennehy, Kenneth McMillan
Roles Director of Photography
Rating63% 3.1505753.1505753.1505753.1505753.150575
Sorrowful Jones (Matthau) is a gloomy, cantankerous bookie circa 1934, who is confronted by Carter, a gambler who cannot pay a $10 debt. He ultimately gives his 6-year-old daughter (Stimson) to Sorrowful's gangster-run gambling operation as a "marker" (collateral) for a bet. When he loses his bet and commits suicide, the gangsters are left with the "Kid" on their hands. Sorrowful's nervous assistant, Regret (Newhart), is concerned about the legalities of this, particularly the kidnapping statutes.
Foolin' Around, 1h51
Directed by Richard T. Heffron
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Gary Busey, Cloris Leachman, Annette O'Toole, Michael Talbott, Eddie Albert, Tony Randall
Roles Director of Photography
Rating60% 3.0011253.0011253.0011253.0011253.001125
College student Wes (Gary Busey) who comes from Oklahoma to a university in Minnesota, signs up to participate in a psychological experiment where he meets Susan (Annette O'Toole). The two are instantly attracted to each other. Besides the problem of their differing socio-economic backgrounds, Susan is also engaged. However, Susan's grandfather recognizes her fiance's opportunism and when he sides with Wes, their relationship is given more of a chance, in spite of the concern Susan's mother has about social status.
The Concorde... Airport '79, 2h3
Directed by David Lowell Rich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Disaster, Action
Themes La fin du monde, Transport films, Aviation films, Dans un avion, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Alain Delon, Susan Blakely, Robert Wagner, Sylvia Kristel, George Kennedy, Eddie Albert
Roles Director of Photography
Rating44% 2.2069152.2069152.2069152.2069152.206915
Kevin Harrison (Robert Wagner), a corrupt arms dealer, attempts to destroy an American-owned Concorde on its maiden flight after one of the passengers, reporter Maggie Whelan (Susan Blakely), learns of his weapons sales to communist countries during the Cold War.
A Different Story, 1h48
Directed by Paul Aaron
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Meg Foster, Perry King, Valerie Curtin, Peter Donat, Richard Bull, Burke Byrnes
Roles Director of Photography
Rating55% 2.758162.758162.758162.758162.75816
Albert (Perry King) is the chauffeur and lover for a wealthy pianist, Sills (Peter Donat). When Sills finds another chauffeur/lover, Albert is forced onto the streets of Los Angeles. Stella (Meg Foster) is a real estate agent who knows Sills and Albert as repeated rental clients. She finds Albert squatting in one of her properties and she offers Albert to spend the night at her house on the couch. The next day, she goes to work, expecting Albert to move out, but instead Albert cleans her cluttered house and cooks a fantastic dinner. Without verbally acknowledging it, they agree that Albert can stay longer and perform domestic duties while Stella continues working. Albert also gets a part-time job as a valet.
The Driver
The Driver (1978)
, 1h31
Directed by Walter Hill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Heist films, Chase films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Adjani, Ronee Blakley, Matt Clark, Joseph Walsh
Roles Director of Photography
Rating71% 3.550043.550043.550043.550043.55004
The Driver (Ryan O'Neal) - real name unknown - has made a career out of stealing cars to use as getaway vehicles in big-time robberies all over Los Angeles. Hot on the Driver's trail is the Detective (Bruce Dern), a conceited and otherwise-nameless cop who has his own name for the Driver: "Cowboy." Since the Driver has never been caught, the Detective goes to ever-increasing lengths to bring him down. Ultimately, the Detective sets up a bank job in order to bait and trap the Driver. Even when said plan threatens to wreck the Detective's own career, he remains steadfast in his obsession to bust the Driver.
Moment by Moment, 1h42
Directed by Jane Wagner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Lily Tomlin, John Travolta, James Luisi, Bert Kramer, Debra Feuer
Roles Director of Photography
Rating31% 1.569551.569551.569551.569551.56955
Trisha Rawlings (Lily Tomlin) is a wealthy, middle-aged Beverly Hills housewife succumbing to loneliness following a separation from her philandering husband Stu (Bert Kramer). One day, she meets Strip (John Travolta), a street-wise young drifter who develops an infatuation with her, follows her to her Malibu beach home and conveniently appears wherever she goes. Trisha also develops feelings for Strip, although not quite to the degree that he feels for her. She enjoys the moments with him, but the difference in age and class has her feeling a sense of shame about their affair, which threatens to undo the romance that they both seek so desperately to continue, despite the difficulties.