Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Name: Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Director: Craig McCall
Released: 2010
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Jack Cardiff, Martin Scorsese, Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Charlton Heston

2010 · 86 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 1,363 VOTES · DIR. Craig McCall

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff poster

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,125 lines

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00:00:36 (Audience applauds)

00:05:43 - Andyou're still working? - Yes, well, not for long.

00:09:15 that they gave it to the director

00:12:33 Within half an hour of doing these shots in the bath, the place was crowded.

00:15:45 and is reflecting the rest.

00:18:59 Prevailing winds in part of the Gulf Stream should be in our favour.

00:21:40 we just said, "Eff off!"

00:24:53 They said, "Send it back," and, "Do better than that

00:28:33 and sort of pinkish colours in the sun effects

00:31:48 And he was amused rather than horrified.

00:35:11 (Challis) That's the famous Technicolor camera. Jack, me.

00:38:50 and I just lost count.

00:41:43 because it was doing the impossible.

00:45:12 I did a lot of shots of him doing that.

00:48:47 Jack was suggested by the producer of the picture

00:51:43 Jack, certainly, looking at his work, and having worked with him

00:54:55 (Scorsese) It was so romantic, you know, it was so romantic.

00:58:18 And one or two others, the sound department, had it.

01:01:09 and nobody wrapped her up and took her home.

01:04:56 I don't know. And she asked for me, and I was very flattered.

01:08:14 Some of them don't make the transition very well, do they? But he did.

01:11:41 2 take 3.

01:15:07 I wanted very much to do it myself

04:00:05 relegated to films as a special element

Cast & Characters

Jack Cardiff Self Martin Scorsese Self - Interviewee Kirk Douglas Self - Interviewee Lauren Bacall Self - Interviewee Charlton Heston Self - Interviewee Thelma Schoonmaker Self - Interviewee Freddie Francis Self - Interviewee

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,125

Dialogue density13.1 lines / min

First line00:00:36

Final line04:00:05

Production Record

DirectorCraig McCall

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes1,363