Robert Elswit
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Robert Christopher Elswit, ASC (born April 22, 1950) is an American cinematographer. He has collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson from 1996 to 2014, winning the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for There Will Be Blood. Elswit has also collaborated with directors and screenwriters Tony and Dan Gilroy on all six films that either brother directed. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Elswit, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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movieThe Punisher: One Last Kill
2026
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movieElla McCay
2025
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tvRIPLEY
2024
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movieBob Marley: One Love
2024
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movieKing Richard
2021
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movieThe King of Staten Island
2020
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movieVelvet Buzzsaw
2019
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movieSkyscraper
2018
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movieWrite When You Get Work
2018
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movieRoman J. Israel, Esq.
2017
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movieSuburbicon
2017
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tvThe Night Of
2016
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movieGold
2016
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movieMission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2015
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movieInherent Vice
2014
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movieNightcrawler
2014
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movieThe Bourne Legacy
2012
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movieMission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011
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movieThe Town
2010
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movieSalt
2010
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movieThe Men Who Stare at Goats
2009
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movieDuplicity
2009
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movieThe Burning Plain
2008
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movieRedbelt
2008
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movieShine a Light
2008
Camera Operator, Director of Photography
movieThere Will Be Blood
2007
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movieMichael Clayton
2007
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movieAmerican Dreamz
2006
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movieSyriana
2005
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movieGood Night, and Good Luck.
2005
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movieRunaway Jury
2003
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movieGigli
2003
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movieBehind the Red Door
2003
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moviePunch-Drunk Love
2002
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movieImpostor
2001
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movieHeist
2001
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movieBounce
2000
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movieMagnolia
1999
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movie8MM
1999
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movieRichard Lester!
1998
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movieTomorrow Never Dies
1997
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movieBoogie Nights
1997
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Prince Street
1997
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movieHard Eight
1997
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movieBoys
1996
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movieThe Pallbearer
1996
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movieThe River Wild
1994
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movieA Dangerous Woman
1993
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movieA Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992
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movieWaterland
1992
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tvHuman Target
1992
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movieThe Hand That Rocks the Cradle
1992
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movieParis Trout
1991
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movieThe Summer My Father Grew Up
1991
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moviePrison Stories: Women on the Inside
1991
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movieOpposites Attract
1990
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movieA Killing in a Small Town
1990
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movieBad Influence
1990
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movieHeart of Dixie
1989
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movieHow I Got Into College
1989
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movieMargaret Bourke-White
1989
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Dream Street
1989
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movieReturn of the Living Dead Part II
1988
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movieCadillac Dreams
1988
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movieInto the Homeland
1987
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movieLong Gone
1987
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movieAmazing Grace and Chuck
1987
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movieA Different Affair
1987
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movieTrick or Treat
1986
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movieThe Children of Times Square
1986
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movieDesert Hearts
1985
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movieMoving Violations
1985
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movieThe Sure Thing
1985
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movieTiger Town
1984
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tvCBS Schoolbreak Special
1984
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movieSummerspell
1983
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movieWaltz Across Texas
1982
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movieAll Summer in a Day
1982
Director of Photography
movieThe End of August
1981
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tvCBS Library
1979
Director of Photography
movieGenesis: Four Billion Years in the Making
1978
Assistant Camera
movieFraternity Row
1977
Camera Operator
movieFaster, Cheaper, Better
Director of Photography
movieAnimals
Director of Photography
The Boys from Brazil
Director of Photography
Acting5
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movieReturn of the Jedi
1983
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movieE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982
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movieThe Empire Strikes Back
1980
Visual Effects Lineup
movieStar Trek: The Motion Picture
1979
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