John Alcott

Cinematographer. Born 27 November 1930 in London, United Kingdom. Died 28 July 1986.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscar1 won

Born

27 November 1930, London, United Kingdom

Died

28 July 1986

Active

1968–1984

Frequently works with

Stanley Kubrick, Patrick Magee

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

86Fi1m

76Critics

We rate John’s work 10 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 793

Under 601

Of 7 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 7 films
Screen time: 16 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $305m across 7 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won
Active: 1968–1984

Genres

Drama4
Crime3
Action2
Adventure2
Science Fiction2
Thriller2

Best and worst on Fi1m

92Best2001: A Space Odyssey1968

56WorstFort Apache, the Bronx1981

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11950s

11960s

71970s

121980s

Directors most worked with

Stanley Kubrick3 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Patrick Magee2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 won

Won1976Best Cinematography · Barry Lyndon

BAFTA Film Awards1 won

Won1976Best Cinematography · Barry Lyndon

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