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Freddie Francis
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- Cinematographer
- Camera Department
In short · Directed for seven decades — 61 credits, 2 Academy Award wins.
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Academy Awards — Oscar — Cinematography
- Award win
Academy Awards — Oscar — Cinematography (black-and-white)
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26 credits
Dark Tower(1989)
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The Doctor and the Devils(1985)
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Legend of the Werewolf(1975)
Director
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The Ghoul(1975)
Director
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Craze(1974)
Director
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Tales That Witness Madness(1973)
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The Creeping Flesh(1973)
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Son of Dracula(1973)
Director
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Tales from the Crypt(1972)
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The Vampire Happening(1971)
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Trog(1970)
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Girly(1970)
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Dracula Has Risen from the Grave(1968)
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Torture Garden(1967)
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They Came from Beyond Space(1967)
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The Deadly Bees(1966)
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The Psychopath(1966)
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Hysteria(1965)
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Dr. Terror's House of Horrors(1965)
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The Skull(1965)
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Nightmare(1964)
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The Evil of Frankenstein(1964)
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Traitor's Gate(1964)
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Paranoiac(1963)
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The Brain(1962)
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The Girl Swappers(1962)
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Writer
2 creditsCinematographer
31 credits
The Straight Story(1999)
Cinematographer
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Rainbow(1995)
Cinematographer
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Princess Caraboo(1994)
Cinematographer
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A Life in the Theatre(1993)
Cinematographer
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School Ties(1992)
Cinematographer
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The Man in the Moon(1991)
Cinematographer
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Cape Fear(1991)
Cinematographer
Film
The Plot to Kill Hitler(1990)
Cinematographer
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Her Alibi(1989)
Cinematographer
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Glory(1989)
Cinematographer
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Brenda Starr(1989)
Cinematographer
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Clara's Heart(1988)
Cinematographer
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Code Name: Emerald(1985)
Cinematographer
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Dune(1984)
Cinematographer
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Memed My Hawk(1984)
Cinematographer
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The Jigsaw Man(1983)
Cinematographer
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The Executioner's Song(1982)
Cinematographer
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The French Lieutenant's Woman(1981)
Cinematographer
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The Elephant Man(1980)
Cinematographer
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Night Must Fall(1964)
Cinematographer
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The Innocents(1961)
Cinematographer
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Saturday Night and Sunday Morning(1960)
Cinematographer
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The Battle of the Sexes(1960)
Cinematographer
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Never Take Candy from a Stranger(1960)
Cinematographer
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Sons and Lovers(1960)
Cinematographer
Film
Next to No Time!(1958)
Cinematographer
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Room at the Top(1958)
Cinematographer
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Our Virgin Island(1958)
Cinematographer
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Strange Affection(1957)
Cinematographer
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Time Without Pity(1957)
Cinematographer
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Awards & Nominations
2 winsAcademy Awards
- Won1989Oscar — Cinematography
- Won1960Oscar — Cinematography (black-and-white)
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Additional credits2Show
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- Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack CardiffSelf - Interviewee · 2010
- Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of HorrorSelf · 1994
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