David Watkin
Hugh Hudson’s Chariots of Fire (top); Meryl Streep, Robert Redford in Out of Africa (bottom)
Cinematographer David Watkin, best known for his work on Hugh Hudson’s Chariots of Fire and Sydney Pollack’s Out of Africa, died of cancer this past February 19 at his home in Brighton, England. He was 82.
Watkin’s career as a feature-film cinematographer spanned nearly four decades and more than 60 films, from two offbeat 1965 Richard Lester productions — Cannes Palme d’Or winner The Knack …and How to Get It and the Beatles‘ musical Help! — to the Kirsten Dunst vehicle All Forgotten in 2000.
Among Watkin’s other credits are Peter Brook’s Marat/Sade (1967); Tony Richardson’s The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) and A Delicate Balance (1973); [...]
by Andre Soares | February 29, 2008
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Tags: Chariots of Fire, Cinematographers, Classic Movies, David Watkin, Gay Interest, Out of Africa, Richard Lester
