Gordon Willis
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Gordon Hugh Willis, Jr., ASC (May 28, 1931 – May 18, 2014) was an American cinematographer. He is best known for his work on Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather series as well as Woody Allen's Annie Hall and Manhattan. Fellow cinematographer William Fraker called Willis's work a "milestone in visual storytelling", while one critic suggested that Willis "defined the cinematic look of the 1970s: sophisticated compositions in which bolts of light and black put the decade's moral ambiguities into stark relief".
When the International Cinematographers Guild conducted a survey in 2003, they placed Willis among the ten most influential cinematographers in history.
Known For | Camera |
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Most Rating | 8.473 |
Birthday | 1931-05-28 |
Place of Birth | Astoria, New York, USA |
Also Known As | Gordon Hugh Willis Jr., Gordon Hugh Willis, Jr., |
2011
Woody Allen: A Documentary
6.8/158
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2006
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
5.2/4
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2006
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
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2008
Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'
6.7/3
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2012
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
6/1
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2007
Fog City Mavericks
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2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
7.1/54
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1992
Visions of Light
7/45
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1980
To Woody Allen from Europe with Love
1/1
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1971
'Klute' in New York
6.4/7
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