Robert L. Surtees

Cinematographer. Born 9 August 1906 in Covington, Kentucky, USA. Died 5 January 1985.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscars3 won · 11 nominated

Born

9 August 1906, Covington, Kentucky, USA

Died

5 January 1985

Active

1935–1977

Frequently works with

Sam Zimbalist, Anne Bancroft, Deborah Kerr, Hugh Griffith, Sonya Levien

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

80Fi1m

77Critics

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

The spread

80 and above4

60 to 796

Under 603

Of 13 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 13 films
Screen time: 31 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $570m across 12 films with figures
Academy Awards: 3 Oscars3 won · 11 nominated
Active: 1935–1977

Genres

Drama8
Romance8
Adventure4
Comedy4
History3
Fantasy2

Best and worst on Fi1m

89BestThe Last Picture Show1971

50WorstDoctor Dolittle1967

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

41930s

211940s

211950s

161960s

141970s

Co-stars most worked with

Anne Bancroft2 titles

Deborah Kerr2 titles

Hugh Griffith2 titles

Producers most worked with

Sam Zimbalist3 titles