Known For
Camera
Born
May 28, 1931
Died
May 18, 2014
Place of Birth
Astoria, New York, USA
Credits
48 titles
Gordon Willis
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
Filmography
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
Self
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Self
Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'
Self
Fog City Mavericks
Self
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Self
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
The Devil's Own
Director of Photography
Malice
Director of Photography
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Director of Photography
Visions of Light
Self
The Godfather Part III
Director of Photography
Presumed Innocent
Director of Photography
Bright Lights, Big City
Director of Photography
The Pick-up Artist
Director of Photography
The Money Pit
Director of Photography
Perfect
Director of Photography
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Director of Photography
Broadway Danny Rose
Director of Photography
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
Director of Photography
Zelig
Director of Photography
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
Director of Photography
Pennies from Heaven
Director of Photography
Stardust Memories
Director of Photography
Windows
Director
To Woody Allen from Europe with Love
Himself
Manhattan
Director of Photography
Comes a Horseman
Director of Photography
Interiors
Director of Photography
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Cinematography
September 30, 1955
Director of Photography
The Beatles at Shea Stadium
Camera Operator
Annie Hall
Director of Photography
All the President's Men
Director of Photography
The Drowning Pool
Director of Photography
The Godfather Part II
Director of Photography
The Parallax View
Director of Photography
The Paper Chase
Director of Photography
Up the Sandbox
Director of Photography
Bad Company
Director of Photography
The Godfather
Director of Photography
'Klute' in New York
Self
Klute
Director of Photography
Little Murders
Director of Photography
The People Next Door
Director of Photography
The Landlord
Director of Photography
Loving
Director of Photography
End of the Road
Director of Photography