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Gilbert Taylor

Cinematographer | * 04/12/1914 († 99, 08/23/2013) | Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Gilbert Taylor, B.S.C. (12 April 1914 – 23 August 2013) was a British cinematographer, best known for his work on films such as Dr. Strangelove, A Hard Day's Night (both 1964), Repulsion (1965), The Omen (1976), and Star Wars (1977). In the course of his career, he collaborated with directors like Roman Polanski, Stanley Kubrick, Alfred Hitchcock, and Mike Hodges. He was nominated for two BAFTA Awards, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the British Society of Cinematographers. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

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Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the ...

Star Wars

Certification unknown

1977 | 4.1/5 | 2h 1min
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
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Beautiful young manicurist Carole suffers from androphobia (the pathological fear of interaction with men). When her sister and roommate, Helen, leaves their London flat to go on an Italian holiday wi ...

Repulsion

NR

1965 | 3.7/5 | 1h 45min
Drama, Thriller, Horror
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A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth. ...

Flash Gordon

PG

1980 | 3.1/5 | 1h 51min
Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Comedy
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Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil. ...

The Omen

R

1976 | 3.7/5 | 1h 51min
Horror, Thriller
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Movies with Gilbert Taylor as Actor(5)

as himself2003 Two Gangsters and an Island
as himself2003 A British Horror Film
as himself2002 Things They Said Today
as Self - Director of Photography2000 Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
as himself2000 The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove

Movies with Gilbert Taylor as Crew(54)

Camera/Director of Photography1987 The Bedroom Window
Camera/Director of Photography1984 Lassiter
Camera/Director of Photography1984 Voyage of the Rock Aliens
Camera/Director of Photography1982 Losin' It
Camera/Director of Photography1981 Green Ice
Camera/Director of Photography1981 Venom
Camera/Director of Photography1980 Flash Gordon
Camera/Director of Photography1979 Escape to Athena
Camera/Director of Photography1979 Dracula
Camera/Director of Photography1978 Breaking Up
Camera/Director of Photography1977 Star Wars
Camera/Director of Photography1976 The Omen
Camera/Director of Photography1974 Soft Beds, Hard Battles
Camera/Director of Photography1972 Frenzy
Camera/Director of Photography1971 Macbeth
Camera/Director of Photography1970 Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
Camera/Director of Photography1970 A Day at the Beach
Camera/Director of Photography1969 Before Winter Comes
Camera/Director of Photography1967 Theatre of Death
Camera/Director of Photography1966 Cul-de-sac
Camera/Director of Photography1965 Repulsion
Camera/Director of Photography1965 The Bedford Incident
Camera/Director of Photography1964 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Camera/Director of Photography1964 A Hard Day's Night
Camera/Director of Photography1963 The Punch and Judy Man
Camera/Director of Photography1962 It's Trad, Dad!
Camera/Director of Photography1962 A Prize of Arms
Camera/Director of Photography1961 Petticoat Pirates
Crew/Cinematography1961 The Rebel
Camera/Director of Photography1960 The Full Treatment
Camera/Director of Photography1959 Alive and Kicking
Camera/Director of Photography1959 No Trees in the Street
Camera/Director of Photography1959 Operation Bullshine
Camera/Director of Photography1958 She Didn't Say No!
Camera/Director of Photography1958 Ice Cold in Alex
Camera/Director of Photography1957 The Good Companions
Crew/Cinematography1957 Woman in a Dressing Gown
Camera/Director of Photography1957 No Time for Tears
Camera/Director of Photography1956 The Silken Affair
Camera/Director of Photography1956 Yield to the Night
Crew/Cinematography1956 It's Great to be Young!
Crew/Cinematography1955 Josephine and Men
Crew/Special Effects1955 The Dam Busters
Crew/Cinematography1955 As Long as They're Happy
Camera/Director of Photography1954 Front Page Story
Camera/Director of Photography1954 The Weak and the Wicked
Camera/Director of Photography1954 Seagulls Over Sorrento
Crew/Cinematography1953 Sailor of the King
Camera/Director of Photography1951 Circle of Danger
Camera/Director of Photography1951 High Treason
Camera/Director of Photography1950 Seven Days to Noon
Camera/Director of Photography1948 The Guinea Pig
Camera/Camera Operator1948 Brighton Rock
Camera/Camera Operator1946 School for Secrets

TV Shows/Series with Gilbert Taylor as Crew(2)

Camera/Camera Operator2021 Free Enterprise
Camera/Director of Photography1961 The Avengers

Full Name: Gilbert Taylor
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Sunday, 04/12 1914 (April) in Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Friday, 08/23 2013 (August) in Newport (aged: 99)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN)
Member of: British Society of Cinematographers
Other names for Gilbert Taylor (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Gil Taylor"
Gilbert Taylor frequently works together with these people:
Roy Boulting (16x, Crew)
Roman Polanski (11x, Actor)
J. Lee Thompson (11x, Crew)
Les Hammond (9x, Crew)
John Boulting (8x, Crew)
Richard Best (7x, Crew)
Len Shilton (7x, Crew)
Marjorie Rhodes (7x, Actress)
Robert Lennard (7x, Crew)
Val Stewart (7x, Crew)
Marianne Stone (7x, Actress)
Peter J. Elliott (4x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1096715, Added: 12/12/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024