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Boris Kaufman

Camera

Born August 24, 1906 · Bialystok, Russian Empire [now Poland]

Died June 24, 1980

Also known as Boris Abelevich Kaufman · Kaufman · Kauffmann

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Biography

Boris Kaufman was a Russian-born American cinematographer and the younger brother of Soviet filmmakers Dziga Vertov and Mikhail Kaufman.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1955
  • Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1957 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1955 · nominated

Filmography20 titles

12 Angry Men

1957Director of Photography

On the Waterfront

1954Director of Photography

Splendor in the Grass

1961Director of Photography

L'Atalante

1934Aerial Camera, Director of Photography

Patterns

1956Director of Photography

The Pawnbroker

1964Director of Photography

Film

1965Director of Photography

Long Day's Journey Into Night

1962Director of Photography

Baby Doll

1956Director of Photography

All the Way Home

1963Director of Photography

The Fugitive Kind

1960Director of Photography

Zero de Conduite

1933Director of Photography

Uptight

1968Director of Photography

À Propos de Nice

1930Camera Operator, Director, Director of Photography, Editor

Taris

1931Director of Photography

Zouzou

1934Director of Photography

The Brotherhood

1968Director of Photography

The World of Henry Orient

1964Director of Photography

The Group

1966Director of Photography

Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon

1970Director of Photography