Jack Cardiff

Jack Cardiff

September 18, 1914 · 112 years old

From Wikipedia Jack Cardiff was a British cinematographer, director and photographer. His career spanned the development of cinema, from silent film, through early experiments in Technicolor to filmmaking in the 21st century. He was best known for his influential colour cinematography for director…

Known For

9 titles
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Dark of the Sun

Dark of the Sun

1968 · 1h 40m · Movie

A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through war-torn Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to steal $50 million in uncut diamonds. But infighting, sadistic rebels and a time lock jeopardize everything.

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The Long Ships

The Long Ships

1964 · 2h 6m · Movie

A vagabond Viking adventurer and a Moor both compete to find "The Mother of All Voices", a legendary golden bell near the Pillars of Hercules.

6.0
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The Girl on a Motorcycle

The Girl on a Motorcycle

1968 · 1h 31m · Movie

A married woman leaves her husband and zooms off on her motorcycle to see her lover.

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The Mutations

The Mutations

1974 · 1h 32m · Movie

A rogue biologist abducts students to accelerate evolution through genetic hybridization. He grafts botanical traits onto human subjects within a secluded laboratory while employing a disfigured assistant to procure fresh biologic...

5.3
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Sons and Lovers

Sons and Lovers

1960 · 1h 43m · Movie

A young man with artistic talent lives in a close-knit coal-mining town and finds himself inhibited by his emotionally manipulative mother.

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My Geisha

My Geisha

1962 · 1h 59m · Movie

An actress disguises herself as a geisha in order to land the lead role in her director husband's film version of 'Madam Butterfly'.

6.5
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The Liquidator

The Liquidator

1965 · 1h 45m · Movie

Colonel Mostyn of the British Intelligence Service suspects there is a leak in his department and hires an American expatriate to eliminate various targets working for the Soviets.

5.9
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Penny Gold

Penny Gold

1973 · 1h 27m · Movie

While investigating a murder case, a detective stumbles upon a rare-stamp swindle involving the victim's twin sister.

5.2
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The Prince, The Showgirl and Me

The Prince, The Showgirl and Me

2004 · 1h 0m · Movie

Colin Clark, younger brother of Alan Clark and son of Lord Kenneth Clark wanted to work in the movies. When Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh came to dine with his parents, he mentioned his ambition to them and they arranged for him to work as 3rd assistant director on the forthcoming The Prince and the Showgirl (1957). Colin kept a diary throughout the production and this documentary is a dramatization of that diary with lots of behind the scenes footage of Marilyn (and Arthur Miller) in England and of the production of the film with all of its associated problems.