Gordon Willis

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Gordon Willis

Camera May 28, 1931

Astoria, New York, USA

Gordon Hugh Willis, Jr., ASC (May 28, 1931 – May 18, 2014) was an American cinematographer. He is best known for his work on Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather series as well as…

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The Godfather

The Godfather

8.7 1972 Movie
The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II

8.6 1974 Movie
The Godfather Part III

The Godfather Part III

7.4 1990 Movie
Annie Hall

Annie Hall

7.7 1977 Movie
Manhattan

Manhattan

7.7 1979 Movie
All the President's Men

All the President's Men

7.7 1976 Movie
The Devil's Own

The Devil's Own

6.2 1997 Movie
The Money Pit

The Money Pit

6.5 1986 Movie
The Purple Rose of Cairo

The Purple Rose of Cairo

7.4 1985 Movie
Zelig

Zelig

7.4 1983 Movie
Presumed Innocent

Presumed Innocent

6.8 1990 Movie
Malice

Malice

6.3 1993 Movie

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Gordon Hugh Willis, Jr., ASC (May 28, 1931 – May 18, 2014) was an American cinematographer. He is best known for his work on Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather series as well as Woody Allen's Annie Hall and Manhattan. Fellow cinematographer William Fraker called Willis's work a "milestone in visual storytelling", while one critic suggested that Willis "defined the cinematic look of the 1970s: sophisticated compositions in which bolts of light and black put the decade's moral ambiguities into stark relief". When the International Cinematographers Guild conducted a survey in 2003, they placed Willis among the ten most influential cinematographers in history.

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  1. 2016
    The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 2012
    An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road

    Movie Self

  3. 2011
    Woody Allen: A Documentary

    Movie Self

  4. 2008
    Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'

    Movie Self

  5. 2007
    Fog City Mavericks

    Movie Self

  6. 2006
    Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

    Movie Self

  7. 2006
    Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"

    Movie Self

  8. 2003
    Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

    Movie Self

  9. 1997
    The Devil's Own

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 1993
    Malice

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 1992
    The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 1992
    Visions of Light

    Movie Self

  13. 1990
    The Godfather Part III

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 1990
    Presumed Innocent

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 1988
    Bright Lights, Big City

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 1987
    The Pick-up Artist

    Movie Director of Photography

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  1. 1986
    The Money Pit

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 1985
    Perfect

    Movie Director of Photography

  3. 1985
    The Purple Rose of Cairo

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 1984
    Broadway Danny Rose

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 1984
    The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 1983
    Zelig

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 1982
    A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 1981
    Pennies from Heaven

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 1980
    Stardust Memories

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 1980
    Windows

    Movie Director

  11. 1980
    To Woody Allen from Europe with Love

    Movie Himself

  12. 1979
    Manhattan

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 1978
    Comes a Horseman

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 1978
    Interiors

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 1977
    Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television

    TV show Cinematography

  16. 1977
    September 30, 1955

    Movie Director of Photography

  17. 1977
    The Beatles at Shea Stadium

    Movie Camera Operator

  18. 1977
    Annie Hall

    Movie Director of Photography

  19. 1976
    All the President's Men

    Movie Director of Photography

  20. 1975
    The Drowning Pool

    Movie Director of Photography

  21. 1974
    The Godfather Part II

    Movie Director of Photography

  22. 1974
    The Parallax View

    Movie Director of Photography

  23. 1973
    The Paper Chase

    Movie Director of Photography

  24. 1972
    Up the Sandbox

    Movie Director of Photography