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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. Cinematographer: The Straight Story. During his last years at school he spent most of his time writing a thesis on 'the future of film' On leaving school he joined Gaumont British Studios at Lime Grove as an apprentice to a stills photographer for a year.
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 ...
Mar 26, 2007 · 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...
Mar 20, 2007 · Freddie Francis. Oscar-winning cinematographer who created distinctive look of films from 1960's Saturday Night and Sunday Morning to 1989's Glory. Sheila Whitaker.
Freddie Francis. Cinematographer: The Straight Story. During his last years at school he spent most of his time writing a thesis on 'the future of film' On leaving school he joined Gaumont British Studios at Lime Grove as an apprentice to a stills photographer for a year.
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).
