Joseph MacDonald

Cinematographer. Born 15 December 1906 in Mexico City. Died 26 May 1968.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscar nominations

Born

15 December 1906, Mexico City

Died

26 May 1968

Active

1946–1966

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

86Fi1m

79Critics

We rate Joseph’s work 7 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 791

Under 600

Of 4 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 4 films
Screen time: 8 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $23m across 2 films with figures
Academy Awards: 3 Oscar nominations
Active: 1946–1966

Genres

Drama2
Crime1
Thriller1
War1
Western1

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestMy Darling Clementine1946

66WorstThe Sand Pebbles1966

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11930s

201940s

281950s

191960s

Awards

Academy Awards3 nominated

Nominated1967Best Cinematography, Color · The Sand Pebbles
Nominated1961Best Cinematography, Color · Pepe
Nominated1959Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · The Young Lions

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

Joseph MacDonald