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Freddie Francis

Freddie Francis

Camera1917Islington, London, England, UK

Biography

Frederick William (Freddie) Francis BSC (22 December 1917 – 17 March 2007) was an English cinematographer and film director. He achieved his greatest successes in the former, including winning two Academy Awards, for Sons and Lovers (1960) and Glory (1989). As a director, he has cult status on account of his association with the British production companies Amicus and Hammer in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Acting History

1999
The Straight Story
Director of Photography
1996
Rainbow
Director of Photography
1993
A Life in the Theatre
Director of Photography
1992
School Ties
Director of Photography
1991
The Man in the Moon
Director of Photography
Cape Fear
Director of Photography
1990
The Plot to Kill Hitler
Director of Photography
1989
Her Alibi
Director of Photography
Brenda Starr
Director of Photography
Glory
Director of Photography
1988
Clara's Heart
Director of Photography
1987
Dark Tower
Director
1985
Code Name: Emerald
Director of Photography
1984
Dune
Director of Photography
Memed My Hawk
Director of Photography
1983
The Jigsaw Man
Director of Photography
1982
The Executioner's Song
Director of Photography
1981
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Director of Photography
1980
The Elephant Man
Director of Photography
1974
Craze
Director
1969
The Champions
TVDirector1 eps
1967
The Saint
TVDirector2 eps
1966
1964
Nightmare
Director
Night Must Fall
Director of Photography
1963
Paranoiac
Director
1962
1961
The Turn of the Screw
Director of Photography
1960
Sons and Lovers
Director of Photography
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Director of Photography
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
Director of Photography
1959
Virgin Island
Director of Photography
1958
Room at the Top
Director of Photography
Next to No Time
Cinematography
1957
Time Without Pity
Director of Photography
The Scamp
Cinematography
1956
Moby Dick
Second Unit Director of Photography
A Hill in Korea
Director of Photography
1954
Monsieur Ripois
Camera Operator
1953
Beat the Devil
Camera Operator
Twice Upon a Time
Camera Operator
1952
Angels One Five
Camera Operator
Moulin Rouge
Camera Operator
1951
The Tales of Hoffmann
Camera Operator
1950
Golden Salamander
Camera Operator
1949
The Small Back Room
Camera Operator
1947
Nightbeat
Camera Operator
Mine Own Executioner
Camera Operator

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Personal Info

Known For
Camera
Gender
Male
Birthday
12/22/1917
Day of Death
3/17/2007
Place of Birth
Islington, London, England, UK