Cameraman: The Life And Work Of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life And Work Of Jack Cardiff (2010)

  • 96% of critics liked it
    (27 reviews)

  • 88% of users liked it
    (613 ratings)

Jack Cardiff's career spanned an incredible nine of moving picture's first ten decades and his work behind the camera altered the look of films forever through his use of Technicolor photography. Craig McCall's passionate film about the legendary cinematographer reveals a unique figure… More

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Documentary, Television
In Theaters
May 13, 2011 Wide
On DVD
Aug 16, 2011
Independent Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Leba Hertz, San Francisco Chronicle

    Although we never really learn much about his life outside the movies, by the end of the film we are in awe of his work accomplishments.

  • Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

    "Cameraman" should be required viewing for anyone interested in becoming more visually literate in an ever-more-media-drenched age.

  • Ty Burr, Boston Globe

    Cardiff was the greatest color cameraman who ever lived.

  • Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times

    The lack of personal detail can be frustrating. Yet it suits its subject's gentlemanly reserve.

  • Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

    Even with its tightly cropped approach, this is still a fascinating look at a too-neglected craft.

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  • Stephen M


    Ah, this one takes me back. I was at college in Cardiff in the late Nineties, and I remember finding out at very short notice - like, that very day! - about a special screening of <i>A Matter of Life and Death</i>, to be followed by a Q&A session with that film's… More

  • Ken S


    A doc on a genius whose resume includes The Red Shoes and Rambo. So many more movie to watch.

  • Walter M


    At first, this documentary seems most interested in pointing out that master cinematographer Jack Cardiff was still working at the age of 91 after a very long career. He started out as a child actor before becoming almost entirely self-taught, as he learned more from a pornographic… More

  • Byron B


    The most amazing thing about Jack Cardiff is the span of his career. This doc doesn't give us a lot of insight into his personal life, but does take us back with images of his parents as extras in early silent films. He was a child actor in silents before moving behind the… More

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