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Gordon Willis

Director of Photography·US
IMDb ↗Wikidata ↗
Also known as: The Prince of Darkness
Member of: ASC

Career

Stats

Credits
1
1 production
Active
1972
<1 year
Most-used aspect
1.78:1
1 of 1 production
Top collaborator
Francis Ford Coppola
1 shared · Director

Career

Filmography

ProductionYearRoleFormat
The Godfather1972Director of Photography1.78:1·Kodak 35mm 4-perf anamorphic (Panavision)

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Equipment used

Cameras, lenses, and lighting attributed to scenes on productions this person crewed in a camera-department role. Counts aggregate across all such productions.

SeriesItemsProductionsScenes
Panavision C-Series Anamorphic
Panavision · lens set
  • Panavision C50 T2.3
11

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Frequent collaborators

People who have worked on the most productions alongside Gordon Willis.

FF
Francis Ford Coppola
Director · 1 shared