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Robert Burks

Cinematographer | * 07/04/1909 († 58, 05/13/1968) | Chino Hills, California (United States of America (USA))
Leslie Robert Burks A.S.C. (July 4, 1909 – May 11, 1968) was an American cinematographer who worked in many different film genres and collaborated several times with Alfred Hitchcock. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Thriller | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder. ...

Rear Window

Certification unknown

1954 | 4.2/5 | 1h 52min
Thriller, Mystery
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A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her. ...

Vertigo

PG

1958 | 4.1/5 | 2h 8min
Mystery, Romance / Love, Thriller
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A deranged socialite accosts a tennis star with his theory that if two strangers trade murders, they can disguise their motives and avoid suspicion. ...

Strangers on a Train

Certification unknown

1951 | 3.9/5 | 1h 41min
Crime, Thriller
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An ex-thief is accused of enacting a new crime spree, so to clear his name he sets off to catch the new thief, who’s imitating his signature style. ...

To Catch a Thief

Certification unknown

1955 | 3.7/5 | 1h 47min
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance / Love, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Robert Burks

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color 2x Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-And-White 2x Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color
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Movies with Robert Burks as Crew(51)

Camera/Director of Photography1967 Waterhole #3
Camera/Director of Photography1965 Once a Thief
Camera/Director of Photography1965 A Patch of Blue
Camera/Director of Photography1964 Marnie
Camera/Director of Photography1963 The Birds
Camera/Director of Photography1962 The Music Man
Crew/Cinematography1961 The Pleasure of His Company
Camera/Director of Photography1960 The Rat Race
Camera/Director of Photography1960 The Great Impostor
Camera/Director of Photography1959 North by Northwest
Camera/Director of Photography1959 But Not for Me
Camera/Director of Photography1958 Vertigo
Camera/Director of Photography1958 The Black Orchid
Camera/Director of Photography1957 The Spirit of St. Louis
Camera/Director of Photography1956 The Wrong Man
Camera/Director of Photography1956 The Man Who Knew Too Much
Camera/Director of Photography1955 To Catch a Thief
Camera/Director of Photography1955 The Trouble with Harry
Camera/Director of Photography1954 Dial M for Murder
Camera/Director of Photography1954 Rear Window
Camera/Director of Photography1953 The Desert Song
Camera/Director of Photography1953 Hondo
Camera/Other1953 House of Wax
Camera/Director of Photography1953 I Confess
Camera/Director of Photography1952 Room for One More
Camera/Director of Photography1952 Mara Maru
Camera/Director of Photography1951 Close to My Heart
Camera/Director of Photography1951 The Enforcer
Camera/Director of Photography1951 Strangers on a Train
Camera/Director of Photography1951 Come Fill The Cup
Camera/Director of Photography1951 Tomorrow Is Another Day
Camera/Director of Photography1950 The Glass Menagerie
Camera/Director of Photography1949 Beyond the Forest
Crew/Special Effects1949 The Younger Brothers
Camera/Director of Photography1949 Task Force
Camera/Director of Photography1949 A Kiss in the Dark
Camera/Director of Photography1949 The Fountainhead
Crew/Special Effects1948 Key Largo
Crew/Special Effects1947 Possessed
Crew/Special Effects1947 The Unfaithful
Crew/Special Effects1947 Cry Wolf
Crew/Special Effects1947 The Two Mrs. Carrolls
Crew/Special Effects1945 Pride of the Marines
Camera/Director of Photography1945 Star in the Night
Camera/Director of Photography1944 Jammin' the Blues
Crew/Special Effects1944 Arsenic and Old Lace
Camera/Director of Photography1944 Make Your Own Bed
Crew/Special Effects1942 Kings Row
Crew/Special Effects1941 The Great Lie
Crew/Special Effects1941 Highway West
Crew/Special Effects1937 Marked Woman

Full Name: Robert Burks
Born: Sunday, 07/04 1909 (July) in Chino Hills, California (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 05/13 1968 (May) in Newport Beach (aged: 58)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Other names for Robert Burks (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Leslie Robert Burks"
"L. Robert Burks"
Robert Burks frequently works together with these people:
Alfred Hitchcock (37x, Crew)
Edith Head (15x, Crew)
Perc Westmore (14x, Crew)
Max Steiner (13x, Crew)
Gordon Bau (10x, Crew)
Jack L. Warner (10x, Crew)
Wally Westmore (9x, Crew)
Hal Pereira (9x, Crew)
Bernard Herrmann (9x, Crew)
Herbert Coleman (9x, Crew)
William L. Kuehl (9x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:323067, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024