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20th-century cinematographers

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

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Rainer FrimmelPhotographer · PhotographyRainer Frimmel (born 11 July 1971, Vienna) is an Austrian director and photographer. After studying psychology in Vienna he graduated as a photographer.
Rainer Werner FassbinderPerson · Film memorabiliaRainer Werner Fassbinder (31 May 1945 – 10 June 1982), sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a German filmmaker, dramatist and actor.
RaMell RossPhotographer · PhotographyRaMell Ross is an American filmmaker. His directorial debut, Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018), earned him a Peabody Award, and nominations for the Academy Award for Best…
Ray GallardoPerson · Film memorabiliaRaymund Gallardo is an American filmmaker who directed the films Above the Tin (2018), At the Frontera (2018), Callejero (2015), and Entrenched: Prologue (2019).
Raymond DepardonPerson · Film memorabiliaRaymond Depardon (lang; born 6 July 1942) is a French photographer, photojournalist and documentary filmmaker.
Reed MoranoPerson · Film memorabiliaReed Morano (born April 15, 1977) is an American film director and cinematographer.
René ClémentPerson · Film memorabiliaRené Clément (18 March 1913 – 17 March 1996) was a French film director and screenwriter, active from the 1930s through the 1970s.
Richard PottierPerson · Film memorabiliaRichard Pottier (6 June 1906, in Graz – 2 November 1994, in Le Plessis-Bouchard) was a film director in France. He was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire as Ernst Deutsch.
Rick KosickPhotographer · PhotographyRick Kosick (born May 25, 1967) is an American photographer and cinematographer. He is a crew member, and supporting cast member of the Jackass TV series and the four Jackass movies.
Ricou BrowningPerson · Film memorabiliaRicou Ren Browning (February 16, 1930 – February 27, 2023) was an American stunt performer, filmmaker and actor.
Rob HardyPerson · Film memorabiliaRobert Hardy, Jr. Is a film director, film producer, screenwriter, and television director.
Rob SheridanPhotographer · PhotographyRobert Sheridan (born October 11, 1979) is an American artist, creative director, stage visual designer, photographer, and comic book author known for his extensive work in the music and…
Robert Downey Sr.Person · Film memorabiliaRobert John Downey Sr. (Elias Jr.; June 24, 1936 – July 7, 2021) was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor.
Robert LegatoPerson · Film memorabiliaRobert Legato (born 1956) is an American visual effects supervisor, second unit director, and second unit director of photography.
Robert Milton YoungPerson · Film memorabiliaRobert Milton Young (November 22, 1924 – February 6, 2024) was an American film and television director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and producer.
Robert S. BakerPhotographer · PhotographyRobert Sidney Baker (1916 – 30 September 2009) was a British film and television producer. At times, he was also a cinematographer and director.
Rodrigo PrietoPerson · Film memorabiliaRodrigo Prieto Stambaugh (born 23 November 1965) is a Mexican cinematographer and film director.
Roel ReinéPerson · Film memorabiliaRoel Reiné (/ruːl ˈreɪnə/), is a Dutch film director, born 15 July 1970 in Eindhoven. Occasionally he uses the alias John Rebel (Bear, Wolf Town).
Ronald NeamePerson · Film memorabiliaRonald Neame CBE, BSC (23 April 1911 – 16 June 2010) was an English filmmaker. Beginning his career as a cinematographer, for his work on the British war film One of Our Aircraft Is Missing…
Rosa von PraunheimAuthor · BooksHolger Bernhard Bruno Mischwitzky (born Holger Radtke; 25 November 1942 – 17 December 2025), known professionally as Rosa von Praunheim, was a German film director, author, producer,…
Ross McDonnellPhotographer · PhotographyRoss McDonnell (29 October 19795 November 2023) was an Irish film director, cinematographer, and photographer. He was born in Howth, Dublin on 29 October 1979.
Ruben ÖstlundPerson · Film memorabiliaRuben Östlund (born 14 April 1974) is a Swedish filmmaker best known for his satirical black comedy films Force Majeure (2014), The Square (2017) and Triangle of Sadness (2022).
Rúnar RúnarssonPerson · Film memorabiliaRúnar Rúnarsson (born 20 January 1977 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic screenwriter and director. He graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 2009.
Rune EricsonPerson · Film memorabiliaRune Ericson (29 May 1924 – 4 February 2015) was a Swedish cinematographer. At the 20th Guldbagge Awards he won the Special Achievement award.
Rupert WyattPerson · Film memorabiliaRupert Wyatt (born 26 October 1972) is an English filmmaker. He made his directorial debut with the 2008 film The Escapist, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Rustam IbrahimbeyovPerson · Film memorabiliaRustam Ibrahimbeyov was a Soviet, Russian and Azerbaijani writer, screenwriter, film director, film producer, playwright and cinematographer (1939–2022).
Sadatsugu MatsudaPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — From the right: Sadatsugu Matsuda, Hiroo Matsuda, Tsukie Matsuura, Teru Matsuda (Shozo Makino's ex-wife)
Sándor SáraPerson · Film memorabilia
Sanne KurzPhotographer · PhotographySanne Kurz; also Susanne Kurz (born 1 October 1974, in Ludwigshafen) is a German cinematographer.
Santiago ÁlvarezPerson · Film memorabiliaSantiago Álvarez Román (March 8, 1919 – May 20, 1998) was a Cuban filmmaker. He wrote and directed many documentaries about Cuban and American culture.
Sean BakerPerson · Film memorabiliaSean Baker (born February 26, 1971) is an American filmmaker. He is a director, writer, editor, and producer of independent narrative feature films which are most often about the lives of…
Sean StonePerson · Film memorabiliaSean Christopher Stone (born December 29, 1984) is an American actor, filmmaker, and television host.
Sergei LoznitsaPerson · Film memorabiliaSergei Vladimirovich Loznitsa (born 5 September 1964) or Serhii Volodymyrovych Loznytsia, is a Ukrainian filmmaker of Belarusian origin.
Sergey UrusevskyPerson · Film memorabiliaSergey Pavlovich Urusevsky (23 December 1908, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire - 12 November 1974, Moscow, Soviet Union) was a Soviet cinematographer and film director, renowned for his…
Seth GordonPerson · Film memorabiliaSeth Lewis Gordon (born 1976) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and film editor.
Shaheen Dill-RiazPerson · Film memorabiliaShaheen Dill-Riaz (Bengali: শাহীন দিল-রিয়াজ, born February 12, 1969, in Dhaka, Bangladesh) is a Bangladeshi-German documentary filmmaker, director, producer, and writer based in Berlin.
Shaji N. KarunPerson · Film memorabiliaShaji Neelakantan Karunakaran ISC (1 January 1952 – 28 April 2025), better known by his stage name Shaji N. Karun, was an Indian film director and cinematographer.
Sophie DarlingtonPhotographer · PhotographySophie Darlington (born c. 1967) is a freelance British wildlife camerawoman and producer-director who grew up in England, Ireland and Iran.
Stacy WoodardPerson · Film memorabiliaStacy Robert Woodard (June 11, 1902 in Salt Lake City, Utah – January 27, 1942 in New York City) was a producer, cinematographer, and editor of nature films, who with his brother Horace…
Stanisław WohlPerson · Film memorabiliaStanisław Wohl (24 July 1912 – 21 May 1985) was a film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.
Stanley KubrickPerson · Film memorabiliaStanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American filmmaker and photographer.
Stefano BessoniPhotographer · PhotographyStefano Bessoni (born 14 September 1965) is an Italian filmmaker, stop-motion animator and illustrator.
Stelvio MassiPerson · Film memorabiliaStelvio Massi (26 March 1929 – 26 March 2004), sometimes credited "Max Steel", was an Italian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer, best known for his "poliziotteschi" films.
StenoPerson · Film memorabiliaStefano Vanzina (19 January 1917 – 13 March 1988), known by the artistic name of Steno, was an Italian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.
Steven Craig ZahlerPerson · Music memorabiliaSteven Craig Zahler (born January 23, 1973) is an American screenwriter, director, novelist and composer.
Steven KleinPhotographer · PhotographySteven Klein (disambiguation)Steven Klein
Susanna SalonenPerson · Film memorabiliaSusanna Salonen is a Finnish-German film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.
Sven ZellnerPhotographer · PhotographySven Zellner (born December 20, 1977) is a German photographer, camera operator and documentary filmmaker.
Tak FujimotoPerson · Film memorabiliaTakashi Fujimoto ASC (born July 12, 1939) is a retired American cinematographer, known for his frequent collaborations with directors Jonathan Demme and M. Night Shyamalan.
Tamás AlmásiPerson · Film memorabiliaTamás Almási (born 26 July 1948 in Székesfehérvár) is a Hungarian documentary film director. He directs but sometimes also photographs his own films.
Thomas ArslanPerson · Film memorabiliaThomas Arslan (born 16 July 1962) is a German-Turkish film director. He directed more than ten films since 1990.
Thomas JahnPerson · Film memorabiliaThomas Jahn (born 1965) is a German screenwriter, film editor and actor.
Tim PotterPerson · Film memorabiliaTim Potter (born Nottingam, 1959) is an English actor in film, television, and theatre since the 1980s.
Tom DiCilloPerson · Film memorabiliaThomas A. DiCillo (born August 14, 1953) is an American film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, and musician.
Tom TykwerPerson · Music memorabiliaTom Tykwer (lang; born 23 May 1965) is a German film director, producer, screenwriter, and composer.
Toni BasilPerson · Film memorabiliaAntonia Christina Basilotta (born September 22, 1943), better known by her stage name Toni Basil, is an American singer, choreographer, dancer, actress, and director.
Ulli LommelPerson · Film memorabiliaUlli Lommel (21 December 1944 – 2 December 2017) was a German actor and director, noted for his many collaborations with Rainer Werner Fassbinder and his association with the New German…
Ulrich KöhlerPerson · Film memorabiliaUlrich Köhler (born 15 December 1969) is a German film director and screenwriter associated with the Berlin School of filmmaking.
Ulrike OttingerPhotographer · PhotographyUlrike Ottinger (born 6 June 1942) is a German filmmaker and photographer.
Valery PlotnikovPhotographer · PhotographyValery Fedorovich Plotnikov (20 October 1943 – 2 January 2026) was a Russian photographer.
Vanessa VandyPerson · Music memorabiliaVanessa Isabelle Vandy (born 14 May 1989) is a New Zealand-born Finnish film director, cinematographer and former pole vaulter.
Varun SarangaPerson · Film memorabiliaVarun Saranga is a Canadian actor and filmmaker, most noted for his regular role as Jeremy Chetri in the television series Wynonna Earp.
Victor KossakovskyPerson · Film memorabiliaViktor Kossakovsky (born 19 July 1961) is a Russian documentary filmmaker.
Victor VicasPerson · Film memorabiliaVictor Vicas (25 March 1918 – 9 December 1985) was a French film director and screenwriter. His film The Wayward Bus was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.
Vilgot SjömanArtist · Comics and comic artDavid Harald Vilgot Sjöman (2 December 1924 – 9 April 2006) was a Swedish writer and film director.
Vincent MunierPhotographer · PhotographyVincent Munier (born 14 April 1976) is a French wildlife photographer and documentary filmmaker. Among his most notable works are his photographs of arctic wolves and snow leopards.
Vittorio De SetaPerson · Film memorabiliaVittorio De Seta (15 October 1923 – 28 November 2011) was an Italian filmmaker. Considered one of Italy's great imaginative realists of the 1960s, his films usually documented the country's…
Vittorio StoraroPhotographer · PhotographyVittorio Storaro, A.S.C, A.I.C. (born 24 June 1940), is an Italian cinematographer, widely recognized as one of the best and most influential in cinema history.
Vladimir RapoportPerson · Film memorabiliaVladimir Abramovich Rapoport (6 November 1907, Vitebsk – 17 June 1975, Moscow) was a Soviet cinematographer, known for his collaboration with film director Sergei Gerasimov.
Wally PfisterPerson · Film memorabiliaWalter C. Pfister (born July 8, 1961) is an American director and former cinematographer.
Walon GreenPerson · Film memorabiliaWalon Green (born December 15, 1936) is an American documentary film director and screenwriter, for both television and film.
Walter FrentzPhotographer · PhotographyWalter Frentz (German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈfʁɛnts]; 21 August 1907 – 6 July 2004) was a German cameraman, film producer and photographer, who was considerably involved in the picture propaganda of…
Walter Kolm-VeltéePerson · Film memorabiliaWalter Kolm-Veltée (27 December 1910 – 8 March 1999) was an Austrian film director. He directed nine films between 1933 and 1959.
Wang BingPerson · Film memorabiliaHe was born in Xi'an.
Warwick ThorntonPerson · Film memorabiliaWarwick Thornton is an Aboriginal Australian film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer.
Werner SchroeterPhotographer · PhotographyWerner Schroeter (7 April 1945 – 12 April 2010) was a German film director, screenwriter, and opera director known for his stylistic excess.
Willard Van DykePhotographer · PhotographyWillard Ames Van Dyke (December 5, 1906 – January 23, 1986) was an American filmmaker, photographer, arts administrator, teacher, and former director of the film department at the Museum of…
William HeickPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — William Heick
William RotslerPerson · Film memorabiliaCharles William Rotsler was an American artist, cartoonist, pornographer and science fiction author. Rotsler was a four-time Hugo Award winner and one-time Nebula Award nominee.
Wolf KoenigPerson · Film memorabiliaWolf Koenig (October 17, 1927 – June 26, 2014) was a Canadian film director, producer, animator, cinematographer, and a pioneer in Direct Cinema at the National Film Board of Canada.
Wolfgang BeckerPerson · Film memorabiliaWolfgang Becker (22 June 1954 – 12 December 2024) was a German film director and screenwriter, best known to international audiences for his work Good Bye, Lenin! He was a co-founder of the…
Wolfgang SuschitzkyPhotographer · PhotographyWolfgang Suschitzky, BSC (29 August 1912 – 7 October 2016), was an Austrian-born British documentary photographer, as well as a cinematographer perhaps best known for his collaboration with…
Xaver SchwarzenbergerPerson · Film memorabiliaXaver Schwarzenberger (born 21 April 1946) is an Austrian cinematographer and film director. He has worked on more than 100 films since 1970.
Xavi GiménezPerson · Film memorabiliaXavi Giménez (born 1970) is a Spanish cinematographer and occasional film director.
Zbigniew RybczyńskiPerson · Film memorabiliaZbigniew Rybczyński (lang; born 27 January 1949) is a Polish filmmaker, director, cinematographer, screenwriter, creator of experimental animated films, and multimedia artist who has won…
Zézé GamboaPerson · Film memorabiliaJosé Augusto Octávio Gamboa dos Passos, known as Zézé Gamboa (born 1955) is an Angolan film director.
Zhang YimouPerson · Film memorabiliaZhang Yimou (simplified Chinese: 张艺谋; traditional Chinese: 張藝謀; pinyin: Zhāng Yìmóu) is a Chinese filmmaker.

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