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Robert Surtees
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert L. Surtees, A.S.C. (August 9, 1906 – January 5, 1985) was an American cinematographer who won Academy Awards three times, for the films King Solomon's Mines, The Bad and the Beautiful and the 1959 version of Ben Hur. Robert L. Surtees began working in Hollywood as assistant cameraman to Gregg Toland, A.S.C. in the late 1920s, before moving to Germany for several years, eventually returning to Hollywood. He became one of the most accomplished cinematographers in motion pictures. His credits include Ben-Hur (1959), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), The Graduate (1967), The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970), The Last Picture Show (1971), Summer of '42 (1971), The Sting (1973), A Star is Born (1976) and Same Time, Next Year (1978). His son Bruce was also a cinematographer.
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The Sting
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The Other
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The Graduate
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Coogan's Bluff
Director of Photography
Sweet Charity
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The Cowboys
Director of Photography
Oklahoma!
Director of Photography
King Solomon's Mines
Director of Photography
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
The Long Con of the Cue Ball
Eight films about hustlers, pupils and the moment a performance of skill curdles into something crueller. The table is never just a table.
8 films
The Mother Who Comes Back Wrong
A chain of films where the woman who gave you life returns as something else: a ghost, a double, a hunger with her face. Other Mommy opens the door, and the bes...
8 films
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