Russell Harlan

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Russell Harlan

Camera September 16, 1903

Los Angeles, California, USA

Born Russell September 16, 1903 in Los Angeles, California to Frank and Bertha Harlan, who hailed from Iowa and Missouri. Russell was raised in Los Angeles along with his younger…

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To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

8.0 1962 Movie
Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

8.2 1957 Movie
Rio Bravo

Rio Bravo

7.8 1959 Movie
The Thing from Another World

The Thing from Another World

6.7 1951 Movie
Red River

Red River

7.3 1948 Movie
Operation Petticoat

Operation Petticoat

7.2 1959 Movie
The Great Race

The Great Race

7.1 1965 Movie
Gun Crazy

Gun Crazy

7.4 1950 Movie
Hatari!

Hatari!

6.8 1962 Movie
Pollyanna

Pollyanna

7.0 1960 Movie
Lust for Life

Lust for Life

7.2 1956 Movie
Run Silent, Run Deep

Run Silent, Run Deep

7.0 1958 Movie

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Born Russell September 16, 1903 in Los Angeles, California to Frank and Bertha Harlan, who hailed from Iowa and Missouri. Russell was raised in Los Angeles along with his younger brother Richard (b. 1911). His paternal grandmother Sarah J. Harlan also lived with the family. Harlan started in the film industry as an actor and stuntman, and by the early 1930s was working behind the camera as an assistant. His first work as lead cinematographer was in 1937, when he filmed four "Hopalong Cassidy" westerns for Harry Sherman Productions. Harlan had a career as a cinematographer that spanned some thirty-three years from 1937 to 1970. He was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, including two in 1962 for his work on Hatari! and To Kill a Mockingbird.

Filmography

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  1. 1970
    Darling Lili

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 1967
    Tobruk

    Movie Director of Photography

  3. 1966
    Hawaii

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 1965
    The Great Race

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 1965
    Dear Heart

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 1965
    Quick, Before It Melts

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 1964
    Man's Favorite Sport?

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 1963
    A Gathering of Eagles

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 1962
    To Kill a Mockingbird

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 1962
    The Spiral Road

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 1962
    Hatari!

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 1960
    Sunrise at Campobello

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 1960
    Pollyanna

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 1959
    Operation Petticoat

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 1959
    Day of the Outlaw

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 1959
    Rio Bravo

    Movie Director of Photography

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  1. 1958
    King Creole

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 1958
    Run Silent, Run Deep

    Movie Director of Photography

  3. 1957
    Witness for the Prosecution

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 1957
    This Could Be the Night

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 1957
    Something of Value

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 1956
    Lust for Life

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 1956
    The Last Hunt

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 1955
    Land of the Pharaohs

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 1955
    Blackboard Jungle

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 1954
    Riot in Cell Block 11

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 1952
    Ruby Gentry

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 1952
    The Ring

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 1952
    The Big Sky

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 1951
    The Thing from Another World

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 1950
    The Man Who Cheated Himself

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 1950
    Southside 1-1000

    Movie Director of Photography

  17. 1950
    The Kangaroo Kid

    Movie Director of Photography

  18. 1950
    Tarzan and the Slave Girl

    Movie Director of Photography

  19. 1950
    Guilty Bystander

    Movie Director of Photography

  20. 1950
    Gun Crazy

    Movie Director of Photography

  21. 1949
    Bad Men of Tombstone

    Movie Director of Photography

  22. 1948
    Red River

    Movie Director of Photography

  23. 1948
    Four Faces West

    Movie Director of Photography

  24. 1947
    Ramrod

    Movie Director of Photography