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Alex Thomson
Biography:
Alexander Thomson BSC (12 January 1929 – 14 June 2007) was a British cinematographer.
Born in London, England, he was first offered a job by Bert Easey (1901-1973), who was head of cameras at Denham and Pinewood Studios. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Excalibur (1981).
His other films included Year of the Dragon (1985), Legend (1985), Labyrinth (1986), The Krays (1990), Alien 3 (1992), Cliffhanger (1993), Demolition Man (1993), Executive Decision (1996) and two of Kenneth Branagh's Shakespeare adaptations, Hamlet (1996) and Love's Labour's Lost (2000).
After beginning his film career in the late 1940s, he went on to serve as a camera operator under... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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The Making of Casino Royale, 1967 as Self - Camera Operator Stunt Unit | 2008-10-11 |
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' as Self | 2003-12-02 |
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend' as Himself | 2002-05-21 |