Gordon Willis
- Known for
- Camera
- Born
- May 28, 1931
- Place of birth
- Astoria, New York, USA
- Died
- May 18, 2014
Biography
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.
Movies with Gordon Willis
- Woody Allen: A Documentary 2011 · ★ 6.9
- Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood 2003 · ★ 7.1
- Visions of Light 1992 · ★ 7.0
- Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light 2006 · ★ 7.1
- 'Klute' in New York 1971 · ★ 6.4
- Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather' 2008 · ★ 7.0
- Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men" 2006 · ★ 5.2
- To Woody Allen from Europe with Love 1980 · ★ 4.5
- Fog City Mavericks 2007 · ★ 8.5
- An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road 2012 · ★ 6.0
Movies directed by Gordon Willis
- Windows 1980 · ★ 5.0