Cameraman : the life & work of Jack Cardiff / High Point Media Group ; Modus Operandi Films and the UK Film Council, in association with Smoke & Mirrors present ; a film by Craig McCall ; directed and produced by Craig McCall.

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A star-studded documentary about one of the greatest Oscar-winning cinematographers, who captured the beauty of such stars as Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, and Sophia Loren in such memorable classics as The African queen, The red shoes, Barefoot contessa, and Black Narcissus. With a career spannin...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors:	Strand Releasing (Firm) High Point Media Group Modus Operandi Films UK Film Council Smoke and Mirrors Film Productions
Other Authors:	McCall, Craig (Producer, Director) Cardiff, Jack
Language:	English
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned in English.
Published:	[Culver City, Calif.] : Strand Releasing, [2011]
Edition:	[Widescreen format].
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	Cardiff, Jack. Cinematographers > Biography. Cinematographers > Great Britain > Biography. Motion picture producers and directors > Great Britain > Biography. Feature films > Great Britain. Biographical films. Documentary films. Feature films. Nonfiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Cinematographers. Motion picture producers and directors. Great Britain.
Genre:	Biography. Feature films Biographical films. Documentary films. Feature films. Nonfiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Life and work of Jack Cardiff.
Format:	Video DVD

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Summary:	A star-studded documentary about one of the greatest Oscar-winning cinematographers, who captured the beauty of such stars as Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, and Sophia Loren in such memorable classics as The African queen, The red shoes, Barefoot contessa, and Black Narcissus. With a career spanning more than 80 years, the passionate documentary reveals the craft of one of cinema's most indelible image-makers, Jack Cardiff. Includes bonus features.
Note:	Originally produced in 2010. Special features: interview with Craig McCall by Ian Christie; Jack's actress portraits; Jack's behind-the-scenes movies; cinematographer and director relationship; working with three-strip technicolor; photo galleries; original theatrical trailer. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CW1 D0135285 VideoDVD
Audience:	Not rated.
Credits:	Cinematography, Steven Chivers, Ricardo Coll, Simon Fanthorpe, Nicholas Hoffman, Jonathan Rho, Ian Salvage, John Walker, James Welland, Bob Williams ; editor, Dan Roberts ; composer, Mark Sayer-Wade.
System Details:	DVD, NTSC ; Dolby digital 2.0.
Participant or Performer:	Jack Cardiff, with interviews with over twenty famous actors, directors and producers, including Martin Scorsese, Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Charlton Heston, Kim Hunter, John Mills.