1901–1988 · Japan · Cinematographer
Asakazu Nakai
Kurosawa's camera for rain, mud and vast colour battlefields.
Seven Samurai, 1954Source: Wikipedia
CINEMATOGRAPHER · 1906–1980 · UNITED STATES
Boris Kaufman
Poetic realist black and white.
- Born
- 1906
- Died
- 1980
- Country
- United States
- Field
- Cinematographer
KNOWN FOR
- 1954On the Waterfront
- 1956Baby Doll
- 195712 Angry Men
- 1964The Pawnbroker
WHY THEY MATTER
Won the Academy Award for On the Waterfront; nominated again for Baby Doll.
THE LIFE
Kaufman was born in Bialystok, in today's Poland. He studied at the Sorbonne and worked in France from 1929 to 1940 with directors including Jean Vigo. In the United States Elia Kazan chose him for On the Waterfront, his first American feature, which won him the Academy Award. He later shot several films for Sidney Lumet, including 12 Angry Men and The Pawnbroker.
Also born in 1900–1929
1901–1996 · United States · Cinematographer
John Alton
Hard shadows and pools of light that defined film noir.
T-Men, 1947Source: Wikipedia
1901–1974 · United States · Cinematographer
Leon Shamroy
Bold Technicolor of the Fox studio era.
Leave Her to Heaven, 1945Source: Wikipedia
1902–1998 · United Kingdom · Cinematographer
Freddie Young
Sweeping, lush widescreen colour.
Lawrence of Arabia, 1962Source: Wikipedia
1902–2000 · Italy · Cinematographer
Otello Martelli
Neorealist grit that opened up into Fellini's nocturnal spectacle.
La Dolce Vita, 1960Source: Wikipedia
1904–1948 · United States · Cinematographer
Gregg Toland
Deep focus, with near and far planes sharp at once.
Citizen Kane, 1941Source: Wikipedia