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20th-century cinematographers

327 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Abigile SperberPerson · Film memorabiliaAvigail Sperber (born August 24, 1973) is an Israeli cinematographer and film and television director. She is founder and owner of Pardes Film Productions.
Adam WingardPerson · Film memorabiliaAdam Wingard (born December 3, 1982) is an American filmmaker. He has served as a film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, cinematographer, actor, and composer on numerous American…
Adolfas MekasAuthor · BooksAdolfas Mekas (30 September 1925 – 31 May 2011) was a Lithuanian-born American filmmaker, writer, director, editor, actor and educator.
Adwaith ShinePhotographer · PhotographyAdwaith Shine is a commercial photographer, film director, and cinematographer, who works in the Malayalam film industry.
Affonso BeatoArtist · Paintings
Agnès VardaPhotographer · PhotographyAgnès Varda (born Arlette Varda; 30 May 1928 – 29 March 2019) was a Belgian-born French filmmaker, artist, and photographer.
Akin AlabiPerson · Film memorabiliaAkin Alabi, Akin_Alabi.wavborn in Lagos State, Nigeria, is a Nigerian music video director, writer and entrepreneur.
Akosua Adoma OwusuPerson · Film memorabiliaAkosua Adoma Owusu (born January 1, 1984) is a Ghanaian-American filmmaker and producer.
Aldo ScavardaPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Aldo Scavarda
Alexander WittArtist · PaintingsAlexander B. Witt (born 1952) is a Chilean-American filmmaker and cinematographer mostly known for his work as a camera operator and second unit director, including regular collaborations…
Amy GilliamPerson · Film memorabiliaAmy Rainbow Gilliam (born 1978) is a British film producer and filmmaker. She is the daughter of filmmaker Terry Gilliam and make-up artist Maggie Weston.
Andoni CanelaPhotographer · PhotographyAndoni Canela Urizar (born 1969, Tudela, Navarra, Spain) is a Spanish photographer who specializes in nature and environment photography.
André TurpinPerson · Film memorabiliaAndré Turpin (born 1966) is a French Canadian cinematographer, film director, and screenwriter.
Andrea BussmannPerson · Film memorabiliaAndrea Bussmann is a Canadian director and writer whose work combines non-fiction, fiction, and experimental forms to explore perception, alterity, nonhuman relations, and displacement.
Andrij ParekhPerson · Film memorabiliaAndrij Parekh (born September 20, 1971) is an American cinematographer and television director.
Andrzej MunkPerson · Film memorabiliaAndrzej Munk (16 October 1921 – 20 September 1961) was a Polish film director, screen writer and documentalist.
Andrzej SekułaPerson · Film memorabiliaAndrzej Sekuła (born 19 December 1954) is a Polish cinematographer and film director.
Andy MilliganPerson · Film memorabiliaAndrew Jackson Milligan Jr. (February 12, 1929 – June 3, 1991) was an American filmmaker, stage director, actor, and playwright.
Ange LecciaArtist · SculptureIllustration — Ange Leccia
Angela WashkoPerson · Film memorabilia2013–2014 Recipient of the Franklin Furnace Archive Fund Grant,
Anka SchmidPerson · Film memorabiliaAnka Schmid (born 8 March 1961) is a film director, screenwriter and video artist. She is considered a German as well as a Swiss artist.
Anthony B. RichmondPerson · Film memorabiliaAnthony Barry Richmond BSC, ASC (born 7 July 1942) is an English cinematographer, film producer, and director.
Arnaldo CatinariPerson · Film memorabiliaArnaldo Catinari (born 9 January 1964) is an Italian cinematographer and film director.
Arnaud DesplechinPerson · Film memorabiliaArnaud Desplechin (born 31 October 1960) is a French filmmaker. His films usually explore contemporary French society, featuring melodramatic settings or heavily inspired by François…
Arthur CrabtreePerson · Film memorabiliaArthur Crabtree (29 October 1900 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England – 15 March 1975 in Worthing, Sussex, England) was a British cinematographer and film director.
Atom EgoyanPerson · Film memorabiliaAtom Egoyan (Atom Yeghoyan; born July 19, 1960) is an Armenian-Canadian filmmaker.
Axel BraunPerson · Film memorabiliaAxel Braun (born September 22, 1966) is an Italian-American adult film producer and director known for his productions of pornographic parodies.
Barry SonnenfeldPhotographer · PhotographyBarry Sonnenfeld (born April 1, 1953) is an American filmmaker and television director.
Bence GyöngyössyPerson · Film memorabilia
Benh ZeitlinPerson · Film memorabiliaBenjamin Harold Zeitlin (born October 14, 1982) is an American filmmaker, best known for directing and co-writing the 2012 film Beasts of the Southern Wild, for which he received two…
Benito ZambranoPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Zambrano in 2024
Bennett MillerPerson · Film memorabiliaBennett Altman Miller (born December 30, 1966) is an American film director who is known for having directed the films Capote (2005), Moneyball (2011), and Foxcatcher (2014).
Benoît DelhommePerson · Film memorabiliaBenoît Delhomme (born 28 August 1961) is a French film cinematographer and film director.
Bert Ira GordonPerson · Film memorabiliaBert Ira Gordon (September 24, 1922 – March 8, 2023) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and visual effects artist.
Bill ButlerPerson · Music memorabiliaWilmer Cable Butler, ASC (April 7, 1921 – April 5, 2023) was an American cinematographer, known for his contributions to the New Hollywood movement.
Bill HinzmanPerson · Film memorabiliaSamuel William Hinzman (October 24, 1936 – February 5, 2012), often credited as Bill Hinzman or Heinzman, was an American actor and film director.
Bille AugustPhotographer · PhotographyBille August R. (lang; born 9 November 1948) is a Danish director, screenwriter, and cinematographer of film and television.
Bojan BazelliPerson · Film memorabiliaBojan Bazelli, ASC (born 15 August 1957) is a Montenegrin cinematographer and director of film, commercials, and music videos.
Bruno NuyttenPerson · Film memorabiliaBruno Nuytten (born 28 August 1945) is a French cinematographer turned director.
Caleb DeschanelPerson · Film memorabiliaJoseph Caleb Deschanel (born September 21, 1944) is an American cinematographer and director of film and television.
Carlo AusinoPerson · Film memorabiliaCarlo Ausino (20 July 1938 – 22 November 2020) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Carlos ReichenbachPerson · Film memorabiliaCarlos Oscar Reichenbach Filho (14 June 1945 – 14 June 2012) was a Brazilian filmmaker.
César CharlonePhotographer · PhotographyCésar Charlone (born February 20, 1950) is a Uruguayan cinematographer and director.
Chantal AkermanPhotographer · PhotographyChantal Anne Akerman (lang; 6 June 19505 October 2015) was a Belgian filmmaker, artist, and film professor at the City College of New York (2011–2015).
Charles BartonPerson · Film memorabilia
Christian DuguayPerson · Film memorabiliaChristian Duguay was a Canadian film director, cinematographer, film producer, screenwriter, camera operator and composer (born 1957).
Christian FreiPerson · Film memorabiliaChristian Frei (born 1959 in Schönenwerd, Switzerland) is a Swiss filmmaker and film producer.
Christoph DreherPerson · Music memorabiliaChristoph Dreher (born 1952) is a German filmmaker, musician and scriptwriter. From 2000 until 2020, he was a professor of audiovisual media.
Christoph GirardetPerson · Film memorabiliaChristoph Girardet is a German filmmaker and artist. He lives and works in Hanover.
Christoph SchlingensiefPerson · Film memorabiliaChristoph Maria Schlingensief (24 October 1960 – 21 August 2010) was a German theatre director, performance artist, and filmmaker.
Christopher BuchholzPerson · Film memorabiliaChristopher Buchholz (born 4 February 1962) is an American, French and German actor, who has appeared in more than fifty films since 1986.
Christopher DoylePhotographer · Photography
Cindy ShermanPhotographer · PhotographyCynthia Morris Sherman (born January 19, 1954) is an American artist whose work consists primarily of photographic self-portraits, depicting herself in many different contexts and as…
Ciro CappellariPerson · Film memorabiliaCiro Cappellari is film director, cinematographer, and screenwriter based in Berlin, Germany.
Claude GagnonPerson · Film memorabiliaClaude Gagnon (klod ɡaɲɔ̃; born 18 December 1949) is a Canadian filmmaker and actor, who frequently works in both Canada and Japan.
Conchita WurstPerson · Music memorabiliaThomas Neuwirth (born 6 November 1988) is an Austrian singer, actor, media personality and drag queen who is known for his stage persona Conchita Wurst, nicknamed "the queen of Austria".
Connie StevensPerson · Film memorabiliaConnie Stevens was born in Brooklyn to musician parents, Stevens was raised there until the age of 12, when she was sent
Curt O. SchallerDesigner · Modern designCurt Oswald Schaller (born June 22, 1964) is a German cinematographer, Steadicam operator and photographer.
Damon HerrimanPerson · Film memorabiliaDamon Herriman (born 31 March 1970) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Dewey Crowe on the FX neo-western crime series Justified (2010–15), Romeo on the Starz drama…
Daniel GilliesPerson · Film memorabiliaDaniel Joshua Gillies (born March 14, 1976) is a New Zealand actor, film producer, director and screenwriter.
Danis TanovićPerson · Music memorabiliaDanis Tanović (Данис Тановић; born 20 February 1969) is a Bosnian film director and screenwriter.
Dave GreenPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Green (born 1983) is an American film and music video director. He is well known for directing several music videos and short films, especially working with Miles Fisher.
David DeCoteauPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid DeCoteau (born January 5, 1962) is an American film director and producer.
David O. RussellPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Owen Russell (born August 20, 1958) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer.
Denys DesjardinsPerson · Film memorabiliaDenys Desjardins (born 1966 in Montreal, Quebec), is a film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor and film historian for more than twenty years.
Desmond DavisPerson · Film memorabiliaDesmond Stanley Tracey Davis (24 May 1926 – 3 July 2021) was a British film and television director, best known for his 1981 film Clash of the Titans.
Dinos KatsouridisPerson · Film memorabiliaDinos Katsouridis (1927 - 28 November 2011) was a Greek Cypriot film director, cinematographer and editor.
Dinu TănasePerson · Film memorabiliaDinu Tănase (born 26 October 1946) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. He is the director of the Festivalul Indie al producătorilor de film independenți (IPIFF — Independent…
Don CoscarelliPerson · Film memorabiliaDon Coscarelli Jr. (born February 17, 1954) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter.
Don HertzfeldtPerson · Film memorabiliaDon Hertzfeldt (born August 1, 1976) is an American animator, writer, and independent filmmaker.
Dylan VerrechiaPerson · Film memorabiliaDylan Verrechia (born March 9, 1976, in Paris) is a Dane Barthélemois award-winning film director, auteur, screenwriter, director of photography, and producer, with ankylosing spondylitis…
Edgar G. UlmerPerson · Film memorabiliaEdgar Georg Ulmer (17 September 1904 – 30 September 1972) was an Austrian film director who worked mainly in Hollywood B movies and other low-budget productions, eventually earning the…
Edward LachmanPerson · Film memorabiliaEdward Lachman (born March 31, 1948) is an American cinematographer and director, known primarily for his work in independent films.
Elfi MikeschPhotographer · PhotographyElfi Mikesch (born Elfriede Mikesch; 31 May 1940) is an Austrian-German photographer, cinematographer and film director.
Elvio PortaPerson · Film memorabiliaElvio Porta (22 May 1945 – 26 December 2016) was an Italian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He won three Silver Ribbons over the course of his career.
Emiko OmoriPerson · Film memorabiliaEmiko Omori (born 1940) is an American cinematographer and film director known for her documentary films.
Enzo BarboniPerson · Film memorabiliaEnzo Barboni (7 July 1922 – 23 March 2002), sometimes credited by his pseudonym E.B. Clucher;
Éric ValliPhotographer · PhotographyÉric Valli (born 1952, in Dijon, France) is a French photographer and film director.
Erica AndersonPhotographer · PhotographyErica Anderson (1914–1976) was an American film director, writer, and cinematographer.
Erik BlombergPhotographer · PhotographyErik Blomberg (18 September 1913 – 12 October 1996) was a Finnish cinematographer, film producer, screenwriter and film director.
Ernesto AlonsoPerson · Film memorabiliaErnesto Ramírez Alonso (February 28, 1917 – August 7, 2007) was a Mexican producer, director, cinematographer and actor. He was nicknamed "El Señor Telenovela" ("Mr.
Ethan CoenPerson · Film memorabiliaEthan Jesse Coen (born September 21, 1957) is an American filmmaker. Working alongside his brother Joel, he has directed, written, edited and produced many feature films, the most acclaimed…
Evgeny RumanPerson · Film memorabiliaEvgeny Ruman was born in Minsk, Belarus, he immigrated to Israel with his family in 1990 as part of the 1990s post-
Floria SigismondiPhotographer · PhotographyFloria Sigismondi (born 1973) is an Italian-Canadian film director, screenwriter, music video director, artist, and photographer.
Francis HaarPhotographer · PhotographyFrancis Haar born as Haár Ferenc (July 19, 1908 – December 22, 1997) was a Hungarian socio-photographer.
François ReichenbachPerson · Film memorabiliaFrançois Arnold Reichenbach (3 July 1921 – 2 February 1993) was a French film director, cinematographer, producer, and screenwriter. He directed 40 films between 1954 and 1993.
François SagatPerson · Film memorabiliaFrançois Sagat (born June 5, 1979) is a French male LGBTQ+ pornographic film actor, model and director.
Franz AntelAuthor · BooksFranz Antel (28 June 1913 – 11 August 2007) was an Austrian filmmaker.
Fred KelemenPerson · Film memorabiliaFred Kelemen (born on 6 January 1964) is a European film and theater director, cinematographer and writer.
Freddie FrancisPerson · Film memorabiliaFrederick William Francis BSC (22 December 1917 – 17 March 2007) was an English cinematographer and film director whose filmmaking career spanned over 60 years, from the late 1930s until…
Frédérick PelletierPerson · Film memorabiliaFrédérick Pelletier (born March 24, 1975) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter and academic from Quebec.
G.R. AldoPerson · Film memorabiliaAldo Rossano Graziati (January 5, 1905 in Scorzè, Italy - November 14, 1953 in Pianiga, Italy) was an Italian cinematographer.
Gabriel FigueroaPerson · Film memorabiliaGabriel Figueroa Mateos (April 24, 1907 – April 27, 1997) was a Mexican cinematographer, regarded as one of the greatest cinematographers of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
Gabriel LesterPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Lester at The Night at van Duivenvoorde by Rosa Maria Koolhoven, 2010.
Gaspar NoéAuthor · BooksGaspar Julio Noé Murphy (born 27 December 1963), known professionally as Gaspar Noé, is an Argentine filmmaker and screenwriter, who lives and works primarily in France.
Georg BrintrupPerson · Film memorabiliaGeorg Brintrup (born 25 October 1950) is a German-Italian film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his non-narrative film essays on poetry and music as well as his biographical…
Georg PahlPhotographer · PhotographyGeorg Pahl (20 October 1900 – 13 May 1963) was a German press photographer and journalist of the 1920s and early 1930s.
George StevensPerson · Film memorabiliaGeorge Cooper Stevens (December 18, 1904 – March 8, 1975) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer.
Gernot RollPerson · Film memorabiliaGernot Roll (9 April 193912 November 2020) was a German cinematographer, film director and script writer. He collaborated on several films with directors Edgar Reitz and Sönke Wortmann.
Géza von RadványiPerson · Film memorabiliaGéza von Radványi (born Géza Grosschmid; 26 September 1907 – 27 November 1986) was a Hungarian film director, cinematographer, producer and writer.
Gints ZilbalodisPerson · Music memorabiliaGints Zilbalodis (born 13 April 1994) is a Latvian filmmaker, animator and composer.
Giovanni RibisiPerson · Film memorabiliaAntonino Giovanni Ribisi (born December 17, 1974) is an American actor. He has appeared in the films That Thing You Do!
Giuseppe AndrewsPerson · Film memorabiliaJoey Murcia Jr. (born April 25, 1979), known professionally as Giuseppe Andrews, is a former American actor, filmmaker, and musician.
Gordan LedererPhotographer · PhotographyGordan Lederer (21 April 1958 – 9 August 1991) was a Croatian photographer and Croatian Radiotelevision cameraman killed during the Croatian War of Independence.
Gordon Matta-ClarkPhotographer · PhotographyGordon Matta-Clark (born Gordon Roberto Matta-Echaurren; June 22, 1943 – August 27, 1978) was an American artist best known for site-specific artworks he made in the 1970s.
Gordon WillisPerson · Film memorabilia
Goutam GhosePerson · Music memorabiliaGoutam Ghose (also spelled Gautam Ghosh; born 24 July 1950) is an Indian film director, actor, music director and cinematographer who works primarily in Bengali cinema.
Govind NihalaniPerson · Film memorabiliaGovind Nihalani (born 19 December 1940) is an Indian film director, cinematographer, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Hindi cinema, particularly the movement of parallel…
Grant GeePhotographer · PhotographyGrant Robert Gee (born 1 November 1964) is an English film director, photographer and cinematographer.
Gregg ArakiPerson · Film memorabiliaGregg Araki (born December 17, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is noted for his involvement with the New Queer Cinema movement.
Gunnar FischerPerson · Film memorabiliaGunnar Fischer (18 November 1910 – 11 June 2011) was a Swedish cinematographer who worked with director Ingmar Bergman on several of the director's best-known films, including Smiles of a…
Gunter SachsPhotographer · PhotographyFritz Gunter Sachs (14 November 1932 – 7 May 2011), also known as Gunter Sachs von Opel, was a German and Swiss industrial heir, socialite, art collector, photographer, and author.
Gustav MetzgerArtist · SculptureGustav Metzger (10 April 1926, Nuremberg – 1 March 2017, London) was a stateless artist and political activist who developed the concept of Auto-Destructive Art and the Art Strike.
Guy GreenPerson · Film memorabiliaGuy Mervin Charles Green OBE BSC (5 November 191315 September 2005) was an English film director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer.
Guy L. CotéPerson · Film memorabiliaGuy L. Coté PhD (1925–1994) was a Canadian filmmaker with the National Film Board of Canada.
György FehérPerson · Film memorabiliaGyörgy Fehér (12 February 1939 – 15 July 2002) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter.
Hanna PolakPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Hanna Polak
Hanus BurgerPerson · Film memorabiliaHans Herbert Burger (June 4, 1909 Prague – November 13, 1990, Munich), also known as Hanuš Burger, Hans Burger, and Jan Burger, as well as under the pseudonyms Hans Herbert and Petr Hradec,…
Harry GruyaertPhotographer · PhotographyHarry Gruyaert (born 1941) is a Belgian photographer known for his images of India, Morocco and Egypt as well as of the west of Ireland and for his use of colour.
Haskell WexlerPerson · Film memorabiliaHaskell Wexler (February 6, 1922 – December 27, 2015) was an American filmmaker, cinematographer, and documentarian.

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