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Jack Cardiff Biography (1914-)

Born September 18, 1914, in Yarmouth, Norfolk, England; son of John Joseph (avaudeville performer) and Florence (a vaudeville performer) Cardiff; marriedJulia Lily Mickleboro, 1940 (divorced); some sources cite other wives Sylvia(divorced) and Nicki; children: John, Rodney, Peter, Mason.

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Cinematographer, director, camera operator, actor

Birth Details

September 18, 1914

Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Director
• This Is Colour (short film), 1942
• Intent to Kill, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958
• Beyond This Place (also known as Web of Evidence), 1959
• Scent of Mystery (also known as Holiday in Spain), MichaelTodd, 1960
• Sons and Lovers, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960
• The Lion, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1962
• My Geisha, Paramount, 1962
• (Director of additional sequences) Satan Never Sleeps, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1962
• The Long Ships (also known as Dugi brodovi), Columbia, 1964
• Young Cassidy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965
• The Liquidator, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
• Dark of the Sun (also known as The Mercenaries), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968
• The Girl on a Motorcycle (also known as Naked under Leather), Claridge, 1968
• Penny Gold, 1973
• The Mutations (also known as Doctor of Evil, The Freakmaker, and The Mutation), Columbia, 1974
• Delius, 1989
• Vivaldi's Four Seasons, 1991
• The Dance of Shiva, Epiphany Productions, 1998
• The Suicidal Dog, BBC Films, 2000
• One Life Later, c. 2001
• Producer
• The Girl on a Motorcycle (also known as Naked under Leather), Claridge, 1968
• Cinematographer
• The Last Days of Pompeii, 1935
• (With Hal Rosson) As You Like It, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1936
• (With Ray Rennahan and Henry Imus) Wings of the Morning, TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1937
• La caccia alla volpe nella campagna Romana (short documentary film; also known as Fox Hunting the Roman Compagna), 1938
• (As John Cardiff) Paris on Parade (short film), 1938
• Main Street of Paris (short film), 1939
• World Windows, 1939
• Peasant Island (short film), 1940
• Green Girdle (short film), 1941
• Plastic Surgery in Wartime (short film), 1941
• Queen Cotton (short film), 1941
• Western Isles (short film), 1941
• Border Weave (short film), 1942
• Colour in Clay (short film), 1942
• (With Claude Friese-Greene) The Great Mr. Handel, Midfilm, 1942
• Out of the Box (short film), 1942
• This Is Colour (short film), 1942
• Scottish Mazurka (short film), 1943
• (With others) Steel (short film), 1944
• The Western Approaches (also known as The Raider), 1944
• (With Frederick A. Young, Robert Krasker, and Jack Hildyard) Caesar and Cleopatra, Eagle Lion, 1946
• Stairway to Heaven (also known as A Matter of Life and Death), Universal, 1946
• Black Narcissus, General Films Distributors, 1947
• The Red Shoes, Eagle Lion/Rank, 1948
• (With others) Scott of the Antarctic, Eagle Lion/Pyramid, 1949
• (With Paul Beeson, Ian Craig, David McNeilly, and Jack Haste) Under Capricorn, Warner Bros., 1949
• The Black Rose, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950
• Montmartre (short film), 1950
• The African Queen, United Artists, 1951
• Montmartre Nocturne (short film), 1951
• Pandora and the Flying Dutchman, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
• Paris (short film), 1951
• It Started in Paradise, General Films Distributors, 1952
• The Magic Box, British Lion, 1952
• The Master of Ballantrae, Warner Bros, 1953
• The Barefoot Contessa (also known as La contessa scalza), United Artists, 1954
• Crossed Swords (also known as Il maestro di Don Giovanni),United Artists, 1954
• The Brave One, RKO Radio Pictures, 1956
• (With Aldo Tonti) War and Peace (also known as Guerra e pace), Paramount, 1956
• The Big Money, 1956, Lopert, 1962
• Legend of the Lost (also known as Timbuctu), United Artists, 1957
• The Prince and the Showgirl, Warner Bros., 1957
• The Vikings, United Artists, 1958
• (With William C. Mellor) The Diary of Anne Frank, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
• The Journey, 1959
• Fanny, Warner Bros., 1961
• Dark of the Sun (also known as The Mercenaries), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968
• The Girl on a Motorcycle (also known as Naked under Leather), Claridge, 1968
• Scalawag (also known as Protuva and Un magnifico ceffo di galera), Paramount, 1973
• Ride a Wild Pony (also known as Born to Run), Buena Vista,1976
• Behind the Iron Mask (also known as The Fifth Musketeer andDas Geheimnis der eisernen maske), Columbia, 1977
• Crossed Swords (also known as The Prince and the Pauper), Warner Bros., 1978
• Death on the Nile, Paramount, 1978
• Avalanche Express, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
• A Man, a Woman, and a Bank (also known as A Very Big Withdrawal), Avco-Embassy, 1979
• The Awakening, Warner Bros., 1980
• The Dogs of War, United Artists, 1980
• Ghost Story, Universal, 1981
• The Wicked Lady, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
• Conan the Destroyer, Universal, 1984
• Scandalous, Orion, 1984
• Cat's Eye (also known as Stephen King's Cat's Eye), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985
• Rambo: First Blood, Part II, TriStar, 1985
• Tai-Pan, 1986
• Million Dollar Mystery (also known as Money Mania), De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1987
• Call from Space, Showscan, 1989
• The Magic Balloon, Showscan, 1990
• Short documentary films for the "World Window" series include ArabianBazaar, Delhi, The Eternal Fire, Indian Temples, Jerusalem, Jungle, Petra, A Road in India, RiverThames--Yesterday, Rome Symphony (also known as Sinfonia di Roma), Ruins of Palmyra and Baalbek, The Sacred Ganges, A Village in India, and Wanderers of the Desert, all between 1937 and1940.
• Camera Operator
• Brewster's Millions, 1935
• The Ghost Goes West, 1935
• Honeymoon for Three, 1935
• As You Like It, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1936
• The Coronation of King George VI, 1936
• (And special effects camera operator) The Man Who Could Work Miracles, 1936
• Things to Come, 1936
• Dark Journey (also known as The Anxious Years), 1937
• Knight without Armour (also known as Knight without Armor),1937
• The Four Feathers, 1939
• The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (also known as The Adventures of Colonel Blimp and Colonel Blimp), 1943
• Conan the Destroyer, Universal, 1984
• Film Appearances
• My Son, My Son, 1918
• Billy's Rose, 1922
• The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1923
• Tiptoes, 1927
• Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland, 1965
• A Profile of "Black Narcissus," Carlton International Media, 2000
• A Profile of "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp," Carlton International Media, 2000
• A Profile of "The Red Shoes," Carlton Films, 2000
• We Get to Win This Time, Artisan Entertainment, 2002
• Television Work
• Cinematographer; Miniseries
• The Far Pavilions (also known as Blade of Steel and Palast der Winde), HBO, 1984
• The Last Days of Pompeii, ABC, 1984
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• A Matter of Michael & Emeric, 1977
• Glorious Technicolor, 1998
• The Hustons: Hollywood's Maverick Dynasty, Arts and Entertainment,1998
• Larry and Vivien: The Oliviers in Love, Channel 4, 2001
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• (With others) The Girl on a Motorcycle (also known as Naked under Leather), Claridge, 1968
• Nonfiction
• Magic Hour: The Life of a Cameraman (autobiography), 1996
• Author of another autobiography, published in 1975. Contributor to periodicals, including American Cinematographer, Cinematographe, Screen International, and Time Out.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 4: Writers and Production Artists, St. James Press, 1996