John Alton
Camera
Born: 1901-10-05 · Sopron, Austria-Hungary
Died: 1996-06-02
Biography
John Alton A.S.C. (October 5, 1901 – June 2, 1996), born Johann Altmann, in Sopron/Ödenburg, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary, was an American cinematographer. Alton won an Academy Award for the cinematography of An American in Paris (1951), becoming the first Hungarian-born person to do so. He photographed some of the most famous film noirs of the classic period. He started out in Los Angeles as a lab technician in the 1920s, later becoming a cameraman within four years. He moved to France
🎬 Movies (30)
'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris
2008
Self (archival footage)
Mystery Street: Murder at Harvard
2007
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006
Self
Glorious Technicolor
1998
Self (archive footage)
Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir
1995
Self
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962
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Elmer Gantry
1960
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12 to the Moon
1960
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Lonelyhearts
1959
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The Brothers Karamazov
1958
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Designing Woman
1957
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The Teahouse of the August Moon
1957
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Slightly Scarlet
1956
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Tea and Sympathy
1956
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The Catered Affair
1956
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The Big Combo
1955
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Tennessee's Partner
1955
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Pearl of the South Pacific
1955
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Escape to Burma
1955
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Silver Lode
1954
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The Steel Cage
1954
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Cattle Queen of Montana
1954
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Passion
1954
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Witness to Murder
1954
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Duffy of San Quentin
1954
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Count the Hours!
1953
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I, the Jury
1953
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Battle Circus
1953
Cinematography
Take the High Ground!
1953
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Talk About a Stranger
1952
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