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Alex Thomson

Alex Thomson
  • Name: Alex Thomson
  • Birthday: 1929-01-12
  • Also known as: Alexander Thompson,Alex Thompson
  • Place of birth: London, England, UK
  • Popularity: 0.089
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

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Title Release date
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