About

Known credits:
81
Birthday:
1917-12-22
Place of birth:
Islington, London, England, UK
Website:
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Freddie Francis

Overview

Frederick William (Freddie) Francis BSC (22 December 1917 – 17 March 2007) was an English cinematographer and film director.

He achieved his greatest successes as a cinematographer, including winning two Academy Awards, for Sons and Lovers (1960) and Glory (1989). As a director, he has cult status on account of his association with the British production companies Amicus and Hammer in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Known for

Acting
2012 Amicus: House of Horrors Actor 59
Average
2010 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff Actor Self – Interviewee 59
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2003 Inside the Fear Factory Actor Himself N/A
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2003 Impressions of Dune Actor N/A
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2001 The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed Actor Self 59
Average
2001 The Making of 'Cape Fear' Actor Self 59
Average
1994 Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror Actor Self 59
Average
1983 Destination Dune Actor Self 58
Average

Directing
1987 Dark Tower Directing Director 58
Average
1985 The Doctor and the Devils Directing Director 59
Average
1975 Legend of the Werewolf Directing Director 58
Average
1975 The Ghoul Directing Director 58
Average
1974 Craze Directing Director 58
Average
1974 Son of Dracula Directing Director 58
Average
1973 Tales That Witness Madness Directing Director 58
Average
1973 The Creeping Flesh Directing Director 59
Average
1972 Tales from the Crypt Directing Director 62
Fair
1971 The Vampire Happening Directing Director 58
Average
1970 Trog Directing Director 57
Average
1970 Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly Directing Director 59
Average
1968 Dracula Has Risen from the Grave Directing Director 61
Fair
1967 Torture Garden Directing Director 59
Average
1967 They Came from Beyond Space Directing Director 58
Average
1966 The Deadly Bees Directing Director 57
Average
1966 The Psychopath Directing Director 59
Average
1965 The Skull Directing Director 58
Average
1965 Hysteria Directing Director 59
Average
1965 Dr. Terror's House of Horrors Directing Director 60
Fair
1964 Traitor's Gate Directing Director 59
Average
1964 The Evil of Frankenstein Directing Director 59
Average
1964 Nightmare Directing Director 59
Average
1963 The Day of the Triffids Directing Director 59
Average
1963 Paranoiac Directing Director 59
Average
1962 The Brain Directing Director 58
Average
1962 Two and Two Make Six Directing Director 58
Average

Writing
1984 What Waits Below Writing Story 58
Average

Camera
1999 The Straight Story Camera Director of Photography 72
Good
1996 Rainbow Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1994 Princess Caraboo Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1993 A Life in the Theatre Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1992 School Ties Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
1991 Cape Fear Camera Director of Photography 71
Good
1991 The Man in the Moon Camera Director of Photography 64
Fair
1990 The Plot to Kill Hitler Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1989 Glory Camera Director of Photography 71
Good
1989 Brenda Starr Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1989 Her Alibi Camera Director of Photography 57
Average
1988 Clara's Heart Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1985 Code Name: Emerald Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1984 Dune Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
1984 Memed My Hawk Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1983 The Jigsaw Man Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1982 The Executioner's Song Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1981 The French Lieutenant's Woman Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1980 The Elephant Man Camera Director of Photography 77
Good
1964 Night Must Fall Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1961 The Innocents Camera Director of Photography 67
Fair
1960 Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
1960 Sons and Lovers Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1960 Never Take Sweets from a Stranger Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1959 Virgin Island Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1958 Room at the Top Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1957 Time Without Pity Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1956 A Hill in Korea Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1956 Moby Dick Camera Second Unit Director of Photography 63
Fair
1954 Monsieur Ripois Camera Camera Operator 58
Average
1953 Beat the Devil Camera Camera Operator 59
Average
1953 Twice Upon a Time Camera Camera Operator 59
Average
1952 Moulin Rouge Camera Camera Operator 60
Fair
1952 24 Hours of a Woman's Life Camera Camera Operator 58
Average
1952 Angels One Five Camera Camera Operator 59
Average
1951 The Tales of Hoffmann Camera Camera Operator 60
Fair
1950 Golden Salamander Camera Camera Operator 59
Average
1949 The Small Back Room Camera Camera Operator 59
Average
1947 Nightbeat Camera Camera Operator 58
Average
1947 Mine Own Executioner Camera Camera Operator 59
Average
1943 The New Lot Camera Camera Operator N/A
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Crew
1994 Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror Crew Thanks 59
Average
1960 The Battle of the Sexes Crew Cinematography 59
Average
1958 Next to No Time Crew Cinematography 59
Average
1957 The Scamp Crew Cinematography 59
Average