Nicolas Roeg - Mikael Salomon - Sándor Sára - Xaver Schwarzenberger
Barry Sonnenfeld - Ted Tetzlaff
Born: 15 August 1928, London, UK, as Nicolas Jack Roeg.
After National Service he joined the film industry as tea-maker and clapper-boy ['The Miniver Story', 1950, H.C. Potter; ph: Joseph Ruttenberg] at Marylebone Studios, working his way up to c.op on Ken Hughes's 'The Trials of Oscar Wilde' [1959; ph: Ted Moore], Fred Zinnemann's 'The Sundowners' [1959; ph: Jack Hildyard], etc. Became doph in 1960. Moved into direction in 1968, paired with the painter and writer Donald Cammell on 'Performance'. Cockney accents, graphic violence, a sympathetic view of London's hallucinatory drug culture, and a complex narrative concerned with identity and power, proved too heady a brew for Warner Bros. executives and the release of the film was delayed for two years. By that time Roeg was in Australia directing and photographing 'Walkabout', his solo debut. Was married to actress Theresa Russell [1982-?]. Received many awards/nominations, e.g. BAFTA Film Award nom [1968] for 'Far from the Madding Crowd', BAFTA Film Award nom 'Best Director' [1974] for 'Don't Look Now', Cannes FF 'Palme d'or' nom [1985] for 'Insignificance' & British Independent Film Award 'Lifetime Achievement Award' [1999]. [Using quotes from article by Neil Sinyard on the screenonline website.]
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CINEMATOGRAPHER [Selection]
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1960
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Jazz Boat [Ken Hughes] b&w; + c.op; cph: Ted Moore
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1961
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Lawrence of Arabia [David Lean] sp70/c; co-2uc; ph: F.A. Young
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1962
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Dr. Crippen [Robert Lynn] b&w
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1963
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The Caretaker/The Guest [Clive Donner] b&w
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1964
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The Masque of the Red Death [Roger Corman] p/c
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1966
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Fahrenheit 451 [François Truffaut] c
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1967
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Far from the Madding Crowd [John Schlesinger] p/c
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1968
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Petulia [Richard Lester] c
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1969
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Walkabout [Nicolas Roeg] c
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1968
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Performance [co-d: Donald Cammell] ph: Nicolas Roeg; released 1970
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1969
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Walkabout [ph: Nicolas Roeg]
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1972
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Nightmare Honeymoon/Deadly Honeymoon [replaced by Elliot Silverstein after 5 days]
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1973
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Don't Look Now [ph: Anthony Richmond & (uncred) Nicolas Roeg]
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1975
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The Man Who Fell to Earth [ph: Anthony Richmond]
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1979
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Bad Timing [: A Sensual Obsession] [ph: Anthony Richmond]
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1982
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Eureka [ph: Alex Thomson]
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1985
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Insignificance [ph: Peter Hannan]
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1988
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The Witches [ph: Harvey Harrison]
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1989
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Cold Heaven [ph: Francis Kenny]
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1994
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Two Deaths [ph: Witold Stok]
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2006
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Puffball [: The Devil's Eyeball] [ph: Nigel Willoughby]
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[Left] with doph Ben Nott [2006] - © Jan Thijs
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Born: 24 February 1945, Malmö, Sweden.
Lived most of his early life in Copenhagen, Denmark. Went to the USA in 1986. Ph his first film, a doc, when he was 17, and his first theatrical feature when he was 20. Member of the ASC and DFF [now honorary member]. Made his debut as dir in 1992 with the pilot ['Fort Hope'] for the 6-part CBS-tv series 'Space Rangers' [1993]. Directed his first feature, 'A Far Off Place', in 1992.
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CINEMATOGRAPHER [Selection]
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1963
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Hurra for os [Hagen Hasselbalch] b&w; doc/304mtr; cph: Dirk Brüel & Henrik Heger
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1967
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Fantasterne/The Phantasts/The Dreamers [Kirsten Stenbćk] b&w
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1970
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Welcome to the Club [Walter Shenson] c
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1975
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Strřmer/Copper [Anders Refn] p/c
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1978
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Slaegten/The Heritage/The Baron [Anders Refn] p/c
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1986
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Oviri/The Wolf at the Door [Henning Carlsen] c
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1987
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The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains [Daniel Mann] tvm
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1987
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Zelly and Me/Phoebe [Tina Rathbone] c; addph: Francis Kenny
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1987
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Stealing Heaven [Clive Donner] c
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1988
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The Abyss [James Cameron] s35/c; uwph: Al Giddings
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1989
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Always [Steven Spielberg] c; aph: Frank Holgate & Alexander Witt
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1990
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Backdraft [Ron Howard] s35/c; 2uc: Don Burgess
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1991
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Far and Away [Ron Howard] p70/c
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1992
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A Far Off Place [replaced René Manzor 3 weeks into filming] ph: Juan Ruiz-Anchía
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1996
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Hard Rain/Flood [ph: Peter Menzies Jr.]
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1999
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Aftershock: Earthquake in New York [ph: Jon Joffin] 2-part tvm
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2000
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A Glimpse of Hell [ph: Jon Joffin] tvm
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2000
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Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor [ph: Seamus Deasy] tvm
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2004
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Rome [ep #11 'The Spoils'] tv-series; ph: Marco Pontecorvo
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2006
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Fallen [ph: Jon Joffin] tvm
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2006
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Nightmares & Dreamscapes [ep #4 'The End of the Whole Mess' & #7 'Autopsy Room Four'] 8-part tv-series; ph: Ben Nott & John Stokes
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2007
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The Andromeda Strain [ph: Jon Joffin] tvm
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see entry
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[Left - behind camera] with dir Rainer Werner Fassbinder [right]
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Born: 21 April 1946, Vienna, Austria, as Franz Xaver Schwarzenberger.
Became dir of [some] features and numerous tvm's in 1982. Ph most of the films he directed. Awarded DKP 'Ehrenkameramann' in 2004.
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CINEMATOGRAPHER [Selection]
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1979
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Berlin Alexanderplatz [Rainer Werner Fassbinder] 13-part tv-series
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1980
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Lili Marleen [Rainer Werner Fassbinder] c; cph: Michael Ballhaus
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1981
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Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss [Rainer Werner Fassbinder] c
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1981
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Lola [Rainer Werner Fassbinder] c
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1981
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Querelle [Rainer Werner Fassbinder] c
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1985
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Momo [Johannes Schaaf] c
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1986
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Mitridate [Jean-Pierre Ponnelle] tvm
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1991
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Schtonk! [Helmut Dietl] c
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1982
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Der stille Ozean [tvm] + ph
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1983
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Donauwalzer [tvm] + ph
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1985
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Otto - der Film [co-d: Otto Waalkes] + ph
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1989
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Absturz [tvm] + ph
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1992
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Duett [tvm] + ph
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1993
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Die skandalösen Frauen [tvm] + ph
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1995
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Lovers [tvm] + ph
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1996
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Lamorte [tvm] + ph
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1997
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Krambambuli [tvm] + ph
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2002
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Eine Liebe in Afrika [tvm] + ph
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2005
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Margarete Steiff [tvm] + ph
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2005
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Feine Dame [tvm] + ph
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2006
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Muttis Liebling [tvm] + ph
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2007
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Die Liebe ein Traum [tvm] + ph
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2008
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Der Bär ist los! Die Geschichte von Bruno [tvm] + ph
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Born: 1 April 1953, New York City, N.Y., USA.
Graduated from the Film School of New York University in 1978. Worked in hardcore cinema for a short time. Made his debut as dir in 1991. Also active as prod, e.g. 'Enchanted' [2006, Kevin Lima; ph: Don Burgess].
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CINEMATOGRAPHER [Selection]
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1981
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In Our Water [Meg Switzgable] c; doc/60m; cph: Ken Kelsch, Robert Chappell & Dick Blofson
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1983
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Blood Simple [Joel Coen] c
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1985
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Welcome Home, Bobby [Herbert Wise] tvm
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1986
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Raising Arizona [Joel Coen] c
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1987
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Big [Penny Marshall] c
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1988
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When Harry Met Sally… [Rob Reiner] c
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1989
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Miller's Crossing [Joel Coen] c
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1989
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Goodfellas [Martin Scorsese] c; finished prod; ph: Michael Ballhaus
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1990
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The Reebok Pump [Greg Carter] c; comm doc/?m; cph: Dan Yarussi & Steven Finestone; for Reebok
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1990
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Misery [Rob Reiner] c; + 2ud
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1990
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The Addams Family [ph: Owen Roizman]
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1993
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Addams Family Values [ph: Don Peterman]
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1995
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Get Shorty [ph: Don Peterman]
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1996
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Men in Black [ph: Don Peterman]
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1998
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Wild Wild West [ph: Michael Ballhaus & Stefan Czapsky]
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2001
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Men in Black II/MIB II/MIIB [ph: Greg Gardiner]
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2005
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RV [: Runaway Vacation] [ph: Fred Murphy]
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2005
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White Noise [announced]
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2006
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Andrew Henry's Meadow [in development]
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2007
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Hackett [tv-pilot] ph: Greg Gardiner
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[Left] with actor Guy Standing & dir Alexander Hall [r]
"Annapolis Farewell" [1935]
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Born: 3 June 1903, Los Angeles, Calif., USA, as Dale H. Tetzlaff, son of racecar driver 'Terrible' Teddy H. Tetzlaff [1883-1929].
Died: 7 January 1995, Fort Baker, Calif., USA.
Entered the film industry as a lab assistant before becoming a c.asst. Became doph in 1926. Directed his first film, 'World Premiere', in 1941, but the onset of World War II drew him into the army, where he achieved the rank of major. On his return to civilian life, he returned to the cinematographer's spot on films like 'The Enchanted Cottage' [1944] and 'Notorious', before switching to directing permanently in 1947. Retired at the end of the 1950s. Received an 'Oscar' AA nom [1942; b&w] for 'The Talk of the Town'.
The extremely well photographed and staged film noir 'The Window' [based on a story by Cornell Woolrich] is considered his best directorial effort. 'Set in the tenement section of New York's Lower East Side, this incredibly tense nail-biter stars Bobby Driscoll as a young boy who has a habit of 'crying wolf'. One night, while trying to beat the heat by making his bed on the fire escape, he climbs up to the next floor and sees his neighbors murder a drunken seaman. Of course, no one, not even the boy's parents, believes him. Director and onetime cameraman Tetzlaff adroitly injects a maximum of suspense into the film, enabling the audience to identify with the boy's predicament. By casting the 12-year-old Driscoll, Tetzlaff was able to twist the idyllic Disney image of childhood into a nightmare world of death and violence, in which parents and neighbors are the child's worst fears come true. Adding to the film's effect is the on-location photography and the dark ambience of the tenements, where evil and death seem to lurk in every shadow and where the pursued boy is nearly killed. 'The Window', which cost only $210,000 to produce and made many times that at the box office, was voted the best mystery film of the year by the Mystery Writers of America. An exceptional film.' [From TV Guide.]
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"You Were Never Lovelier"
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"Notorious"
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CINEMATOGRAPHER [Selection]
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1926
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Atta Boy [Edward H. Griffith] b&w; 6 reels; cph: William Rees & Blake Wagner
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1928
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The Power of the Press [Frank Capra] b&w; 62m; cph: Chester A. Lyons
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1928
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The Younger Generation [Frank Capra] b&w; sound seq ph: Ben Reynolds; silent with sound seq
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1929
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Wall Street [Roy William Neill] b&w; 68m; sound & silent versions
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1930
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The Criminal Code [Howard Hawks] b&w; cph: James Wong Howe & L. William O'Connell
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1934
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College Rhythm [Norman Taurog] b&w; cph: Leo Tover
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1935
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Annapolis Farewell/Gentlemen of the Navy [Alexander Hall] b&w
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1936
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My Man Godfrey [Gregory La Cava] b&w
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1938
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Man About Town [Mark Sandrich] b&w
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1940
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Road to Zanzibar [Victor Schertzinger] b&w
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1942
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The Talk of the Town [George Stevens] b&w
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1942
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I Married a Witch [René Clair] b&w
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1942
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You Were Never Lovelier [William A. Seiter] b&w
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1945
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Notorious [Alfred Hitchcock] b&w; uncred 2uc: Gregg Toland
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1941
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World Premiere [ph: Daniel L. Fapp]
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1947
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Riffraff [ph: George E. Diskant]
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1948
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Fighting Father Dunne [ph: George E. Diskant]
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1949
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The Window [ph: William Steiner]
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1950
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The White Tower [ph: Ray Rennahan & (assoc) Tony Braun]
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1953
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Time Bomb/Terror on a Train [ph: Freddie Young]
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1953
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Son of Sinbad/Nights in a Harem [ph: William Snyder]
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1957
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The Young Land [ph: Winton C. Hoch & Henry Sharp]
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