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Gordon Willis

Camera

Born May 28, 1931 · Astoria, New York, USA

Died May 18, 2014

Also known as Gordon Hugh Willis Jr. · Gordon Hugh Willis, Jr.

Biography

Gordon Hugh Willis Jr., ASC was an American cinematographer and film director, known for his influential work during the American New Wave of the 1970s, collaborating with directors like Woody Allen and Alan J. Pakula, as well as working with Francis Ford Coppola on the Godfather trilogy.

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Awards & recognition

  • Academy Honorary Award · 2010
  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 1991 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 1984 · nominated
  • Golden Raspberry AwardWorst Director · 1981 · nominated

Filmography30 titles

The Godfather

1972Director of Photography

The Godfather Part II

1974Director of Photography

Manhattan

1979Director of Photography

Annie Hall

1977Director of Photography

All the President's Men

1976Director of Photography

The Godfather Part III

1990Director of Photography

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985Director of Photography

Zelig

1983Director of Photography

Broadway Danny Rose

1984Director of Photography

Stardust Memories

1980Director of Photography

Presumed Innocent

1990Director of Photography

Interiors

1978Director of Photography

September 30, 1955

1977Director of Photography

The Parallax View

1974Director of Photography

The Paper Chase

1973Director of Photography

Klute

1971Director of Photography

The Money Pit

1986Director of Photography

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

1982Director of Photography

Bad Company

1972Director of Photography

Malice

1993Director of Photography

The Drowning Pool

1975Director of Photography

The Devil's Own

1997Director of Photography

Pennies from Heaven

1981Director of Photography

Comes a Horseman

1978Director of Photography

Loving

1970Director of Photography

Up the Sandbox

1972Director of Photography

The People Next Door

1970Director of Photography

Bright Lights, Big City

1988Director of Photography

Perfect

1985Director of Photography

Windows

1980Director, Director of Photography