Jack Cardiff
Also Known As: John George James Gran, John Cardiff, Jack Cardiff OBE
Biography: From Wikipedia Jack Cardiff was a British cinematographer, director and photographer. His career spanned the development of cinema, from silent film, through early experiments in Technicolor to filmmaking in the 21st century. He was best known for his influential colour cinematography for directors such as Powell and Pressburger, Huston and Hitchcock.
Department: Camera
Place of Birth: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK
Birthday: September 18, 1914
Deathday: April 22, 2009
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Mining Review 13th Year No. 8
Overview: The 152nd issue of the long running industry cinemagazine. Includes the articles: '35 Years After', 'Stormy Genius' ( documenting the filming of 'Sons and Lovers'), 'East Wemyss' and 'Lot 150'.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-04-01
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Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
Overview: The epic story of how the film The African Queen (1951), directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, was shot on real African locations, barely overcoming all kinds of hardships and disasters.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-23
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The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Overview: A documentary about the life of Errol Flynn, with recollections from friends and family.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-05
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Glorious Technicolor
Overview: The history of color photography in motion pictures, in particular the Technicolor company's work.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-07
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Silent Britain
Overview: Long treated with indifference by critics and historians, British silent cinema has only recently undergone the reevaluation it has long deserved, revealing it to be far richer than previously acknowledged. This documentary, featuring clips from a remarkable range of films, celebrates the early years of British filmmaking and spans from such pioneers as George Albert Smith and Cecil Hepworth to such later figures as Anthony Asquith, Maurice Elvey and, of course, Alfred Hitchcock.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-05-31
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Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
Overview: A portrait of the 30 year relationship between Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. With comments by their friends and family.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-09-13
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Tiptoes
Overview: A silent film version of the Gershwin stage musical
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-06-19
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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Overview: In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar. But the first time he clasped the famous statuette in his hand was a half-century earlier when his Technicolor camerawork was awarded for Powell and Pressburger's Black Narcissus. Beyond John Huston's The African Queen and King Vidor's War and Peace, the films of the British-Hungarian creative duo (The Red Shoes and A Matter of Life and Death too) guaranteed immortality for the renowned cameraman whose career spanned seventy years.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-05-05
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All Night Long
Overview: Like so many other actors, Ava Gardner hated to watch her films. She said that the woman on the screen wasn't her. But all films tell two stories: the plot and the tale of the bodies filmed. This film narrates what happened between two images: a first shot of 'Pandora' and a first shot of 'Harem', the first and last movie filmed by the actress in Spain. Ava must certainly have thought that neither of these two women had anything in common with herself.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2010-09-21
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A Profile of 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp'
Overview: A documentary on "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-01
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Painting with Light
Overview: An examination of the great advances in cinematography achieved by Jack Cardiff.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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A Profile of 'The Red Shoes'
Overview: Documentary about the making of the 1948 British film, including interviews with members of the production team.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-01
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A Profile of 'Black Narcissus'
Overview: Documentary about the making of Powell and Pressburger's 1947 film "Black Narcissus."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-01
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The Colour Merchant
Overview: Short documentary about cinematographer Jack Cardiff.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-09-14
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Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Overview: How the cinema industry does not respect the author's work as it was conceived, how manipulates the motion pictures in order to make them easier to watch by an undemanding audience or even how mutilates them to adapt the original formats and runtimes to the restrictive frame of the television screen and the abusive requirements of advertising. (Followed by “Filmmakers in Action.”)
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ca
Release Date: 2005-07-17
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The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
Overview: The Dauphin's widow weds a lord and is executed for plotting against the queen.
Genres: History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-02-04
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