Anthony B. Richmond

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Anthony B. Richmond (born July 7, 1942 in London , England ) is a British cameraman .

Live and act

Richmond began his career in the film business as a clapper loader and runner . In this function he worked on the literary film adaptation of Doctor Zhivago in 1965 . In 1968 he worked for the first time as an independent cameraman on a feature film production. To this day, cinema productions from a wide variety of genres in which he participated have mainly followed.

In 1985, Richmond appeared for the first and only time as a director. He directed the film drama Déjà Vu , the main role was taken by his then wife Jaclyn Smith .

For his camera work on the film When the Gondolas Bear Mourning , Richmond won the British Film Awards in 1974. In a video interview that is included in the bonus material on the bluRay disc of When the Gondolas Carry Mourning , cameraman Anthony B. Richmond describes: “A lot of people said Nic Roeg made my breakthrough as a cameraman. But it was not, it was John Schlesinger and Basil Dearden . "Before the game film do not look now had worked as a cameraman primarily to the realization of musical films Richmond, about 1,968 for the video clip to the song Jumpin 'Jack Flash of the Rolling Stones in collaboration with director Michael Lindsay-Hogg as well as on the television special The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus and the 1979 documentary The Kids Are Alright by The Who . Richmond was also cameraman on the Rolling Stones film One Plus One - Sympathy for the Devil by director Jean-Luc Godard from 1968.

Private

Richmond was married to Jaclyn Smith from 1981 to 1989 . Two of his children are from this marriage. He is the father of two other children. His son George Richmond followed in his footsteps and also became a cameraman.

Filmography (selection)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Video interview with cameraman Anthony B. Richmond, 24 minutes, included in the bonus material of the bluRay disc When the gondolas bear mourning , 2013, Arthaus - Special Films , Leipzig, + Studiocanal GmbH , Berlin.
personal data
SURNAME Richmond, Anthony B.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Richmond, Toni
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH July 7, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH London , England