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Frederick William Francis BSC [1] (22 December 1917 – 17 March 2007) was an English cinematographer and film director whose filmmaking career spanned over 60 years, from the late 1930s until the late 2000s. [2] .
Freddie Francis (1917-2007) was a British filmmaker who worked as a director, cinematographer and camera operator. He won two Oscars for his work on The Elephant Man and Glory, and was known for his collaborations with John Huston and Hammer Films.
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Dec 22, 2017 · Freddie Francis. Born 100 years ago today, Freddie Francis was one of the great cinematographers in British cinema. Best known for his pioneering use of black and white CinemaScope, he’d come up through the ranks of all the major British studios, cutting his teeth as camera operator on films by John Huston (Moulin Rouge), Zoltan Korda (The ...
Freddie Francis, a versatile British cinematographer whose talent for creating atmosphere won him two Oscars, died on March 17 in London. He was 89. He had suffered a stroke in December and...
Apr 30, 2015 · The late Frederick (Freddie) William Francis was born in Islington, North London in March 1917. After leaving school he went to a technical college to study engineering. Whilst there he wrote an essay on film and was given the chance to visit the Gaumont British studios in Shepherd’s Bush, West London.
Frederick William (Freddie) Francis BSC (22 December 1917 – 17 March 2007) was an English cinematographer and film director. He achieved his greatest successes as a cinematographer, including winning two Academy Awards, for Sons and Lovers (1960) and Glory (1989).
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Freddie Francis. Cinematographer/Director. 22 December 1917 to 17 March 2007. One of Britain's finest cinematographers, Francis lit such films as Room At The Top (1958), Sons & Lovers (1960) and The Innocents (1961).
