Conrad Hall

Known for CameraBorn 1926-06-21Died 2003-01-04Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Conrad Lafcadio Hall, ASC (June 21, 1926 – January 4, 2003) was a French Polynesian-born American cinematographer. Named after writers Joseph Conrad and Lafcadio Hearn, he became widely prominent as a cinematographer earning numerous accolades including three Academy Awards (with ten nominations), three BAFTA Awards and five American Society of Cinematographers Awards. Hall won three Academy Awards for Best Cinematography for his work on Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), American Beauty (1999), and Road to Perdition (2002). He was also Oscar-nominated for Morituri (1965), The Professionals (1966), In Cold Blood (1967), The Day of the Locust (1975), Tequila Sunrise (1988), Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), and A Civil Action (1998). He is also known for Cool Hand Luke (1967), Fat City (1972), and Marathon Man (1976). In 2003, Hall was judged to be one of history's ten most influential cinematographers in a survey of the members of the International Cinematographers Guild. He has been given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Read more

Movies & web series

Something's Gonna Live

American Beauty

American Beauty: Look Closer...

The Disneyland Story

The Outer Limits

Cool Hand Luke

Road to Perdition

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

In Cold Blood

East of Eden

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Visions of Light

Marathon Man

Who Needs Sleep?

Fat City

The Professionals

Hell in the Pacific

The Unknown

Fanfare for a Death Scene

Electra Glide in Blue

Islands of the Sea

Without Limits

A Civil Action

Morituri

Harper

Class Action

A Christmas Memory

The Day of the Locust

Pressure Point

Black Widow

Jennifer Eight

Tequila Sunrise

Running Target

Trilogy

Private Property

The Happy Ending

The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

Smile

A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

Catch My Soul

Incubus

Divorce American Style

Edge of Fury

Faithful

Love Affair

The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre

Wild Seed