Camera
Gordon Willis
Born May 28, 1931 · Astoria, New York, USA · Died May 18, 2014
Biography
Gordon Hugh Willis, Jr., ASC (May 28, 1931 – May 18, 2014) was an American cinematographer. He is best known for his work on Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather series as well as Woody Allen's Annie Hall and Manhattan. Fellow cinematographer William Fraker called Willis's work a "milestone in visual storytelling", while one critic suggested that Willis "defined the cinematic look of the 1970s: sophisticated compositions in which bolts of light and black put the decade's moral ambiguities into stark relief". When the International Cinematographers Guild conducted a survey in 2003, they placed Willis among the ten most influential cinematographers in history.
Known for
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The Godfather
Director of Photography
989.0
The Godfather Part II
Director of Photography
787.5
The Godfather Part III
Director of Photography
947.9
Annie Hall
Director of Photography
917.8
Manhattan
Director of Photography
927.9
All the President's Men
Director of Photography
416.2
The Devil's Own
Director of Photography
476.4
The Money Pit
Director of Photography
847.6
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Director of Photography
867.6
Zelig
Director of Photography
696.9
Presumed Innocent
Director of Photography
767.1
Klute
Director of Photography
486.5
Malice
Director of Photography
887.4
Broadway Danny Rose
Director of Photography
536.6
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
Director of Photography
667.2
Stardust Memories
Director of Photography
697.2
Interiors
Director of Photography
697.1
The Parallax View
Director of Photography
335.4
The Pick-up Artist
Director of Photography
234.8
Perfect
Director of Photography
Filmography
- 2012An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the RoadSelfMovie
- 2011Woody Allen: A DocumentarySelfMovie
- 2008Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'SelfMovie
- 2007Fog City MavericksSelfMovie
- 2006Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to LightSelfMovie
- 2006Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"SelfMovie
- 2003Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved HollywoodSelfMovie
- 1997The Devil's OwnDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1993MaliceDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1992The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980Director of PhotographyMovie
- 1992Visions of LightSelfMovie
- 1990The Godfather Part IIIDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1990Presumed InnocentDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1988Bright Lights, Big CityDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1987The Pick-up ArtistDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1986The Money PitDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1985PerfectDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1985The Purple Rose of CairoDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1984Broadway Danny RoseDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1984The Lost Honor of Kathryn BeckDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1983ZeligDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1982A Midsummer Night's Sex ComedyDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1981Pennies from HeavenDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1980Stardust MemoriesDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1980WindowsDirector, Director of PhotographyMovie
- 1980To Woody Allen from Europe with LoveHimself, SelfMovie
- 1979ManhattanDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1978Comes a HorsemanDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1978InteriorsDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1977Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for TelevisionCinematographySeries
- 1977September 30, 1955Director of PhotographyMovie
- 1977The Beatles at Shea StadiumCamera OperatorMovie
- 1977Annie HallDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1976All the President's MenDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1975The Drowning PoolDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1974The Godfather Part IIDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1974The Parallax ViewDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1973The Paper ChaseDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1972Up the SandboxDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1972Bad CompanyDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1972The GodfatherDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1971'Klute' in New YorkSelfMovie
- 1971KluteDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1971Little MurdersDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1970The People Next DoorDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1970The LandlordDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1970LovingDirector of PhotographyMovie
- 1970End of the RoadDirector of PhotographyMovie