Freddie Francis

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Freddie Francis

Camera December 22, 1917

Islington, London, England, UK

Frederick William (Freddie) Francis BSC (22 December 1917 – 17 March 2007) was an English cinematographer and film director. He achieved his greatest successes in the former, incl…

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The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

8.1 1980 Movie
Cape Fear

Cape Fear

7.3 1991 Movie
Dune

Dune

6.2 1984 Movie
Glory

Glory

7.5 1989 Movie
The Straight Story

The Straight Story

7.7 1999 Movie
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

8.0 1989 TV Show
The Innocents

The Innocents

7.5 1961 Movie
The Saint

The Saint

7.4 1962 TV Show
Moby Dick

Moby Dick

7.1 1956 Movie
School Ties

School Ties

6.5 1992 Movie
The Man in the Moon

The Man in the Moon

7.4 1991 Movie
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

6.8 1972 Movie

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Frederick William (Freddie) Francis BSC (22 December 1917 – 17 March 2007) was an English cinematographer and film director. He achieved his greatest successes in the former, including winning two Academy Awards, for Sons and Lovers (1960) and Glory (1989). As a director, he has cult status on account of his association with the British production companies Amicus and Hammer in the 1960s and 1970s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Freddie Francis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2012
    Amicus: House of Horrors

    Movie

  2. 2010
    Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

    Movie Self – Interviewee

  3. 2003
    Inside the Fear Factory

    Movie Himself

  4. 2003
    Impressions of Dune

    Movie Self

  5. 2001
    The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed

    Movie Self

  6. 2001
    The Making of 'Cape Fear'

    Movie Self

  7. 1999
    The Straight Story

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 1996
    Rainbow

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 1994
    Princess Caraboo

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 1994
    The World of Hammer

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  11. 1994
    Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

    Movie Self

  12. 1994
    Calliope

    Movie Cinematography

  13. 1993
    A Life in the Theatre

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 1992
    School Ties

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 1991
    Cape Fear

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 1991
    The Man in the Moon

    Movie Director of Photography

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  1. 1990
    The Plot to Kill Hitler

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 1989
    Glory

    Movie Director of Photography

  3. 1989
    Tales from the Crypt

    TV show Director

  4. 1989
    Brenda Starr

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 1989
    Her Alibi

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 1988
    Clara's Heart

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 1987
    Dark Tower

    Movie Director

  8. 1985
    The Doctor and the Devils

    Movie Director

  9. 1985
    Code Name: Emerald

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 1984
    Dune

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 1984
    What Waits Below

    Movie Story

  12. 1984
    Memed My Hawk

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 1983
    The Jigsaw Man

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 1983
    Destination Dune

    Movie Self

  15. 1982
    The Executioner's Song

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 1981
    The French Lieutenant's Woman

    Movie Director of Photography

  17. 1980
    The Elephant Man

    Movie Director of Photography

  18. 1977
    Golden Rendezvous

    Movie Director

  19. 1976
    Star Maidens

    TV show Director

  20. 1975
    Legend of the Werewolf

    Movie Director

  21. 1975
    The Ghoul

    Movie Director

  22. 1974
    Craze

    Movie Director

  23. 1974
    Son of Dracula

    Movie Director

  24. 1973
    Tales That Witness Madness

    Movie Director