About

Known credits:
53
Birthday:
1912-05-23
Place of birth:
London, England, UK
Website:
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Edward Scaife

Overview

Edward Scaife BSC (23 May 1912 – November 1994) was an English cinematographer, who worked five times with the director John Huston. Sometimes credited as Ted Scaife, he worked originally in the sound department of a London film company. From 1940 onwards, he was a member of the camera crew in productions such as Michael Powell's Black Narcissus (1947) and Huston's African Queen. From 1951 he was first employed as a chief camera man, and photographed films of all genres, including Night of the Demon (1957), 633 Squadron (1964), Khartoum (1966), and The Dirty Dozen (1967), before retiring from the industry in 1979.

Known for

Camera
1979 The Corn Is Green Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1978 The Water Babies Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1972 Sitting Target Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1971 Hannie Caulder Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1971 Catlow Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1970 The Kremlin Letter Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1969 A Walk with Love and Death Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1969 Sinful Davey Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1969 Play Dirty Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1968 Dark of the Sun Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1967 The Dirty Dozen Camera Director of Photography 70
Good
1966 Khartoum Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1965 The Liquidator Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1965 The Truth About Spring Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1965 Young Cassidy Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1964 633 Squadron Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1963 The List of Adrian Messenger Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1963 Follow the Boys Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1963 Tarzan's Three Challenges Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1962 The Lion Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1962 All Night Long Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1961 On the Fiddle Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1961 His and Hers Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1960 Carry On Constable Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1959 The Boy and the Bridge Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1959 Tarzan's Greatest Adventure Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1959 The Last Blitzkrieg Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1959 The Last Blitzkrieg Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1958 Law and Disorder Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1958 Happy Is the Bride Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1957 Night of the Demon Camera Director of Photography 62
Fair
1957 The Birthday Present Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1956 Smiley Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1955 A Kid for Two Farthings Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1955 The Constant Husband Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1954 Beautiful Stranger Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1954 An Inspector Calls Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
1953 The Intruder Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1953 The Captain's Paradise Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1953 Melba Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1952 The Holly and the Ivy Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1952 The Ringer Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1952 Who Goes There! Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1952 Home at Seven Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1952 The African Queen Camera Second Unit Director of Photography 68
Fair
1951 Outcast of the Islands Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1950 State Secret Camera Camera Operator 59
Average
1949 The Third Man Camera Camera Operator 74
Good
1948 Bonnie Prince Charlie Camera Camera Operator 58
Average
1948 Lappblod Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Crew
1979 The Last Giraffe Crew Cinematography N/A
N/A
1960 Tarzan the Magnificent Crew Cinematography 58
Average
1959 Please Turn Over Crew Cinematography 59
Average