Gordon Willis
Born
May 28, 1931
Died
May 18, 2014 (82 years old)
Known For
Camera
Place of Birth
Astoria, New York, USA
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Gordon Hugh Willis, Jr., ASC (May 28, 1931 – May 18, 2014) was an American cinematographer. He is best known for his work on Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather series as well as Woody Allen's Annie Hall and Manhattan. Fellow cinematographer William Fraker called Willis's work a "milestone in visual storytelling", while one critic suggested that Willis "defined the cinematic look of the 1970s: sophisticated compositions in which bolts of light and black put the decade's moral ambiguities into stark relief".
When the International Cinematographers Guild conducted a survey in 2003, they placed Willis among the ten most influential cinematographers in history.
Known For
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
Self
2012
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Self
2011
Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'
Self
2008
Fog City Mavericks
Self
2007
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Self
2006
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
Self
2006
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
2003
Visions of Light
Self
1992
To Woody Allen from Europe with Love
Himself
1980
'Klute' in New York
Self
1971