David Watkin

ActorCinematographerCrew Mar 23 (died age 82) Margate, Kent, England, UK 1956–2007 (51 year career)

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Biography

David Watkin BSC (23 March 1925 – 19 February 2008) was an English cinematographer, an innovator who was among the first directors of photography to experiment heavily with the usage of bounce light as a soft light source. He worked with such film directors as Richard Lester, Peter Brook, Tony Richardson, Mike Nichols, Ken Russell, Franco Zeffirelli, Sidney Lumet and Sydney Pollack. In 1985, Watkin won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Out of Africa. He received lifetime…

Known For

Film

Out of Africa

Director of Photography

Film

This Boy's Life

Director of Photography

Film

Jesus of Nazareth

Director of Photography

Film

Moonstruck

Director of Photography

Film

Chariots of Fire

Director of Photography

Film

Return to Oz

Director of Photography

Film

The Devils

Director of Photography

Film

Memphis Belle

Director of Photography

Filmography

Acting (3)

Movies (3)

THE BEATLES in HELP!

2007

as Self

6.5

Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils

2002

as Self

6.4

One Continuous Take: Kay Mander's Life in Film

2001

as Himself

Crew (74)

Movies (73)

All Forgotten

2001

Director of Photography

4.2

Gloria

1999

Director of Photography

5.8

Tea with Mussolini

1999

Director of Photography

6.4

Night Falls on Manhattan

1997

Director of Photography

6.3

Critical Care

1997

Director of Photography

6.4

Obsession

1997

Director of Photography

3.8

Jane Eyre

1996

Director of Photography

6.9

Bogus

1996

Director of Photography

5.8

Milk Money

1994

Director of Photography

6.4

It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice

1994

Cinematography

This Boy's Life

1993

Director of Photography

7.1

Bopha!

1993

Director of Photography

5.3

Used People

1992

Director of Photography

5.7

The Object of Beauty

1991

Director of Photography

5.3

The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez

1991

Director of Photography

4.9

Hamlet

1990

Director of Photography

6.6

Memphis Belle

1990

Director of Photography

6.7

The Good Mother

1988

Director of Photography

5.7

Masquerade

1988

Director of Photography

5.6

Last Rites

1988

Director of Photography

4.5

Journey to the Center of the Earth

1988

Director of Photography

3.1

Moonstruck

1987

Director of Photography

6.8

Sky Bandits

1986

Director of Photography

5.8

Out of Africa

1985

Director of Photography

7.2

White Nights

1985

Director of Photography

6.7

Return to Oz

1985

Director of Photography

6.7

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984

Additional Photography

6.4

The Hotel New Hampshire

1984

Director of Photography

5.6

Yentl

1983

Director of Photography

6.7

Chariots of Fire

1981

Director of Photography

6.8

Endless Love

1981

Director of Photography

5.7

La Cenerentola

1981

Director of Photography

7.4

Hanover Street

1979

Director of Photography

5.6

Cuba

1979

Director of Photography

5.4

That Summer!

1979

Director of Photography

4.6

Joseph Andrews

1977

Director of Photography

4.8

To the Devil a Daughter

1976

Director of Photography

5.4

Robin and Marian

1976

Director of Photography

6.3

Mahogany

1975

Director of Photography

5.8

The Four Musketeers

1974

Director of Photography

6.4

The Three Musketeers

1973

Director of Photography

6.7

A Delicate Balance

1973

Director of Photography

6.1

The Homecoming

1973

Director of Photography

6.0

The Devils

1971

Director of Photography

7.5

The Boy Friend

1971

Director of Photography

6.5

Catch-22

1970

Director of Photography

6.7

The Bed Sitting Room

1969

Director of Photography

5.9

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1968

Director of Photography

6.0

Red, White, and Zero

1968

Director of Photography

5.0

How I Won the War

1967

Director of Photography

5.5

Marat/Sade

1967

Director of Photography

6.1

Mademoiselle

1966

Director of Photography

6.9

Help!

1965

Director of Photography

6.8

The Knack... and How to Get It

1965

Director of Photography

5.9

Rhythm 'n' Greens

1964

Cinematography

The Six-Sided Triangle

1963

Cinematography

...All That Mighty Heart...

1962

Camera Operator

Robert Reid Reports on British Waterways

1962

Cinematography

The Signal Engineers

1962

Director of Photography

The Travolators

1961

Director of Photography

They Take the High Road

1960

Director of Photography

Blue Pullman

1960

Director of Photography

7.7

The Coasts of Clyde

1959

Director of Photography

Diesel Trainride

1959

Director of Photography

8.0

Care of St Christopher’s

1959

Director of Photography

A Desperate Case

1958

Director of Photography

Under Night Streets

1958

Director of Photography

The England of Elizabeth

1957

Director of Photography

Service for Southend

1957

Camera Operator

Lancashire Coast

1957

Director of Photography

7.0

Holiday

1957

Director of Photography

6.7

Men on the Mend

1956

Director of Photography

The Long Night Haul

1956

Director of Photography

Television (1)

Jesus of Nazareth

1977

Director of Photography

7.8