Bruce Surtees
Bruce Surtees (born July 23, 1937 in Los Angeles , California - † February 23, 2012 in Carmel , California) was an American cameraman .
Life
Bruce Surtees, son of the cameraman and Oscar winner Robert Surtees , worked for several years as an animation cameraman for the Disney group after completing his training at the Art Center School in Los Angeles , then as a camera assistant for his father's films. As chief cameraman from 1970, he mainly photographed numerous films with Clint Eastwood . Only occasionally, such as In the case of the film Ketten aus Gold , for example , Surtees was recognized by the critics as having an image design that went beyond routine craftsmanship (“... only photographically above average”). He was nominated for an Oscar for his work (in black and white) on Lenny .
Surtees died on February 23, 2012 as a result of complications from his diabetes .
Filmography (selection)
- 1970: Sadistico (Play Misty for Me)
- 1971: Betrayed (The Beguiled)
- 1971: Dirty Harry
- 1971: The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
- 1972: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (Conquest of the Planet of the Apes)
- 1972: A Stranger Without a Name (High Plains Drifter)
- 1972: Sinola (Joe Kidd)
- 1973: Marriage excluded (Blume in love)
- 1973: Revolt in the Underworld (The Outfit)
- 1974: Lenny
- 1975: The Hot Track (Night Moves)
- 1976: The Shootist (The Shootist)
- 1976: The Texan (The Outlaw Josey Wales)
- 1977: Michael the Indian Boy (Three Warriors)
- 1977: Decision Day (Big Wednesday)
- 1978: Movie Movie
- 1979 Escape from Alcatraz (Escape from Alcatraz)
- 1981: Firefox
- 1981: White Dog (White Dog)
- 1982: Honkytonk Man
- 1982: Bad Boys - Small and Dangerous (Bad Boys)
- 1983: Dirty Harry Comes Back (Sudden Impact)
- 1983: Loose business (Risky Business)
- 1984: Beverly Hills Cop - I'll definitely solve the case (Beverly Hills Cop)
- 1984: The Wolf Chases the Pack (Tightrope)
- 1985: Pale Rider - The nameless rider (Pale Rider)
- 1985: Psycho III
- 1986: Hot Hell LA (Out of Bounds)
- 1986: Ratboy
- 1987: High-Life on the Beach (Back to the Beach)
- 1988: Daddy's Cadillac (License to Drive)
- 1990: Crazy Times (Men Don't Leave)
- 1991: A Landlord to Smooch (The Super)
- 1991: Chains of Gold
- 1991: Run - run for your life (Run)
- 1992: The Magic of a Summer (That Night)
- 1993: The beast (The Crush)
- 1994: Corrina, Corrina
- 1994: The Birds II: Land's End
- 1995: The Whimsical Mr. Cox (The Stars Fell on Henrietta)
- 1996: Murderous Swap (The Substitute)
- 1998: Men are different (Just a Little Harmless Sex)
- 1999: Lost Winner (That Championship Season)
- 2000: An American Tragedy - The OJ Simpson Story (American Tragedy)
Web links
- Bruce Surtees in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ DP Bruce Surtees dies at 74
- ↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 7: R - T. Robert Ryan - Lily Tomlin. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 559.
- ^ Critique of film-dienst / Lexikon des Internationale Films
- ↑ Nominations on oscars.org
- ↑ Margalit Fox: Bruce Surtees, Oscar-Nominated Cinematographer, Dies at 74 on nytimes.com, February 28, 2012, accessed April 2, 2012.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Surtees, Bruce |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cameraman |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1937 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California |
DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 2012 |
Place of death | Carmel , California |