Joseph F. Biroc

Cinematographer. Born 12 February 1903 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 7 September 1996.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscar1 won · 1 nominated

Born

12 February 1903, New York City, New York, USA

Died

7 September 1996

Active

1946–1980

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

81Fi1m

76Critics

We rate Joseph’s work 5 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 793

Under 600

Of 5 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 5 films
Screen time: 10 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $243m across 5 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 1 nominated
Active: 1946–1980

Genres

Action2
Comedy2
Drama2
Family1
Fantasy1
Science Fiction1

Best and worst on Fi1m

91BestIt's a Wonderful Life1946

68WorstThe Towering Inferno1974

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11920s

51930s

71940s

341950s

351960s

301970s

101980s

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 1 nominated

Won1975Best Cinematography · The Towering Inferno
Nominated1965Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Primetime Emmy Awards2 nominated

Nominated1985Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie
Nominated1980Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie

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