Biography
Frederick William Francis BSC was an English cinematographer and film director whose filmmaking career spanned over 60 years, from the late 1930s until the late 1990s. One of the most celebrated British cinematographers of his time, he received numerous accolades for his photography, including two Academy Awards and five BAFTA Awards. As a director he was best known for his horror films, notably those made for production companies Amicus and Hammer in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1990
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1961
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1990 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1961 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
The Elephant Man
Tales from the Crypt
The Straight Story
Glory
The Innocents
The Man in the Moon
The Saint
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Cape Fear
Never Take Candy from a Stranger
Man in a Suitcase
Moby Dick
The Tales of Hoffmann
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Room at the Top
Tales from the Crypt
Nightmare
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
The Small Back Room
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Paranoiac
Moulin Rouge
A Life in the Theatre
School Ties
The French Lieutenant's Woman
The Champions
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Hysteria
Sons and Lovers
Time Without Pity
The Plot to Kill Hitler
Dune
Torture Garden
The Evil of Frankenstein
The Skull
Beat the Devil
Angels One Five
The Creeping Flesh
The Brain
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
Princess Caraboo
Clara's Heart
Tales That Witness Madness
Her Alibi
The Vampire Happening
They Came from Beyond Space
Craze
The Jigsaw Man
The Ghoul
Brenda Starr