Conrad L. Hall
Born: 1926-06-21 in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Died: 2003-01-04
Known For: Camera
Biography
Conrad Lafcadio Hall, ASC (June 21, 1926 – January 4, 2003) was a French Polynesian-born American cinematographer. Named after writers Joseph Conrad and Lafcadio Hearn, he became widely prominent as a cinematographer earning numerous accolades including three Academy Awards (with ten nominations), three BAFTA Awards and five American Society of Cinematographers Awards. Hall won three Academy Awards for Best Cinematography for his work on Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), American Beauty (1999), and Road to Perdition (2002). He was also Oscar-nominated for Morituri (1965), The Professionals (1966), In Cold Blood (1967), The Day of the Locust (1975), Tequila Sunrise (1988), Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), and A Civil Action (1998). He is also known for Cool Hand Luke (1967), Fat City (1972), and Marathon Man (1976). In 2003, Hall was judged to be one of history's ten most influential cinematographers in a survey of the members of the International Cinematographers Guild. He has been given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. From Wikipedia article 'Conrad Hall'
Filmography
2010
- Something's Gonna Live as Self
- A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall as Self (archive footage)
2006
- Who Needs Sleep? as Self
2002
- Road to Perdition ... (Director of Photography)
2000
- American Beauty: Look Closer... as Self
1999
- American Beauty ... (Director of Photography)
1998
- Without Limits ... (Director of Photography)
- A Civil Action ... (Director of Photography)
1996
- Faithful ... (Director of Photography)
1994
- Love Affair ... (Director of Photography)
1993
- Searching for Bobby Fischer ... (Director of Photography)
1992
- Jennifer Eight ... (Director of Photography)
- Visions of Light as Self
1991
- Class Action ... (Director of Photography)
1988
- Tequila Sunrise ... (Director of Photography)
1987
- Black Widow ... (Director of Photography)
1977
- It Happened One Christmas ... (Director of Photography)
1976
- Marathon Man ... (Director of Photography)
1975
- Smile ... (Director of Photography)
- The Day of the Locust ... (Director of Photography)
1974
- Catch My Soul ... (Director of Photography)
1973
- Electra Glide in Blue ... (Director of Photography)
1972
- Fat City ... (Director of Photography)
1970
1969
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ... (Director of Photography)
- Trilogy ... (Director of Photography)
- Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here ... (Director of Photography)
- The Happy Ending ... (Director of Photography)
1968
- Hell in the Pacific ... (Director of Photography)
1967
- In Cold Blood ... (Director of Photography)
- Cool Hand Luke ... (Director of Photography)
- Divorce American Style ... (Director of Photography)
1966
- Harper ... (Director of Photography)
- The Professionals ... (Director of Photography)
- A Christmas Memory ... (Director of Photography)
- Incubus ... (Director of Photography)
1964
- The Unknown ... (Director of Photography)
- The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre ... (Director of Photography)
- Fanfare for a Death Scene ... (Director of Photography)
1963
- The Outer Limits ... (Director of Photography)
1962
- Pressure Point ... (Camera Operator)
1960
- Private Property ... (Camera Operator)
- Islands of the Sea ... (Director of Photography)
1958
- Edge of Fury ... (Director of Photography)
1956
- Running Target ... (Screenplay)
1955
- East of Eden ... (Camera Operator)