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A celebrated English cinematographer, Douglas Slocombe received his training as both a photo-journalist and as a newsreel cameraman during WWII, filming the German invasion of Poland and Holland. After the war, he joined Ealing Studios, where unlike many directors of photography he did not rise through the ranks. Slocombe used his newsreel training to basically learn on the job, shooting such acclaimed films as "Kind Hearts and Coronets" (1949), "The Lavender Hill Mob" (1952) and "The Man in the White Suit" (1955)....

Filmography

A High Wind in Jamaica - ( Director of Photography / 2003 / Released / )
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - ( Director of Photography / 1989 / Released / UIP The Film Consortium )
Lady Jane - ( Director of Photography / 1986 / Released / )
Water - ( Director of Photography / 1986 / Released / )
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - ( Director of Photography / 1984 / Released / )
Never Say Never Again - ( Director of Photography / 1983 / Released / Concorde Filmverleih GMBH )
The Pirates of Penzance - ( Director of Photography / 1983 / Released / )
Raiders of the Lost Ark - ( Director of Photography / 1981 / Released / )
Nijinsky - ( Director of Photography / 1980 / Released / )
Lost and Found - ( Director of Photography / 1979 / Released / )
The Lady Vanishes - ( Director of Photography / 1979 / Released / )
Caravans - ( Director of Photography / 1978 / Released / )
Close Encounters of the Third Kind - ( Photography(- photography of India sequence) / 1977 / Released / )
Julia - ( Director of Photography / 1977 / Released / )
Nasty Habits - ( Director of Photography / 1977 / Released / )
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones - ( Director of Photography / 1976 / Released / Universal )
Hedda - ( Director of Photography / 1975 / Released / )
Rollerball - ( Director of Photography / 1975 / Released / )
That Lucky Touch - ( Director of Photography / 1975 / Released / Rank Film Distributors Ltd )
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea - ( Director of Photography / 1975 / Released / Avco Embassy Film )
The Destructors - ( Director of Photography / 1974 / Released / AIP )
The Great Gatsby - ( Director of Photography / 1974 / Released / )
The Maids - ( Director of Photography / 1974 / Released / American Film Theatre )
Jesus Christ Superstar - ( Director of Photography / 1973 / Released / )
Travels With My Aunt - ( Director of Photography / 1972 / Released / )
Murphy's War - ( Director of Photography / 1971 / Released / WEG )
The Music Lovers - ( Director of Photography / 1971 / Released / )
The Buttercup Chain - ( Director of Photography / 1970 / Released / Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group )
The Italian Job - ( Director of Photography / 1969 / Released / )
Boom! - ( Director of Photography / 1968 / Released / )
The Lion in Winter - ( Director of Photography / 1968 / Released / )
Robbery - ( Director of Photography / 1967 / Released / Embassy Pictures )
Promise Her Anything - ( Director of Photography / 1966 / Released / )
The Blue Max - ( Director of Photography / 1966 / Released / )
The Fearless Vampire Killers - ( Director of Photography / 1966 / Released / MGM/UA Entertainment Company )
Guns at Batasi - ( Director of Photography / 1964 / Released / )
The Third Secret - ( Director of Photography / 1964 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
The L-Shaped Room - ( Director of Photography / 1963 / Released / )
The Servant - ( Director of Photography / 1963 / Released / WEG )
Freud - ( Director of Photography / 1962 / Released / )
The Mark - ( Director of Photography / 1961 / Released / )
The Boy Who Stole a Million - ( Director of Photography / 1960 / Released / Paramount Pictures )
All at Sea - ( Director of Photography / 1957 / Released / )
Smallest Show on Earth - ( Director of Photography / 1957 / Released / )
The Lavender Hill Mob - ( Cinematographer(- cinematography) / 1952 / Released / WEG )
The Man in the White Suit - ( Director of Photography / 1951 / Released / Universal-International )
It Always Rains on Sunday - ( Director of Photography / 1949 / Released / )
Kind Hearts and Coronets - ( Photography / 1949 / Released / )
TV Credits
Love Among the Ruins ( 1975 / Released ): Director of Photography
Full Biography (Back to top)

A celebrated English cinematographer, Douglas Slocombe received his training as both a photo-journalist and as a newsreel cameraman during WWII, filming the German invasion of Poland and Holland. After the war, he joined Ealing Studios, where unlike many directors of photography he did not rise through the ranks. Slocombe used his newsreel training to basically learn on the job, shooting such acclaimed films as "Kind Hearts and Coronets" (1949), "The Lavender Hill Mob" (1952) and "The Man in the White Suit" (1955). For much of his career, he worked with the same camera operator, Chic Waterson. An elegant craftsman whose trademark was the detail of his shots, Slocombe later contributed to landmark British features of the 1960s including "The L-Shaped Room" (1962) and Joseph Losey's "The Servant" (1963).

For John Huston's "Freud" (1962), Slocombe had to work in five distinct styles to represent what was occurring onscreen: there was the strict narrative, a distinct style for flashbacks, one for dream sequences, another for nightmares and yet another for memories. His extraordinary success was honored with a British Academy Award. Despite his excellent, crisp work on such efforts as "The Lion in Winter" (1968), Slocombe earned his first Oscar nomination for "Travels With My Aunt" (1972). He brought to life the Roaring Twenties in Jack Clayton's "The Great Gatsby" (1974) and earned a second Academy nod for "Julia" (1977). That same year, he began an association with wunderkind Steven Spielberg, shooting additional footage in India for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". While Slocombe did fine work for other (sometimes mediocre) films, some of his best work was for Spielberg's Indiana Jones trilogy. He garnered his third Academy Award nomination for "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981) and went on to bring a unified look to the sequels "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (1984) and his last feature "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" (1989).


Profession(s):
director of photography, still photographer, journalist
Sometimes Credited As:
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Family
father:George Slocombe (based in Paris; managed to interview both Hitler and Mussolini; was also instrumental in obtaining the release of Gandhi from jail)
Awards (Back to top)
American Society of Cinematographers International Achievement Award 2001
BAFTA Award Best Cinematography "Julia" 1978
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Cinematography "Julia" 1977
BAFTA Award Best Cinematography "Rollerball" 1975
British Film Academy Award Best Cinematography "The Great Gatsby" 1974
British Film Academy Award Best British Cinematography (Black & White) "The Servant" 1963

Milestones (Back to top)
1989 Last feature credit, "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", directed by Spielberg
1986 Shot Trevor Nunn's "Lady Jane"
1984 Was cinematographer on the second installment of the trilogy "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", directed by Spielberg
1983 Shot the James Bond film "Never Say Never Again"
1981 Was director of photography on Spielberg's "Raiders of the Lost Ark"; garnered third Oscar nomination
1977 First collaboration with Steven Spielberg, additional photography on India sequences of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
1977 Received second Academy Award nomination for his work on "Julia", helmed by Fred Zinnemann
1974 Won praise for his lush cinematographic work on "The Great Gatsby"
1972 Earned Oscar nomination for "Travels with My Aunt"
1971 Worked with Ken Russell on "The Music Lovers"
1967 Shot Roman Polanski's "The Fearless Vampire Killers"
1962 Won particular attention for his work on "Freud", directed by John Huston
1952 Was cinematographer for "The Lavender Hill Mob"
1949 Served as director of photography on "Kind Hearts and Coronets"
1945 - 1962 Director of photography at Ealing Studios
1945 Shot first film, "Dead of Night"
1933 Returned to England
Raised in France
Worked as a photo-journalist at Paris Match, Life and other magazines
Began film career as newsreel cameraman during WWII


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