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Robert Surtees

Cinematographer / Photographer | * 08/09/1906 († 78, 01/05/1985) | Covington, Kentucky (United States of America (USA))
Robert L. Surtees (August 9, 1906 – January 5, 1985) was an American cinematographer who won three Academy Awards for the films King Solomon's Mines, The Bad and the Beautiful and the 1959 version of Ben-Hur. Surtees worked at various studios, including Universal, UFA, Warner Brothers, and MGM, lighting for notable directors Howard Hawks, Mike Nichols, and William Wyler, gaining him a reputation as one of the most versatile cinematographers of his time. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Comedies

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High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach's wife. As graduation nea ...

The Last Picture Show

R

1971 | 3.9/5 | 1h 59min
Drama
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A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster. ...

The Sting

PG

1973 | 4.0/5 | 2h 9min
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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In 25 AD,Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into sla ...

Ben-Hur

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1959 | 3.9/5 | 3h 42min
Action, Drama, History
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Benjamin, a recent college graduate very worried about his future, finds himself in a love triangle with an older woman and her daughter. ...

The Graduate

PG

1967 | 3.9/5 | 1h 46min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Robert Surtees

2x Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-And-White 2x Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-And-White 5x Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color 9x Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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Movies with Robert Surtees as Crew(71)

Camera/Director of Photography1978 Same Time, Next Year
Camera/Director of Photography1978 Bloodbrothers
Camera/Director of Photography1977 The Turning Point
Camera/Director of Photography1976 A Star Is Born
Camera/Director of Photography1975 The Great Waldo Pepper
Camera/Director of Photography1975 The Hindenburg
Camera/Director of Photography1973 The Sting
Camera/Director of Photography1973 Oklahoma Crude
Camera/Director of Photography1973 Lost Horizon
Camera/Director of Photography1972 The Cowboys
Camera/Director of Photography1972 The Other
Camera/Director of Photography1971 Summer of '42
Camera/Director of Photography1971 The Last Picture Show
Camera/Director of Photography1970 Two Mules for Sister Sara
Camera/Director of Photography1970 The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Camera/Director of Photography1969 Sweet Charity
Camera/Director of Photography1969 The Arrangement
Camera/Director of Photography1968 Coogan's Bluff
Camera/Director of Photography1967 The Graduate
Camera/Director of Photography1967 Doctor Dolittle
Camera/Director of Photography1966 Lost Command
Camera/Director of Photography1966 The Chase
Camera/Director of Photography1965 The Third Day
Camera/Director of Photography1965 The Satan Bug
Camera/Director of Photography1965 The Collector
Camera/Director of Photography1965 The Hallelujah Trail
Camera/Director of Photography1964 Kisses for My President
Camera/Director of Photography1963 PT 109
Camera/Director of Photography1962 Mutiny on the Bounty
Camera/Director of Photography1960 It Started in Naples
Camera/Director of Photography1960 Cimarron
Camera/Director of Photography1959 Ben-Hur
Camera/Director of Photography1958 Merry Andrew
Crew/Cinematography1958 The Law and Jake Wade
Camera/Director of Photography1957 Raintree County
Camera/Director of Photography1957 Les Girls
Camera/Director of Photography1956 The Swan
Camera/Director of Photography1956 Tribute to a Bad Man
Camera/Director of Photography1955 Trial
Camera/Director of Photography1955 Oklahoma!
Camera/Director of Photography1954 Valley of the Kings
Camera/Director of Photography1954 The Long, Long Trailer
Camera/Director of Photography1953 Mogambo
Camera/Director of Photography1953 Escape from Fort Bravo
Camera/Director of Photography1952 The Bad and the Beautiful
Camera/Director of Photography1952 The Wild North
Camera/Director of Photography1951 The Light Touch
Camera/Director of Photography1951 The Strip
Camera/Director of Photography1951 Quo Vadis
Camera/Director of Photography1950 King Solomon's Mines
Camera/Director of Photography1949 That Midnight Kiss
Camera/Director of Photography1949 Intruder in the Dust
Camera/Director of Photography1949 Big Jack
Camera/Director of Photography1949 Act of Violence
Camera/Director of Photography1948 A Date with Judy
Camera/Director of Photography1948 The Kissing Bandit
Camera/Director of Photography1948 Tenth Avenue Angel
Camera/Director of Photography1948 Big City
Camera/Director of Photography1947 The Unfinished Dance
Camera/Director of Photography1946 Two Sisters from Boston
Camera/Director of Photography1945 Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Camera/Director of Photography1945 Strange Holiday
Camera/Director of Photography1944 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Camera/Director of Photography1944 Two Girls and a Sailor
Camera/Director of Photography1943 Don't You Believe It
Camera/Director of Photography1943 Lost Angel
Camera/Director of Photography1943 Election Daze
Camera/Director of Photography1943 Heavenly Music
Camera/Director of Photography1943 Nursery Rhyme Mysteries
Camera/Assistant Camera1933 State Fair
Camera/Assistant Camera1932 Lady with a Past

Full Name: Robert Surtees
Born: Thursday, 08/09 1906 (August) in Covington, Kentucky (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 01/05 1985 (January) in Monterey (aged: 78)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Withrow High School
Children: Bruce Surtees
Other names for Robert Surtees (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Robert Lee Surtees"
"Robert L. Surtees"
"Robert Surtees (cinematographer)"
Robert Surtees frequently works together with these people:
Cedric Gibbons (23x, Crew)
Edwin B. Willis (22x, Crew)
Sydney Guilaroff (13x, Crew)
Helen Rose (11x, Crew)
Douglas Shearer (10x, Crew)
A. Lindsley Lane (9x, Crew)
Joe Pasternak (8x, Crew)
William Tuttle (7x, Crew)
Irene (7x, Crew)
A. Arnold Gillespie (7x, Crew)
Hugh Hunt (7x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:692168, Added: 10/29/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024