Sam Leavitt

Cinematographer. Born 6 February 1904 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 21 March 1984.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscar1 won · 2 nominated

Born

6 February 1904, New York City, New York, USA

Died

21 March 1984

Active

1954–1967

Frequently works with

Otto Preminger, Sidney Poitier, Stanley Kramer

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

75Fi1m

73Critics

We rate Sam’s work 1 point above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 794

Under 600

Of 6 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 6 films
Screen time: 12 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $182m across 5 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 2 nominated
Active: 1954–1967

Genres

Drama6
Crime4
Romance2
Thriller2
Adventure1
Mystery1

Best and worst on Fi1m

87BestAnatomy of a Murder1959

65WorstCarmen Jones1954

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11930s

51940s

191950s

191960s

91970s

Directors most worked with

Otto Preminger3 titles

Stanley Kramer2 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Sidney Poitier2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 2 nominated

Nominated1961Best Cinematography, Color · Exodus
Nominated1960Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · Anatomy of a Murder
Won1959Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · The Defiant Ones

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