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    Freddie Francis

    Cinematographer, film director

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  1. Freddie Francis. Frederick William Francis (22 December 1917 – 17 March 2007) was an English cinematographer and film director. [1]

  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.

  3. Mar 26, 2007 · March 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...

  4. Dec 22, 2017 · 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 Macomber Affair ...

  5. Overview. Born. December 22, 1917 · Islington, London, England, UK. Died. March 17, 2007 · Isleworth, Middlesex, England, UK (complications from a stroke) Birth name. Frederick William Francis. Mini Bio.

  6. Mar 21, 2007 · Freddie Francis. Double Oscar-winning cinematographer whose elegant films were in sharp contrast to the horror movies he directed. Sheila Whitaker. Tue 20 Mar 2007 20.01 EDT. The American film...

  7. Oct 2, 2014 · Features —. Oct 2, 2014. The following is a chapter on The Innocents from cinematographer Freddie Franciss memoir, The Straight Story from “Moby Dick” to “Glory.”. It is reproduced here courtesy of Scarecrow Press. T he last picture I worked on as a cinematographer in my first phase (with the exception of another in 1964 and my ...

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