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Robert Surtees is a Director of Photography, Editor and Cinematography American born on 9 august 1906 at Kentucky (USA)

Robert Surtees

Robert Surtees
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Nationality USA
Birth 9 august 1906 at Kentucky (USA)
Death 5 january 1985 (at 78 years) at Monterey (USA)
Awards Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Robert L. Surtees, A.S.C. (August 9, 1906 - January 5, 1985) was an American cinematographer who won Academy Awards three times, for the films King Solomon's Mines, The Bad and the Beautiful and the 1959 version of Ben Hur.

Best films

Ben-Hur (1959)
(Director of Photography)
The Sting (1973)
(Director of Photography)
The Graduate (1967)
(Director of Photography)
A Star Is Born (1976)
(Director of Photography)
Summer of '42 (1971)
(Director of Photography)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
(Director of Photography)

Usually with

Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
(26 films)
Helen Rose
Helen Rose
(12 films)
Joe Pasternak
Joe Pasternak
(11 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Robert Surtees (74 films)

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Same Time, Next Year, 1h59
Directed by Robert Mulligan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Ellen Burstyn, Alan Alda
Roles Cinematography
Rating71% 3.5958553.5958553.5958553.5958553.595855
Deux jeunes mariés (mais pas ensemble) se rencontrent et tombent amoureux l'un de l'autre. Ne voulant pas se perdre sans pour autant renoncer à leurs mariages respectifs, ils décident de se revoir chaque année, jusqu'à la fin de leurs jours.
A Star Is Born, 2h20
Directed by Frank Pierson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Musical films
Actors Kris Kristofferson, Barbra Streisand, Gary Busey, Paul Mazursky, Robert Englund, Joanne Linville
Roles Cinematography
Rating60% 3.049223.049223.049223.049223.04922
Esther Hoffman, an aspiring singer/songwriter, meets John Norman Howard, a famous, successful and self-destructive singer/songwriter rock star, whom, after a series of coincidental meetings, she finally starts dating. Believing in her talent, John gives her a helping hand and her career begins to eclipse his.
The Chase
The Chase (1966)
, 2h13
Directed by Arthur Penn
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, E. G. Marshall, Angie Dickinson, Janice Rule
Roles Cinematography
Rating70% 3.549293.549293.549293.549293.54929
In a small Texas town where banker Val Rogers (E.G. Marshall) wields a great deal of influence, word comes that native son Bubber Reeves (Robert Redford) and another man have escaped from prison.
The Third Day, 1h59
Directed by Jack Smight
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors George Peppard, Elizabeth Ashley, Roddy McDowall, Arthur O'Connell, Mona Washbourne, Herbert Marshall
Roles Cinematography
Rating56% 2.8076952.8076952.8076952.8076952.807695
Steve Mallory sort indemne, mais amnésique, d'un accident où sa voiture est tombée dans un fleuve. Durant trois jours, il va de découvertes en surprises. Il apprend qu'il est marié à Alexandria, fille d'Austin Parsons, fondateur de la société des porcelaines Parsons qui, devenu paralysé, a confié à son gendre la direction de l'entreprise familiale alors que le neveu Oliver Parsons convoitait le poste. Steve découvre qu'il avait une passagère dans sa voiture, Holly Mitchell, serveuse de bar soupçonnée d'être sa maîtresse et retrouvée morte dans l'accident.
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The Law and Jake Wade, 1h26
Directed by John Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Themes L'Or
Actors Robert Taylor, Richard Widmark, Patricia Owens, Robert Middleton, Henry Silva, DeForest Kelley
Roles Cinematography
Rating67% 3.396113.396113.396113.396113.39611
Former Confederate soldier and highwayman-turned-marshal Jake Wade (Robert Taylor) breaks his former partner, Clint Hollister (Richard Widmark), out of jail in the small western town of Morganville. The men have not seen each other for over a year, since the bank robbery and murder that resulted in Jake's arrest. At that time, Clint rescued Jake and the men separated with an agreement to reunite later. Instead, Jake buried the $20,000 from the robbery in the desert and decided to go straight. Believing that he has now repaid Clint by freeing him from jail, Jake refuses to tell Clint where the money is buried and advises him to leave the territory.
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Les Girls
Les Girls (1957)
, 1h49
Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Gene Kelly, Kay Kendall, Mitzi Gaynor, Taina Elg, Jacques Bergerac, Leslie Phillips
Roles Cinematography
Rating65% 3.297143.297143.297143.297143.29714
En Angleterre, Lady Sybil Wren - épouse de Sir Gerald Wren - publie ses mémoires : avant son mariage, elle faisait partie d'une troupe de « Girls » dirigée par le chorégraphe Barry Nichols. Une autre ancienne membre de cette troupe, Angèle Ducros, lui intente un procès en diffamation. Lors des débats, chacune expose sa version des faits. Retour en arrière : Sybil et Angèle sont, avec Joy Henderson, les vedettes d'un spectacle en tournée de Nichols…
Mogambo
Mogambo (1953)
, 1h55
Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films based on plays
Actors Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly, Donald Sinden, Laurence Naismith, Philip Stainton
Roles Cinematography
Rating65% 3.297923.297923.297923.297923.29792
Eloise "Honey Bear" Kelly (Ava Gardner) arrives at a remote African outpost, looking for a rich maharajah acquaintance, only to find he has cancelled his trip owing to unrest in his realm. While waiting for the next river boat out, she spars with hardworking big game hunter Victor Marswell (Clark Gable), who (initially) pegs her as a certain disreputable type. When the river boat returns, it brings Donald Nordley (Donald Sinden) and his wife Linda (Grace Kelly). The Nordleys wish to go on safari to film gorillas.
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King Solomon's Mines, 1h43
Directed by Andrew Marton, Compton Bennett
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger, Richard Carlson, Lowell Gilmore, Hugo Haas, John Banner
Roles Cinematography
Rating67% 3.3968153.3968153.3968153.3968153.396815
Allan Quatermain (Stewart Granger), an experienced hunter and guide, reluctantly agrees to help Elizabeth Curtis (Deborah Kerr) and her brother John Goode (Richard Carlson) search for her husband, who disappeared in the unexplored African interior while searching for the legendary mines. They have a copy of the map he used. A tall, mysterious native, Umbopa (Siriaque), joins the safari. Quartermain has no use for women on a safari, but during the long and grueling journey, they begin falling in love.
The Unfinished Dance, 1h41
Directed by Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Margaret O'Brien, Cyd Charisse, Danny Thomas, Esther Dale, Karin Booth, Thurston Hall
Roles Cinematography
Rating64% 3.2434853.2434853.2434853.2434853.243485
Aspiring ballerina Meg Merlin idolizes the head of her dance school, Ariane Bouchet, so much so that she often neglects her own studies just to watch Ariane dance. Only the intervention of kindly Mr. Paternos keeps her from being expelled.
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, 2h18
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Dans un avion, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Van Johnson, Robert Walker, Spencer Tracy, Don DeFore, Phyllis Thaxter, Stephen McNally
Roles Cinematography
Rating71% 3.5962553.5962553.5962553.5962553.596255
In February 1942, just two months after the Pearl Harbor attack, the United States Army Air Forces plan to retaliate by bombing Tokyo and four other Japanese cities—taking advantage of the fact that US aircraft carriers can approach near enough to the Japanese mainland to make such an attack feasible.