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John Alton

Cinematographer / Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer | * 10/05/1901 († 94, 06/02/1996) | Sopron, Austria-Hungary
John Alton (October 5, 1901 – June 2, 1996), born Johann Jacob Altmann, in Sopron, Kingdom of Hungary, was an American cinematographer of Hungarian-German origin. Alton photographed some of the most famous films noir of the classic period and won an Academy Award for the cinematography of An American in Paris (1951), becoming the first Hungarian-born person to do so in the cinematography category. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Comedies

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Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who's a long time associate of a famous French sin ...

An American in Paris

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1951 | 3.5/5 | 1h 53min
Comedy, Music, Romance / Love
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Ryevsk, Russia, 1870. Tensions abound in the Karamazov family. Fyodor is a wealthy libertine who holds his purse strings tightly. His four grown sons include Dmitri, the eldest, an elegant officer, al ...

The Brothers Karamazov

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1958 | 3.3/5 | 2h 25min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Nina Miranda leaves jail after spending 20 years imprisoned for a murder that she insists she did not commit and recalls the time of her youth. ...

Puerta cerrada

Certification unknown

1939 | 2.5/5 | 1h 45min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for John Alton

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color
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Movies with John Alton as Actor(4)

as Self (archival footage)2008 'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris
2007 Mystery Street: Murder at Harvard
as himself2006 Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
as Self - Cinematographer (archive footage)1998 Glorious Technicolor

Movies with John Alton as Crew(95)

Camera/Director of Photography1962 Birdman of Alcatraz
Camera/Director of Photography1960 Elmer Gantry
Camera/Director of Photography1960 12 to the Moon
Camera/Director of Photography1959 Lonelyhearts
Camera/Director of Photography1958 The Brothers Karamazov
Camera/Director of Photography1957 The Teahouse of the August Moon
Camera/Director of Photography1957 Designing Woman
Camera/Director of Photography1956 Slightly Scarlet
Camera/Director of Photography1956 The Catered Affair
Camera/Director of Photography1956 Tea and Sympathy
Camera/Director of Photography1955 Tennessee's Partner
Camera/Director of Photography1955 Pearl of the South Pacific
Camera/Director of Photography1955 The Big Combo
Camera/Director of Photography1955 Escape to Burma
Camera/Director of Photography1954 Silver Lode
Camera/Director of Photography1954 Passion
Camera/Director of Photography1954 Cattle Queen of Montana
Camera/Director of Photography1954 Duffy of San Quentin
Camera/Director of Photography1954 Witness to Murder
Camera/Director of Photography1954 The Steel Cage
Camera/Director of Photography1953 Count the Hours!
Camera/Director of Photography1953 I, the Jury
Crew/Cinematography1953 Battle Circus
Camera/Director of Photography1953 Take the High Ground!
Camera/Director of Photography1952 Washington Story
Camera/Director of Photography1952 Talk About a Stranger
Camera/Director of Photography1952 Apache War Smoke
Camera/Director of Photography1951 Grounds for Marriage
Camera/Director of Photography1951 An American in Paris
Camera/Director of Photography1951 Father's Little Dividend
Camera/Director of Photography1951 The People Against O'Hara
Camera/Director of Photography1950 Mystery Street
Camera/Director of Photography1950 Captain China
Camera/Director of Photography1950 Father of the Bride
Camera/Director of Photography1950 Devil's Doorway
Camera/Director of Photography1949 The Crooked Way
Camera/Director of Photography1949 He Walked by Night
Camera/Director of Photography1949 Red Stallion In The Rockies
Camera/Director of Photography1949 Border Incident
Camera/Director of Photography1949 Reign of Terror
Camera/Director of Photography1948 Raw Deal
Camera/Director of Photography1948 Hollow Triumph
Camera/Director of Photography1948 Canon City
Camera/Director of Photography1948 The Amazing Mr. X
Camera/Director of Photography1947 Driftwood
Camera/Director of Photography1947 Bury Me Dead
Camera/Director of Photography1947 T-Men
Camera/Director of Photography1947 The Pretender
Camera/Director of Photography1947 Wyoming
Crew/Cinematography1947 Hit Parade of 1947
Camera/Director of Photography1947 The Trespasser
Camera/Director of Photography1946 Affairs of Geraldine
Camera/Director of Photography1946 The Magnificent Rogue
Camera/Director of Photography1946 The Madonna's Secret
Camera/Director of Photography1946 A Guy Could Change
Camera/Director of Photography1946 One Exciting Week
Camera/Director of Photography1945 Love, Honor and Goodbye
Camera/Director of Photography1945 Song of Mexico
Camera/Director of Photography1945 Girls of the Big House
Camera/Director of Photography1944 Atlantic City
Camera/Director of Photography1944 Storm Over Lisbon
Camera/Director of Photography1944 The Lady and the Monster
Camera/Director of Photography1944 Lake Placid Serenade
Camera/Director of Photography1943 The Sultan's Daughter
Camera/Director of Photography1942 Johnny Doughboy
Camera/Director of Photography1942 The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Camera/Director of Photography1942 Moonlight Masquerade
Camera/Director of Photography1942 Ice Capades Revue
Camera/Director of Photography1941 Melody for Three
Camera/Director of Photography1941 Forced Landing
Camera/Director of Photography1941 Power Dive
Camera/Director of Photography1941 Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
Camera/Director of Photography1941 Devil Pays Off
Camera/Director of Photography1940 Remedy for Riches
Camera/Director of Photography1940 Three Faces West
Camera/Director of Photography1940 Dr. Christian Meets the Women
Camera/Director of Photography1940 The Courageous Dr. Christian
Crew/Cinematography1939 El matrero
Camera/Director of Photography1939 Caminito de Gloria
Camera/Director of Photography1939 Puerta cerrada
Directing/Director1939 Puerta cerrada
Crew/Cinematography1939 Doce mujeres
Crew/Cinematography1938 El último encuentro
Camera/Director of Photography1938 La vida bohemia
Camera/Director of Photography1938 Madreselva
Camera/Director of Photography1937 El pobre Pérez
Crew/Cinematography1937 Palermo
Crew/Cinematography1937 Cadetes de San Martín
Camera/Director of Photography1936 Loco lindo
Crew/Cinematography1936 Tararira (la bohemia de hoy)
Camera/Director of Photography1936 ¡Goal!
Crew/Cinematography1936 Amalia
Crew/Cinematography1936 Compañeros
Camera/Director of Photography1935 Escala en la ciudad
Crew/Cinematography1933 Los Tres Berretines

TV Shows/Series with John Alton as Crew(1)

Camera/Director of Photography1966 Mission: Impossible

Full Name: John Alton
Born: Saturday, 10/05 1901 (October) in Sopron, Austria-Hungary
Died: Sunday, 06/02 1996 (June) in Santa Monica (aged: 94)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
John Alton frequently works together with these people:
Raúl Soldi (12x, Crew)
Cedric Gibbons (10x, Crew)
Edwin B. Willis (10x, Crew)
Adele Palmer (9x, Crew)
Allan Dwan (9x, Crew)
Sid Haig (8x, Actor)
Benedict Bogeaus (8x, Crew)
Richard Brooks (8x, Crew)
Adele Mara (7x, Actress)
Sydney Guilaroff (7x, Crew)
Armor Marlowe (7x, Crew)
Miguel Gómez Bao (7x, Cast)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1358262, Added: 09/03/2019, Last updated: 04/22/2024