Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar. But the first time he clasped the famous statuette in his hand was a half-century earlier when his Technicolor camerawork was awarded for Powell and Pressburger's Black Narcissus. Beyond John Huston's The African Queen and King Vidor's War and Peace, the films of the British-Hungarian creative duo (The Red Shoes and A Matter of Life and Death too) guaranteed immortality for the renowned cameraman whose career spanned seventy years.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Craig McCall, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Jack Cardiff, Martin Scorsese, Kirk Douglas, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Jack Cardiff
as Self
Martin Scorsese
as Self – Interviewee
Kirk Douglas
as Self – Interviewee
Lauren Bacall
as Self – Interviewee
Charlton Heston
as Self – Interviewee
Kim Hunter
as Self – Interviewee
John Mills
as Self – Interviewee
Alan Parker
as Self – Interviewee
Thelma Schoonmaker
as Self – Interviewee
Freddie Francis
as Self – Interviewee
Raffaella De Laurentiis
as Self – Interviewee
Richard Fleischer
as Self – IntervieweeCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 86 min |
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