David Watkin

David Watkin

Born March 23, 1925 · Died February 19, 2008

Margate, Kent, England, UK

Biography

David Watkin BSC (23 March 1925 – 19 February 2008) was an English cinematographer, an innovator who was among the first directors of photography to experiment heavily with the usage of bounce light as a soft light source. He worked with such film directors as Richard Lester, Peter Brook, Tony Richardson, Mike Nichols, Ken Russell, Franco Zeffirelli, Sidney Lumet and Sydney Pollack. In 1985, Watkin won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Out of Africa. He received lifetime...

Filmography

THE BEATLES in HELP!Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The DevilsAll ForgottenTea with MussoliniGloriaCritical CareObsessionNight Falls on ManhattanBogusJane EyreIt Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of VeniceMilk MoneyBopha!This Boy's LifeUsed PeopleThe Cabinet of Dr. RamirezThe Object of BeautyHamletMemphis BelleMurder on the MoonLast RitesThe Good MotherJourney to the Center of the EarthMasqueradeMoonstruckSky BanditsOut of AfricaWhite NightsReturn to OzGreystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the ApesThe Hotel New HampshireYentlEndless LoveChariots of FireLa CenerentolaCubaThat Summer!Hanover StreetJoseph AndrewsRobin and MarianTo the Devil a DaughterMahoganyThe Four MusketeersThe Three MusketeersA Delicate BalanceThe HomecomingThe Boy FriendThe DevilsCatch-22The Bed Sitting RoomThe Charge of the Light BrigadeRed, White, and ZeroHow I Won the WarThe Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de SadeMademoiselleHelp!The Knack... and How to Get It