Robert Elswit

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Robert Elswit

Camera 76 April 22, 1950

California, USA

Robert Christopher Elswit, ASC (born April 22, 1950) is an American cinematographer. He has collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson from 1996 to 2014, winning the Academy Award fo…

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The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

8.4 1980 Movie
Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

7.9 1983 Movie
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

7.5 1982 Movie
Nightcrawler

Nightcrawler

7.7 2014 Movie
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

7.1 2011 Movie
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

7.2 2015 Movie
There Will Be Blood

There Will Be Blood

8.1 2007 Movie
The Bourne Legacy

The Bourne Legacy

6.3 2012 Movie
Salt

Salt

6.4 2010 Movie
The Town

The Town

7.2 2010 Movie
Skyscraper

Skyscraper

6.3 2018 Movie
Magnolia

Magnolia

7.7 1999 Movie

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Robert Christopher Elswit, ASC (born April 22, 1950) is an American cinematographer. He has collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson from 1996 to 2014, winning the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for There Will Be Blood. Elswit has also collaborated with directors and screenwriters Tony and Dan Gilroy on all six films that either brother directed. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Elswit, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

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  1. 2026
    Animals

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 2026
    The Punisher: One Last Kill

    Movie Director of Photography

  3. 2025
    Ella McCay

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 2024
    RIPLEY

    TV show Director of Photography

  5. 2024
    Bob Marley: One Love

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 2021
    King Richard

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 2020
    The King of Staten Island

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 2019
    Velvet Buzzsaw

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 2018
    Skyscraper

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 2018
    Write When You Get Work

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 2017
    Roman J. Israel, Esq.

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 2017
    Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert Hearts

    Movie Self

  13. 2017
    Suburbicon

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 2016
    The Night Of

    TV show Director of Photography

  15. 2016
    Gold

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 2015
    The Diary of a Teenage Girl

    Movie Thanks

More credits
  1. 2015
    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    TV show Self

  2. 2015
    Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

    Movie Director of Photography

  3. 2014
    Inherent Vice

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 2014
    Nightcrawler

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 2012
    The Bourne Legacy

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 2011
    Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 2010
    The Town

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 2010
    Salt

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 2009
    The Men Who Stare at Goats

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 2009
    Duplicity

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 2008
    The Burning Plain

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 2008
    Redbelt

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 2008
    Shine a Light

    Movie Camera Operator

  14. 2007
    There Will Be Blood

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 2007
    Michael Clayton

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 2006
    The Informer: Out of the Fog

    Movie Self

  17. 2006
    American Dreamz

    Movie Director of Photography

  18. 2005
    Syriana

    Movie Director of Photography

  19. 2005
    Good Night, and Good Luck.

    Movie Director of Photography

  20. 2003
    Runaway Jury

    Movie Director of Photography

  21. 2003
    Gigli

    Movie Director of Photography

  22. 2003
    Behind the Red Door

    Movie Director of Photography

  23. 2002
    Punch-Drunk Love

    Movie Director of Photography

  24. 2001
    Impostor

    Movie Director of Photography