Geoffrey Unsworth

Director Of Photography

About

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Birth Place

London, England, GB

Died

October 29, 1978

Cause of Death

Heart Attack

Biography

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Former camera operator who graduated to cinematographer in the mid-1940s. Unsworth demonstrated a deft command of black-and-white in films such the documentary-like "A Night to Remember" (1958) but was chiefly noted for his lush color work, particularly on period films. Unsworth won a British Film Academy award (Stella) for "Becket" (1964) and, in addition to shooting "2001: A Space Odys...

Filmography

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Superman II (1981)

Director Of Photography

The Great Train Robbery (1979)

Director Of Photography

Director Of Photography

Superman:The Movie (1978)

Director Of Photography

A Bridge Too Far (1977)

Director Of Photography

A Matter of Time (1976)

Director Of Photography

Photos & Videos

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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -- (Movie Clip) Jupiter And Beyond

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -- (Movie Clip) HAL 9000

Biography

Former camera operator who graduated to cinematographer in the mid-1940s. Unsworth demonstrated a deft command of black-and-white in films such the documentary-like "A Night to Remember" (1958) but was chiefly noted for his lush color work, particularly on period films. Unsworth won a British Film Academy award (Stella) for "Becket" (1964) and, in addition to shooting "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968), is credited with helping devise some of its ground-breaking special effects. Unsworth's other outstanding credits include "Cabaret" (1973), for which he won his first Oscar, and Roman Polanski's sumptuous "Tess" (1979), during the production of which he died of a heart attack. His Oscar for "Tess" was shared with Ghislain Cloquet.

Filmography

Cinematography (Feature Film)

Superman II (1981)

Director Of Photography

The Great Train Robbery (1979)

Director Of Photography

Director Of Photography

Superman:The Movie (1978)

Director Of Photography

A Bridge Too Far (1977)

Director Of Photography

A Matter of Time (1976)

Director Of Photography

Royal Flash (1976)

Director Of Photography

The Return Of The Pink Panther (1975)

Director Of Photography

Lucky Lady (1975)

Director Of Photography

Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

Director Of Photography

The Internecine Project (1974)

Director Of Photography

Director Of Photography

The Abdication (1974)

Director Of Photography

Love and Pain and the Whole Damned Thing (1973)

Director Of Photography

Don Quixote (1973)

Director Of Photography

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)

Director Of Photography

Director Of Photography

Say Hello to Yesterday (1971)

Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971)

The Reckoning (1971)

Umman, Wittering and Zigo (1971)

Director Of Photography

The Magic Christian (1970)

Director of Photography

Cromwell (1970)

Director of Photography

Goodbye Gemini (1970)

Director of Photography

The Assassination Bureau (1969)

Director of Photography

Half a Sixpence (1968)

Director of Photography

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Director of Photography

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)

Director of Photography

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad (1967)

Cinematographer

Director of Photography

You Must Be Joking! (1965)

Director of Photography

Go Go Mania (1965)

Director of Photography

An Evening With The Royal Ballet (1965)

Photographer for "La valse," "Le corsaire" and "Aurora's Wedding"

Genghis Khan (1965)

Director of Photography

Cinematographer

Tamahine (1964)

Director of Photography

Why Bother To Knock (1964)

Director of Photography

The Playboy of the Western World (1963)

Director of Photography

The Main Attraction (1963)

Director of Photography

The 300 Spartans (1962)

Director of Photography

Bachelor of Hearts (1962)

Director of Photography

On the Double (1961)

2nd unit Photographer

The World of Suzie Wong (1961)

Director of Photography

Flame Over India (1960)

Director Of Photography

Dangerous Exile (1958)

Director Of Photography

A Town Like Alice (1958)

Director Of Photography

A Night to Remember (1958)

Director Of Photography

HELL DRIVERS (1957)

Director Of Photography

Jacqueline (1956)

Cinematographer

The Purple Plain (1955)

Director of Photography

Director Of Photography

Man with a Million (1954)

Director of Photography

The Sword and the Rose (1953)

Director of Photography

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)

2nd Unit Photography

Outpost in Malaya (1952)

Director of Photography

Ivory Hunter (1951)

Cinematographer

Director of Photography

The Clouded Yellow (1950)

Director Of Photography

A Matter of Life and Death (1947)

Camera Operator

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

Scott of the Antarctic (1948)

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

The Great Train Robbery (1979)

Dp/Cinematographer

Superman:The Movie (1978)

A Bridge Too Far (1977)

Dp/Cinematographer

The Return Of The Pink Panther (1975)

Dp/Cinematographer

A Night to Remember (1958)

Dp/Cinematographer

Life Events

1937

Joined Technicolor

1946

Made debut as director of photography on "The Laughing Lady"

1978

Died of a heart attack in Brittany while on location shooting Roman Polanski's "Tess" (1979), his last feature

1978

One of last films worked on, "Superman", dedicated on screen to his memory

Photo Collections

Superman: The Movie - Program

Here is the official Movie Program from Warner Bros' Superman: The Movie (1978), starring Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Margot Kidder, and Gene Hackman.

Videos

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -- (Movie Clip) Jupiter And Beyond Just a portion of the trippy part, Dave (Keir Dullea) has left the mother-ship in an "EVA" pod, after hearing secret instructions, and sees weird stuff as he approaches Jupiter, late in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968.

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -- (Movie Clip) HAL 9000 Introduction of the HAL 9000 computer (voice by Douglas Rain) and the two not-hibernating members of the Jupiter mission on the spaceship Discovery One, Dave (Keir Dullea) and Frank (Gary Lockwood), in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968.

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -- (Movie Clip) Monolith Second stanza of Stanley Kubrick's "Dawn Of Man" sequence, the apes awaken one morning to find what will become known as "the monolith," early in 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968.

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -- (Movie Clip) Fight The ending of director Stanley Kubrick's "Dawn Of Man" sequence, the apes have become carnivorous and homicidal, and a bone thrown in the air leads to one of the most famous edits in film history, in 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968.

Night To Remember, A (1958) -- (Movie Clip) Iceberg Dead Ahead! First Officer Murdoch (Richard Leech) on the bridge as RMS Titanic meets iceberg, trouble in the engine and dining rooms, Captain Smith (Laurence Naismith) summoned, in turn sending Moody (Michael Bryant) to fetch architect Andrews (Michael Goodliffe), in A Night To Remember , 1958.

Night To Remember, A (1958) -- (Movie Clip) It's All Titanic, This Preliminaries, the ship having been christened before the credits, Kenneth More as Lightoller, the real Second Officer on RMS Titanic, Jane Downs his wife, Patrick Waddington and Harriette Johns an upper-class couple en route to the ship, in director Roy Baker’s A Night To Remember,1958.

Night To Remember, A (1958) -- (Movie Clip) Mild Winter Up In The Arctic The Titanic’s first full day at sea, Captain Smith (Laurence Naismith) dining with Ismay (Frank Lawton), chairman of the line, Anthony Bushell captain of the neighboring Californian, Geoffrey Bayldon his wireless man, David McCallum delivering ice warnings, in A Night To Remember , 1958.

Great Train Robbery, The (1979) -- (Movie Clip) Nice Pull! Agar (Donald Sutherland) is introduced snatching a purse on production designer Al Burgess and Art Director Maurice Carter's detailed recreation of London's Strand, then acosted by Pierce (Sean Connery) in The Great Train Robbery, 1979.

Great Train Robbery, The (1979) -- (Movie Clip) Tight Fitting Joints Nigh-on crude garden flirting between thief Pierce (Sean Connery) and trophy wife Emily (Pamela Salem) as her husband (Alan Webb) introduces his daughter (Gabrielle Lloyd) in Michael Crichton's The Great Train Robbery, 1979.

Murder She Said (1961) -- (Movie Clip) We Can't All Be Young And Handsome Anxious Emma (Muriel Pavlow) introduces Jane Marple (Margaret Rutherford), infiltrating the household as a maid, to her blustery father (James Robertson-Justice), in Murder She Said, 1961, from an Agatha Christie novel.

Great Train Robbery (1979) -- (Movie Clip) Opening, In The Year 1855 Elaborate opening sequence narrated by star Sean Connery from director Michael Crichton's The Great Train Robbery, 1979, based on Crichton's own novel, also the last feature completed by famed cinematographer Geoffrey Unsworth.

Great Train Robbery, The (1979) -- (Movie Clip) 75 Seconds Pierce (Sean Connery), acting as timer and lookout, supports Agar (Donald Sutherland) who meets unexpected problems in his split-second attempt to copy keys from a rail station in The Great Train Robbery, 1979.

Genghis Khan - (Original Trailer) The Asian conqueror (Omar Sharif) and his mentor (Stephen Boyd) vie for the same woman in Genghis Khan (1965).

Zardoz - (Original Trailer) In the far future, a savage (Sean Connery) trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements in Zardoz (1974) directed by John Boorman.

Becket - (Re-issue Trailer) England's King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) appoints his best friend (Richard Burton) Archbishop of Canterbury then turns on him in Becket (1964).

Tamahine - (Original Trailer) A glamorous Polynesian raises temperatures at a boy's school when she comes to visit her cousin in Tamahine (1964).

Superman II - (Original Trailer) Superman gives up his powers just as visitors arrive, three super-powered villains from Krypton, in Superman II (1980).

Superman: The Movie - (Original Trailer) The man of steel (Christopher Reeve) fights to save the world and his true love in the all-star spectacular Superman: The Movie (1978).

Othello (1965) - (Original Trailer) Laurence Olivier stars as Shakespeare's Othello (1965) with Maggie Smith as Desdemona and Frank Finlay as Iago.

Murder on the Orient Express - (Original Trailer) Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of a mysterious businessman on a train ride in Murder on the Orient Express (1974)starring Albert Finney.

Bridge Too Far, A - (Original Trailer) Sean Connery, Robert Redford, Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier and an all-star cast are featured in A Bridge Too Far (1977), an epic World War II drama.

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