John Seale

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John Seale

Camera 83 October 5, 1942

Warwick, Queensland, Australia

John Clement Seale AM ACS ASC (born 5 October 1942) is an Australian cinematographer. He has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and an America…

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

7.9 2001 Movie
Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road

7.6 2015 Movie
Dead Poets Society

Dead Poets Society

8.3 1989 Movie
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

6.3 2010 Movie
Rain Man

Rain Man

7.7 1988 Movie
Final Destination

Final Destination

6.6 2000 Movie
The Tourist

The Tourist

6.2 2010 Movie
The Talented Mr. Ripley

The Talented Mr. Ripley

7.2 1999 Movie
The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm

6.5 2000 Movie
The English Patient

The English Patient

7.1 1996 Movie
City of Angels

City of Angels

6.8 1998 Movie
The Firm

The Firm

6.7 1993 Movie

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John Clement Seale AM ACS ASC (born 5 October 1942) is an Australian cinematographer. He has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and an American Society of Cinematographers Award. Seale started his career collaborating with director Peter Weir as both a camera operator and director of photography, gaining a reputation as one of Australia's leading cinematographers. He then earned international prominence working with directors such as Anthony Minghella, Wolfgang Petersen, Ron Howard, Sydney Pollack, and George Miller. Seale received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for The English Patient (1996). He was also Oscar-nominated for Witness (1985), Rain Man (1988), Cold Mountain (2003), and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). Seale's other work includes the films Children of a Lesser God (1986), Dead Poets Society (1989), The Firm (1993), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001). Seale was born in Warwick, Queensland, Australia, to Marjorie Lyndon (née Pool) and Eric Clement Seale. He received Oscar nominations for his work on Witness, Rain Man, and Cold Mountain and won for The English Patient. Seale directed one film, Till There Was You, in 1990. He is a four-time Oscar nominee, five-time BAFTA nominee, and four-time ASC Award nominee. His greatest commercial successes have been Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, which grossed US$974 million; Rain Man, which grossed US$354 million; Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, which grossed US$335 million; The Perfect Storm, which grossed US$328 million; and The Tourist, which grossed US$278 million. He came out of retirement in 2012 to shoot Mad Max: Fury Road, for which he received another Academy Award nomination. Seale was appointed a member of the Order of Australia in the 2002 Australia Day Honours in recognition of his "service to the arts as an Australian and internationally acclaimed cinematographer." Description above from the Wikipedia article John Seale, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

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  1. 2025
    It’s a Mad Max World

    Movie Self

  2. 2022
    Three Thousand Years of Longing

    Movie Director of Photography

  3. 2015
    Mad Max: Fury Road

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 2010
    The Tourist

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 2010
    The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

    Movie First Assistant "B" Camera

  6. 2010
    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 2010
    Betwixt

    Movie First Assistant Camera

  8. 2010
    Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball

    Movie First Assistant "B" Camera

  9. 2008
    Not Quite Hollywood

    Movie Self

  10. 2006
    Poseidon

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 2004
    Spanglish

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 2003
    Cold Mountain

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 2003
    Dreamcatcher

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 2003
    The Hitcher: How Do These Movies Get Made?

    Movie

  15. 2001
    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 2001
    Replicant

    Movie First Assistant Camera

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  1. 2000
    The Perfect Storm

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 2000
    Final Destination

    Movie First Assistant Camera

  3. 1999
    The Talented Mr. Ripley

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 1999
    At First Sight

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 1998
    City of Angels

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 1996
    Ghosts of Mississippi

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 1996
    The English Patient

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 1995
    The American President

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 1995
    Beyond Rangoon

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 1994
    The Paper

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 1993
    The Firm

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 1992
    Lorenzo's Oil

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 1991
    The Doctor

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 1991
    Till There Was You

    Movie Director

  15. 1989
    Dead Poets Society

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 1988
    Rain Man

    Movie Director of Photography

  17. 1988
    Gorillas in the Mist

    Movie Director of Photography

  18. 1987
    Stakeout

    Movie Director of Photography

  19. 1986
    The Mosquito Coast

    Movie Director of Photography

  20. 1986
    Children of a Lesser God

    Movie Director of Photography

  21. 1986
    The Hitcher

    Movie Director of Photography

  22. 1985
    The Empty Beach

    Movie Director of Photography

  23. 1985
    Witness

    Movie Director of Photography

  24. 1984
    Silver City

    Movie Cinematography