Robert Elswit
Camera1950California, USA
Biography
Robert Christopher Elswit, ASC (born April 22, 1950) is an American cinematographer.
He has collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson from 1996 to 2014, winning the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for There Will Be Blood.
Elswit has also collaborated with directors and screenwriters Tony and Dan Gilroy on all six films that either brother directed.
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Acting History
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Untitled 'The Punisher' Special
Director of Photography
Animals
Director of Photography
The Boys from Brazil
TVDirector of Photography
2025
Ella McCay
Director of Photography
2024
Bob Marley: One Love
Director of Photography
RIPLEY
TVDirector of Photography• 8 eps
2021
King Richard
Director of Photography
2020
The King of Staten Island
Director of Photography
2019
Untitled Dan Gilroy Project
Director of Photography
2018
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TVas Self• 1 eps
Skyscraper
Director of Photography
Write When You Get Work
Director of Photography
2017
Suburbicon
Director of Photography
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Director of Photography
2016
Gold
Director of Photography
The Night Of
TVDirector of Photography
2015
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Director of Photography
2014
Inherent Vice
Director of Photography
Nightcrawler
Director of Photography
2012
The Bourne Legacy
Director of Photography
2011
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Director of Photography
2009
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Director of Photography
Duplicity
Director of Photography
2008
The Oscars
TVas Self• 1 eps
The Burning Plain
Director of Photography
Redbelt
Director of Photography
Shine a Light
Camera Operator
Shine a Light
Director of Photography
2007
Michael Clayton
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There Will Be Blood
Director of Photography
2006
The Informer: Out of the Fog
as Self
American Dreamz
Director of Photography
2005
Syriana
Director of Photography
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Director of Photography
2003
Gigli
Director of Photography
Runaway Jury
Director of Photography
2002
Punch-Drunk Love
Director of Photography
2000
Bounce
Director of Photography
1997
Hard Eight
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Tomorrow Never Dies
Director of Photography
Boogie Nights
Director of Photography
1996
The Pallbearer
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Boys
Director of Photography
1994
The River Wild
Director of Photography
1993
A Dangerous Woman
Director of Photography
1992
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Director of Photography
Waterland
Director of Photography
1991
Paris Trout
Director of Photography
1990
Opposites Attract
Director of Photography
Bad Influence
Director of Photography
A Killing in a Small Town
Director of Photography
1989
How I Got Into College
Director of Photography
Margaret Bourke-White
Director of Photography
Heart of Dixie
Director of Photography
1988
Return of the Living Dead Part II
Director of Photography
Cadillac Dreams
Director of Photography
1987
A Different Affair
Director of Photography
Long Gone
Director of Photography
Silent Voice
Director of Photography
1986
The Children of Times Square
Director of Photography
Trick or Treat
Director of Photography
1985
Moving Violations
Director of Photography
Desert Hearts
Director of Photography
The Sure Thing
Director of Photography
1984
Tiger Town
Director of Photography
CBS Schoolbreak Special
TVDirector of Photography
1983
Return of the Jedi
Visual Effects Camera
1982
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Visual Effects Camera
1981
The End of August
Director of Photography
1980
The Empire Strikes Back
Visual Effects Lineup
1979
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Visual Effects Camera
1977
Fraternity Row
Camera Operator