Oswald Morris Biography (1915-)

Born November 22, 1915, in Ruislip, Middlesex, England.

Nationality
English
Gender
Male
Occupation
cinematographer
Birth Details
November 22, 1915
Ruislip, Middlesex, England

Famous Works

  • Credits; Film Work; Cinematographer
  • Captain Boycott, General Films Distributors, 1947.
  • Fools Rush In, General Film Distributors, 1949.
  • One Woman's Story, Universal, 1949.
  • Cairo Road, Associated British Films/Pathe, 1950.
  • The Adventurers (also known as The Great Adventure and The Fortune in Diamonds), Rank, 1951.
  • Circle of Danger, Eagle-Lion, 1951.
  • Moulin Rouge, United Artists (UA), 1952.
  • The Promoter, Universal, 1952.
  • Beat the Devil, UA, 1953.
  • So Little Time, MacDonald, 1953.
  • Beau Brummel, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1954.
  • The Golden Mask (released in England as South of Algiers),UA, 1954.
  • Lovers, Happy Lovers! (also known as Lover Boy; released inEngland as Knave of Hearts), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955.
  • The Man Who Never Was, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956.
  • Moby Dick, Warner Brothers, 1956.
  • (With Piero Portalupi) A Farewell to Arms, Twentieth Century-Fox,1957.
  • Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957.
  • The Key, Warner Brothers, 1958.
  • Look Back in Anger, Warner Brothers, 1959.
  • The Entertainer, Bryanston/British Lion, 1960.
  • Our Man in Havana, Columbia, 1960.
  • The Guns of Navarone, Columbia, 1961.
  • Lolita, MGM, 1962.
  • Satan Never Sleeps (also known as Flight from Terror; released in England as The Devil Never Sleeps), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1962.
  • Term of Trial, Warner Brothers, 1962.
  • The Ceremony, UA, 1963.
  • Come Fly with Me, MGM, 1963.
  • Of Human Bondage, MGM, 1964.
  • The Pumpkin Eater, Royal/Columbia, 1964.
  • The Battle of the Villa Fiorita (also known as Affair at the Villa Fiorita), Warner Brothers, 1965.
  • The Hill, MGM, 1965.
  • Life at the Top, Columbia, 1965.
  • Mister Moses, UA, 1965.
  • The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Paramount, 1965.
  • Stop the World--I Want to Get Off, Warner Brothers, 1966.
  • (With Luciano Trasatti) The Taming of the Shrew, Columbia, 1967.
  • Great Catherine, Warner Brothers, 1968.
  • Oliver!, Columbia, 1968.
  • The Winter's Tale, Warner Brothers, 1968.
  • Goodbye Mr. Chips, MGM, 1969.
  • Scrooge, National General, 1970.
  • Fiddler on the Roof, UA, 1971.
  • Fragment of Fear, Columbia, 1971.
  • Lady Caroline Lamb, UA, 1972.
  • Sleuth, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972.
  • The Mackintosh Man, Warner Brothers, 1973.
  • The Man with the Golden Gun, UA, 1974.
  • The Odessa File, Columbia, 1974.
  • The Man Who Would Be King, Allied Artists, 1975.
  • Equus, UA, 1977.
  • The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, Universal, 1977.
  • The Wiz, Universal, 1978.
  • Just Tell Me What You Want, Warner Brothers, 1980.
  • The Great Muppet Caper, Universal, 1981.
  • The Dark Crystal, Universal/Associated Film, 1982.
  • Credits; Film Work; Photographer
  • Green for Danger, General Films Distributors, 1946.
  • Golden Salamander, General Film Distributors, 1950.
  • Oliver Twist, Rank/UA, 1951.
  • Island of Desire (released in England as Saturday Island),RKO, 1952.
  • Indiscretion of an American Wife (also known as Terminal Station Indiscretion), Columbia, 1954.
  • The Roots of Heaven, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958.
  • Reflections in a Golden Eye, Warner Brothers, 1967.
  • Credits; Television Work; Cinematographer
  • Performed photography for the television movie Dracula, 1974.

Further Reference

Periodicals:

  • American Cinematopgraher, April, 1985.
  • Film Heritage, Number 3, 1977.
  • Filmmakers Newsletter, December, 1978.
  • Films and Filming(London), April, 1977.
  • Focus on Film(London), December, 1971.
  • Millimeter, November, 1978.
  • Screen International (London), November 22, 1975.*

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