Jack Cardiff

Biography

From Wikipedia Jack Cardiff was a British cinematographer, director and photographer. His career spanned the development of cinema, from silent film, through early experiments in Technicolor to filmmaking in the 21st century. He was best known for his influential colour cinematography for directors such as Powell and Pressburger, Huston and Hitchcock.

Most Famous Work

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Rambo: First Blood Part II

(1985) Director of Photography

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Conan the Destroyer

(1984) Director of Photography

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Ghost Story

(1981) Director of Photography

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Black Narcissus

(1947) Director of Photography

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The Red Shoes

(1948) Director of Photography

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A Bridge Too Far

(1977) Aerial Camera

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Death on the Nile

(1978) Director of Photography

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The Prince and the Showgirl

(1957) Director of Photography

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2010	Self	All Night Long 2010-09-21 Movie
	Self	Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff 2010-05-05 Movie
	Self (archive footage)	Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen 2010-03-23 Movie
2006	Himself	Silent Britain 2006-05-31 Movie
2005	Self	Filmmakers vs. Tycoons 2005-07-17 Movie
	Self - Director and Cinematographer (also archive footage)	The Adventures of Errol Flynn 2005-04-05 Movie
2001	Himself	Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love 2001-09-13 Movie
	Self	Painting with Light 2001-01-01 Movie
2000	Self	A Profile of 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp' 2000-01-01 Movie
	Self	A Profile of 'The Red Shoes' 2000-01-01 Movie
	Self	A Profile of 'Black Narcissus' 2000-01-01 Movie
1998	Self	Glorious Technicolor 1998-12-07 Movie
	Self	The Colour Merchant 1998-09-14 Movie
1960	Himself	Mining Review 13th Year No. 8 1960-04-01 Movie
1927	N/A	Tiptoes 1927-06-19 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2000	Cinematography	The Suicidal Dog 2000-10-13 Movie
1984	Cinematography	The Far Pavilions 1984-04-22 TV Show
1954	Cinematography	Crossed Swords 1954-05-20 Movie
1953	Cinematography	The Master of Ballantrae 1953-08-05 Movie
	Cinematography	The Story of William Tell 1953-01-01 Movie
1943	Cinematography	Scottish Mazurka 1943-01-25 Movie
1942	Cinematography	The Great Mr Handel 1942-11-09 Movie
1941	Cinematography	The Western Isles 1941-02-20 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1990	Director of Photography	The Magic Balloon 1990-01-01 Movie
1989	Director of Photography	Call from Space 1989-01-01 Movie
1987	Director of Photography	Million Dollar Mystery 1987-06-12 Movie
1986	Director of Photography	Tai-Pan 1986-11-07 Movie
1985	Director of Photography	Rambo: First Blood Part II 1985-05-21 Movie
	Director of Photography	Cat's Eye 1985-04-12 Movie
1984	Director of Photography	Conan the Destroyer 1984-06-29 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Far Pavilions 1984-04-22 TV Show
	Director of Photography	Scandalous 1984-01-29 Movie
1983	Director of Photography	The Wicked Lady 1983-04-21 Movie
1981	Director of Photography	Ghost Story 1981-12-18 Movie
1980	Director of Photography	The Dogs of War 1980-12-17 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Awakening 1980-07-09 Movie
1979	Director of Photography	A Man, a Woman and a Bank 1979-09-28 Movie
	Director of Photography	Avalanche Express 1979-09-27 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Fifth Musketeer 1979-04-06 Movie
1978	Director of Photography	Death on the Nile 1978-09-29 Movie
1977	Aerial Camera	A Bridge Too Far 1977-06-15 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Prince and the Pauper 1977-06-03 Movie
1975	Director of Photography	Ride a Wild Pony 1975-11-02 Movie
1973	Director of Photography	Scalawag 1973-04-22 Movie
1968	Director of Photography	The Girl on a Motorcycle 1968-06-21 Movie
	Camera Operator	The Girl on a Motorcycle 1968-06-21 Movie
1961	Director of Photography	Fanny 1961-06-28 Movie
	Director of Photography	Very Important Person 1961-04-24 Movie
1958	Director of Photography	The Vikings 1958-06-11 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Big Money 1958-06-09 Movie
1957	Director of Photography	Legend of the Lost 1957-12-17 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Prince and the Showgirl 1957-06-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	India: Introduction to Its History 1957-01-01 Movie
1956	Director of Photography	The Brave One 1956-10-26 Movie
	Director of Photography	War and Peace 1956-08-21 Movie
1954	Director of Photography	The Barefoot Contessa 1954-09-29 Movie
1953	Director of Photography	The Master of Ballantrae 1953-08-05 Movie
1952	Director of Photography	It Started in Paradise 1952-10-28 Movie
	Director of Photography	The African Queen 1952-01-07 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Magic Box 1952-01-01 Movie
1951	Director of Photography	Pandora and the Flying Dutchman 1951-04-13 Movie
1950	Director of Photography	The Black Rose 1950-09-01 Movie
1949	Director of Photography	Under Capricorn 1949-09-08 Movie
1948	Director of Photography	Scott of the Antarctic 1948-11-29 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Red Shoes 1948-09-06 Movie
1947	Director of Photography	Black Narcissus 1947-05-26 Movie
1946	Director of Photography	A Matter of Life and Death 1946-12-15 Movie
1945	Director of Photography	Caesar and Cleopatra 1945-12-11 Movie
	Director of Photography	Steel 1945-07-12 Movie
1944	Director of Photography	Western Approaches 1944-12-02 Movie
1942	Director of Photography	This Is Colour 1942-03-05 Movie
1941	Director of Photography	The Green Girdle 1941-01-01 Movie
1939	Director of Photography	Indian Durbar 1939-01-01 Movie
1938	Director of Photography	The Eternal Fire 1938-10-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Paris on Parade 1938-07-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	Delhi 1938-02-08 Movie
	Director of Photography	A Road in India 1938-02-05 Movie
	Director of Photography	Temples of India 1938-02-05 Movie
	Director of Photography	La caccia alla volpe nella campagna Romana 1938-01-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Petra 1938-01-01 Movie
1937	Camera Operator	Wings of the Morning 1937-02-19 Movie
1936	Camera Operator	As You Like It 1936-09-02 Movie
1935	Camera Operator	The Ghost Goes West 1935-12-17 Movie
1931	Assistant Camera	The Ghost Train 1931-09-22 Movie
1930	Focus Puller	Loose Ends 1930-05-22 Movie
	Camera Operator	Harmony Heaven 1930-03-21 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1974	Director	Penny Gold 1974-11-29 Movie
	Director	The Mutations 1974-05-22 Movie
1968	Director	The Girl on a Motorcycle 1968-06-21 Movie
	Director	Dark of the Sun 1968-02-08 Movie
1965	Director	The Liquidator 1965-11-01 Movie
	Director	Young Cassidy 1965-02-25 Movie
1964	Director	The Long Ships 1964-04-22 Movie
1962	Director	The Lion 1962-08-19 Movie
	Director	My Geisha 1962-03-09 Movie
1960	Director	Sons and Lovers 1960-08-29 Movie
	Director	Scent of Mystery 1960-01-12 Movie
1959	Director	Web of Evidence 1959-04-28 Movie
1958	Director	Intent to Kill 1958-07-16 Movie
1953	Director	The Story of William Tell 1953-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1968	Adaptation	The Girl on a Motorcycle 1968-06-21 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1929	Production Runner	The Informer 1929-10-16 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv