Conrad Hall
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Conrad Lafcadio Hall, ASC (June 21, 1926 – January 4, 2003) was a French Polynesian-born American cinematographer. Named after writers Joseph Conrad and Lafcadio Hearn, he became widely prominent as a cinematographer earning numerous accolades including three Academy Awards (with ten nominations), three BAFTA Awards and five American Society of Cinematographers Awards. Hall won three Academy Awards for Best Cinematography for his work on Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), American Beauty (1999), and Road to Perdition (2002). He was also Oscar-nominated for Morituri (1965), The Professionals (1966), In Cold Blood (1967), The Day of the Locust (1975), Tequila Sunrise (1988), Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), and A Civil Action (1998). He is also known for Cool Hand Luke (1967), Fat City (1972), and Marathon Man (1976). In 2003, Hall was judged to be one of history's ten most influential cinematographers in a survey of the members of the International Cinematographers Guild. He has been given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Known for
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movieRoad to Perdition
2002
Director of Photography
movieAmerican Beauty
1999
Director of Photography
movieA Civil Action
1998
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movieWithout Limits
1998
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movieFaithful
1996
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movieLove Affair
1994
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movieSearching for Bobby Fischer
1993
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movieJennifer Eight
1992
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movieClass Action
1991
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movieTequila Sunrise
1988
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movieBlack Widow
1987
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movieIt Happened One Christmas
1977
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movieMarathon Man
1976
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movieSmile
1975
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movieThe Day of the Locust
1975
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movieCatch My Soul
1974
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movieElectra Glide in Blue
1973
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movieFat City
1972
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movieThe Happy Ending
1969
Director of Photography
movieTell Them Willie Boy Is Here
1969
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movieButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
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movieTrilogy
1969
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movieHell in the Pacific
1968
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movieIn Cold Blood
1967
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movieCool Hand Luke
1967
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movieDivorce American Style
1967
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movieA Christmas Memory
1966
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movieThe Professionals
1966
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movieIncubus
1966
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movieHarper
1966
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movieMorituri
1965
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movieWild Seed
1965
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movieThe Ghost of Sierra de Cobre
1964
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movieFanfare for a Death Scene
1964
Director of Photography
movieThe Unknown
1964
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tvThe Outer Limits
1963
Director of Photography
moviePressure Point
1962
Camera Operator
movieIslands of the Sea
1960
Director of Photography
moviePrivate Property
1960
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movieEdge of Fury
1958
Director of Photography
movieEast of Eden
1955
Camera Operator
movieMonsters of the Deep
Additional Photography
Acting7
movieSomething's Gonna Live
2010
Self (archive footage)
movieA Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
2010
Self (archive footage)
Crew2
movieRoad to Perdition
2002
In Memory Of
Writing1
movieRunning Target
1956
Screenplay