John Alcott

John Alcott

John Alcott, B.S.C. (London, 1931- july 28 1986) was an Oscar winning cinematographer best known for his four collaborations with director Stanley Kubrick: "" (1968), for which he took over as lighting cameraman from Geoffrey Unsworth in mid-shoot, "A Clockwork Orange" (1971), "Barry Lyndon" (1975), the film for which he won his Oscar, and "The Shining" (1980).

Received a tribute at the end of the film "No Way Out" starring Kevin Costner.

He died at Cannes, France in 1986 from a heart attack.

External links

* [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/497964/index.html John Alcott biography and credits at BFI Screenonline]


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