Directed credits
64
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Jack Cardiff
Camera
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Directed movies: 63Directed series: 1All crew credits: 78
TMDB ID: 6603
IMDb ID: nm0002153
Known for: Camera
Born: September 18, 1914
Died: April 22, 2009
Age: 94
Place of birth: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1924 - 2010
Years active: 87
Average TMDB rating: 6.37
Wikidata: Q436704
Also known as
John George James Gran • John Cardiff • Jack Cardiff OBE
Frequent jobs
Director of Photography (50)Director (14)Cinematography (6)Camera Operator (4)Aerial Camera (1)Assistant Camera (1)Focus Puller (1)Production Runner (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Jack Cardiff.
10.0
Call from Space
Director of Photography
1989 Movie
4.7
Million Dollar Mystery
Director of Photography
1987 Movie
5.1
Tai-Pan
Director of Photography
1986 Movie
6.7
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Director of Photography
1985 Movie
6.7
Cat's Eye
Director of Photography
1985 Movie
6.1
Conan the Destroyer
Director of Photography
1984 Movie
2.5
Scandalous
Director of Photography
1984 Movie
4.8
The Wicked Lady
Director of Photography
1983 Movie
6.0
Ghost Story
Director of Photography
1981 Movie
5.8
The Dogs of War
Director of Photography
1980 Movie
5.5
The Awakening
Director of Photography
1980 Movie
6.1
A Man, a Woman and a Bank
Director of Photography
1979 Movie
4.7
Avalanche Express
Director of Photography
1979 Movie
4.8
The Fifth Musketeer
Director of Photography
1979 Movie
7.1
Death on the Nile
Director of Photography
1978 Movie
5.9
The Prince and the Pauper
Director of Photography
1977 Movie
6.4
Ride a Wild Pony
Director of Photography
1975 Movie
5.0
The Mutations
Director
1974 Movie
5.7
Penny Gold
Director
1973 Movie
5.5
Scalawag
Director of Photography
1973 Movie
5.3
The Girl on a Motorcycle
Director
1968 Movie
6.6
Dark of the Sun
Director
1968 Movie
6.2
The Liquidator
Director
1965 Movie
6.4
Young Cassidy
Director
1965 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Jack Cardiff.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Jack Cardiff.
8.0
The Red Shoes
Director of Photography
1948 Movie
7.8
A Matter of Life and Death
Director of Photography
1946 Movie
7.5
Black Narcissus
Director of Photography
1947 Movie
7.4
The African Queen
Director of Photography
1952 Movie
7.2
A Bridge Too Far
Aerial Camera
1977 Movie
7.1
Death on the Nile
Director of Photography
1978 Movie
7.0
The Vikings
Director of Photography
1958 Movie
6.8
The Barefoot Contessa
Director of Photography
1954 Movie
6.7
Cat's Eye
Director of Photography
1985 Movie
6.7
War and Peace
Director of Photography
1956 Movie
6.7
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Director of Photography
1985 Movie
6.6
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
Director of Photography
1951 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Jack Cardiff.
6.7
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Director of Photography
1985 Movie
7.0
The Vikings
Director of Photography
1958 Movie
6.1
Conan the Destroyer
Director of Photography
1984 Movie
6.7
My Geisha
Director
1962 Movie
7.2
A Bridge Too Far
Aerial Camera
1977 Movie
7.1
Death on the Nile
Director of Photography
1978 Movie
7.4
The African Queen
Director of Photography
1952 Movie
6.7
Fanny
Director of Photography
1961 Movie
6.7
War and Peace
Director of Photography
1956 Movie
6.1
Legend of the Lost
Director of Photography
1957 Movie
6.0
Western Approaches
Director of Photography
1944 Movie
Indian Durbar
Director of Photography
1939 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Jack Cardiff.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Jack Cardiff.
The Suicidal Dog
Cinematography
2000 Movie
7.2
A Bridge Too Far
Aerial Camera
1977 Movie
3.3
Crossed Swords
Cinematography
1954 Movie
6.5
The Great Mr Handel
Cinematography
1942 Movie
Border Weave
Cinematography
1942 Movie
The Western Isles
Cinematography
1941 Movie
Colour in Clay
Cinematography
1941 Movie
6.1
Wings of the Morning
Camera Operator
1937 Movie
5.1
As You Like It
Camera Operator
1936 Movie
6.6
The Ghost Goes West
Camera Operator
1935 Movie
The Ghost Train
Assistant Camera
1931 Movie
Loose Ends
Focus Puller
1930 Movie
7.8
Harmony Heaven
Camera Operator
1930 Movie
6.3
The Informer
Production Runner
1929 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Jack Cardiff.
6.7
All Night Long
as Self
2010 Movie
6.6
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
as Self
2010 Movie
7.0
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
as Self (archive footage)
2010 Movie
6.8
Silent Britain
as Himself
2006 Movie
6.2
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
as Self
2005 Movie
7.8
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Self - Director and Cinematographer (also archive footage)
2005 Movie
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
as Self
2001 Movie
Painting with Light
as Self
2001 Movie
1.0
A Profile of 'The Red Shoes'
as Self
2000 Movie
A Profile of 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp'
as Self
2000 Movie
A Profile of 'Black Narcissus'
as Self
2000 Movie
6.9
Glorious Technicolor
as Self
1998 Movie