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Freddie Francis
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Biography
Frederick William (Freddie) Francis BSC (22 December 1917 – 17 March 2007) was an English cinematographer and film director. He achieved his greatest successes in the former, including winning two Academy Awards, for Sons and Lovers (1960) and Glory (1989). As a director, he has cult status on account of his association with the British production companies Amicus and Hammer in the 1960s and 1970s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Freddie Francis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Notable films
Where to start
Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.
The Straight Story
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Dune
Director of Photography
The Elephant Man
Director of Photography
Cape Fear
Director of Photography
Tales from the Crypt
Directed
The Innocents
Director of Photography
The Man in the Moon
Director of Photography
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
As Self – Interviewee
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
When Finishing Beats Winning
A chain of films where the protagonist loses the official contest but achieves a deeper, personal victory, redefining what it means to go the distance.
8 films
No Map. No Plan. Just Go
From American Honey to Nomadland, a journey through films where the open road promises freedom, and sometimes delivers it.
8 films
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