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Cameraman illuminates a unique figure in British
and international cinema, multi-Oscar winning cinematographer
Jack Cardiff. A ‘painter with light’ whose life
was inextricably interwoven with the history of
cinema in an incomparable career spanned nine decades
of moving pictures first 100 years. The phrase “legend”
is all too frequently used in Hollywood, yet Jack
Cardiff’s story surely proves him truly worthy of
that title.
In this unique insight into Jack’s life and
work, the master himself explains how he helped
elevate cinematography to an art form and made history
with his groundbreaking vision and technical wizardry
in A Matter Of Life And Death, Black Narcissus,
The Red Shoes, The African Queen, The Vikings and
many others.
Amongst many fascinating revelations and anecdotes
in the film, Jack relates what it was like to work
with Hollywood’s greatest icons, Marilyn Monroe,
Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, Kirk Douglas and
Sophia Loren.
Martin Scorsese passionately guides us through
Jack’s films and tells us why they have had such
an influence on him. “I began to have a very strong
affinity towards British Cinema, because of my recognition
of Jack Cardiff’s name.”
Packed with stunning clips from newly restored
classic movies and over twenty original interviews
with the world’s greatest actors, directors and
technicians, Cameraman explores Jack’s life and
work in compelling detail, scope and intimacy. The
film is not only a unique and valuable testimony
to British and international cinema history; it’s
a humorous and informative one too — an amazing
story about an exceptional life.
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