Biography
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Gordon Hugh Willis, Jr., ASC (May 28, 1931 – May 18, 2014) was an American cinematographer. He is best known for his work on Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather series as well as Woody Allen's Annie Hall and Manhattan. Fellow cinematographer William Fraker called Willis's work a "milestone in visual storytelling", while one critic suggested that Willis "defined the cinematic look of the 1970s: sophisticated compositions in which bolts of light and black put the decade's moral ambiguities into stark relief".
When the International Cinematographers Guild conducted a survey in 2003, they placed Willis among the ten most influential cinematographers in history.
Movie Credits
Gordon Willis has appeared in 9 movies.
These include To Woody Allen from Europe with Love, Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather', An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road, Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men", Fog City Mavericks, Woody Allen: A Documentary, Visions of Light, Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light and Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood.Production Credits
Gordon Willis has 38 production credits.Camera
Credited for Director of Photography in 36 shows - Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, End of the Road, Loving, The Landlord, The People Next Door, Little Murders, Bad Company, Up the Sandbox, The Parallax View, The Drowning Pool, All the President's Men, Annie Hall, September 30, 1955, Interiors, Comes a Horseman, Windows, Stardust Memories, The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic, A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy, Zelig, The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck, Broadway Danny Rose, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Perfect, The Money Pit, Star Cops, The Pick-up Artist, Bright Lights, Big City, Presumed Innocent, The Godfather Part III, Malice, Becker, Jackie Chan Adventures, Cuts, The Lost Children and Whitechapel.
Directing
Credited for Director in 1 show - Windows.
Crew
Credited for Cinematography in 1 show - Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television.