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Jack Cardiff

Jack Cardiff, film-maker
BornSeptember 18, 1914 (1914-09-18) (age 93)
Yarmouth, Norfolk, Flag of England England

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His career spans the development of cinema, from silent film, through early experiments in Technicolor (and, less successfully, Smell-o-vision), to filmmaking in the 21st century. Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation Smell-O-Vision was a system that released Odors during the projection of a Film so that the viewer could " smell " what was happening in the movie He is best known for his influential cinematography for directors such as Powell, Huston and Hitchcock. Michael Latham Powell ( 30 September 1905 &ndash 19 February 1990) was a British Film director, renowned for his partnership John Marcellus Huston ( August 5 1906 &ndash August 28 1987) was an American Film director and Actor. Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13

In 2000 he was awarded an OBE. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. In 2001 he was awarded an Honorary Oscar for his contribution to the cinema. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Academy Honorary Award, instituted in 1948 for the 21st Academy Awards (previously called the Special Award) is given by the discretion of the

Born in Yarmouth, Norfolk, Cardiff's parents were music hall entertainers. Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a Coastal Town in Norfolk, England. Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. Music hall is a form of British theatrical Entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960 He worked as an actor from an early age, both in the music hall and in a number of silent films: My Son, My Son (1918), Billy's Rose (1922), The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots (1923) and Tiptoes (1927). At 15 he began working as a camera assistant, clapper boy and production runner for British International Pictures, including Hitchcock's The Skin Game (1931). Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC originally British International Pictures (BIP was a British film production distribution and exhibition company This entry is about the film "The Skin Game" For the play of the same name see The Skin Game (play The Skin Game is a 1931

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Cinematography

In 1935 Cardiff graduated to camera operator and occasional cinematographer, working mostly for London Films. London Films is a British film Production company founded in 1932 by Alexander Korda and based at London Film Studios in Denham He was the first to shoot a film in the UK in Technicolor: Wings of the Morning (1937). Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation When the war began he worked as a cinematographer on public information films. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

The turning point in his career was as a 2nd unit cameraman on Powell & Pressburger's The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943); they were impressed enough to hire Cardiff as cinematographer on their post-war Technicolor masterpiece A Matter of Life and Death (1946). The British film-making partnership of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, also known as The Archers, made a series of influential The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp ( is a film by the British filmmaking team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger under the banner of The A Matter of Life and Death ( is a film by the British writer-director-producer team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Their collaboration continued with Black Narcissus (1947), which won Cardiff an Oscar and a Golden Globe, and The Red Shoes (1948). "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner This about is about the 1948 film The Red Shoes. For other uses of the term see The Red Shoes. These films put Cardiff's talents in high demand, and a string of big-budget films followed. After concentrating on direction in the 1960s, he returned to cinematography in the 1970s and 1980s.

Notable films as cinematographer include:

Directorial work

In the late 1950s Cardiff began to direct, with two modest successes in Intent to Kill (1958) and Web of Evidence (1959). A Matter of Life and Death ( is a film by the British writer-director-producer team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. The British film-making partnership of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, also known as The Archers, made a series of influential The British film-making partnership of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, also known as The Archers, made a series of influential This about is about the 1948 film The Red Shoes. For other uses of the term see The Red Shoes. The British film-making partnership of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, also known as The Archers, made a series of influential Under Capricorn ( 1949) is an Alfred Hitchcock film based on a novel by Helen Simpson, with screenplay written by James Bridie Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 The Black Rose is a 1950 20th Century-Fox film starring Tyrone Power and Orson Welles, loosely based on the Thomas B George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television The Magic Box is a British film released in 1951. Description The Magic Box was a project of the Festival of Britain William Friese-Greene ( September 7, 1855 &ndash May 5, 1921) (born William Edward Green) was a portrait Photographer and Pandora and the Flying Dutchman is a 1951 drama film made by Romulus Films and released by MGM. The African Queen is a Drama film directed by John Huston and produced by Sam Spiegel (billed as "S John Marcellus Huston ( August 5 1906 &ndash August 28 1987) was an American Film director and Actor. The Barefoot Contessa is a 1954 film about the life and loves of fictional Spanish sex symbol Maria Vargas War and Peace ( Война и мир; Voyna i mir) is a Soviet -produced film adaptation of the Leo Tolstoy 's novel The Prince and the Showgirl is a 1957 Hollywood film starring Marilyn Monroe and co-starring Laurence Olivier who also directed and Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron Legend of the Lost is a 1957 Italy / US Adventure film starring John Wayne, Sophia Loren, and Rossano The Vikings was an action/adventure film directed by Richard Fleischer in 1958, produced by and starring Kirk Douglas, and based on the novel Fanny is a 1961 film drama based on the 1954 musical Fanny, about a young man torn between leaving his boring life for adventures at Death on the Nile is a 1978 film based on the Agatha Christie Mystery novel of the same title, directed by John Guillermin The Awakening is a 1980 Horror film. It was directed by Mike Newell, and was his first theatrical feature he had worked in television for A ghost story may be any piece of Fiction, or Drama, that includes a Ghost, or simply takes as a Premise the possibility of ghosts or the belief The Dogs Of War is a 1981 war film based upon the novel The Dogs of War by Frederick Forsyth, with Christopher Walken and Conan the Destroyer is a 1984 film directed by action/fantasy veteran Richard Fleischer ( 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Vikings Rambo First Blood Part II, released on May 22, 1985, is the second movie in the Rambo series starring Sylvester Stallone Web of Evidence is a 1959 British film based on the novel Beyond This Place, by A In 1960 his adaptation of D. H. Lawrence's novel Sons and Lovers, starring Trevor Howard, Wendy Hiller and Dean Stockwell, was a successful hit. David Herbert Richards Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930 was an English writer of the 20th century whose prolific and diverse output included Novels short Sons and Lovers is a 1960 film adaptation of the D H Lawrence novel Sons and Lovers. For the footballer see Trevor Howard (footballer Trevor Howard, CBE ( 29 September 1913 Dame Wendy Margaret Hiller DBE ( 15 August 1912 – 14 May 2003) was a distinguished English Film and stage Dean Stockwell (born March 5, 1936) is an Academy Award -nominated Emmy Award -nominated Cannes Award and Golden Globe It earned seven Oscar nominations and won Freddie Francis Best Black-and-White Cinematography. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Frederick William (Freddie Francis ( 22 December 1917 &ndash 17 March 2007) was an English Cinematographer and Cardiff received a Golden Globe for direction.

After the high water mark of Sons and Lovers, he directed an unusual mix of films, including:

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