Jack Hildyard

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Jack Hildyard (born March 17, 1908 in London , England ; † September 9, 1990 ibid) was a British cameraman who worked in over 80 films. The sound designer and two-time Oscar winner David Hildyard ( Anatevka , Cabaret ) is his brother.

life and work

Hildyard started out as a clapperboard beater at Elstree Studios in 1932 . In 1934 he was the first camera assistant (focus puller) in Marcel Varnel's film Freedom of the Seas, responsible for the focus. In the following years he worked for the chief cameramen Harry Stradling Sr. ( The novel of a flower girl and visit to the night , both 1938), Mutz Greenbaum ( Pimpernel Smith , 1941) and Robert Krasker ( The holy fire , 1943 and Heinrich V. , 1944) as a camera operator. In 1945 he was one of the cameramen of the film Caesar and Cleopatra by Gabriel Pascal , along with Jack Cardiff , Robert Krasker and Freddie Young . At Peter Ustinov's Film School for Secrets from 1946, Jack Hildyard first worked as head cameraman.

In 1952 Hildyard began working with director David Lean , for whom he shot the films The Unknown Enemy (1952), I Am Lord Of The House (1954), Dream Of My Life (1955) and The Bridge On The Kwai (1957). For the latter work, Hildyard received the Oscar for best color photography in 1957 .

Other films with Jack Hildyard as head cameraman are Hotel Sahara (1951), Alluring Depth (1955), Anastasia (1956), Suddenly Last Summer (1959), The Millionaire (1960), The Endless Horizon (1960), 55 Days in Beijing (1963), Hotel International (1963, BAFTA nomination), Circus World (1964), The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964, BAFTA nomination), The Final Battle (1965) Modesty Blaise - The Deadly Lady (1966, BAFTA Nomination), Casino Royale (1967), Topas (1969) and The Wild Geese Are Coming (1978).

In the 1970s, Jack Hildyard shot with Arab filmmakers, including Mohammed - The Messenger of God (1976) and Omar Mukhtar - Lion of the Desert (1979), both of whom were directed by Moustapha Akkad .

Jack Hildyard was one of the founding members of the British Society of Cinematographers in 1949 , which awarded him the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1990 and of which he was President from 1965 to 1966.

Filmography (selection)

literature

  • 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 3: F - H. Barry Fitzgerald - Ernst Hofbauer. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 .

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personal data
SURNAME Hildyard, Jack
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH London , England
DATE OF DEATH September 9, 1990
Place of death London , England