Dean Semler

Cinematographer. Born 26 May 1943 in Renmark, South Australia, Australia.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscar1 won

Born

26 May 1943, Renmark, South Australia, Australia

Active

1981–2014

Frequently works with

George Miller, Mel Gibson, Terry Hayes, Adam Sandler, Bruce Spence, Dennis Hopper, Jack Giarraputo, Joe Roth

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

62Fi1m

57Critics

We rate Dean’s work 4 points above the press, across 14 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 795

Under 607

Of 14 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 14 films
Screen time: 28 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $3.8bn across 14 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won
Active: 1981–2014

Genres

Action7
Adventure7
Comedy6
Drama5
Fantasy5
Science Fiction4

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestMad Max 21981

38WorstCocktail1988

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

51970s

221980s

161990s

172000s

142010s

12020s

Awards

Academy Awards1 won

Won1991Best Cinematography · Dances with Wolves

Other awards1 won

Won2002Member of the Order of Australia: Member of the Order of Australia

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.