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Peter Hannan
Additional CreditsBorn February 1, 1941 (84 years)
Peter Hannan (born 1 February 1941 in Sydney) is an Australian cinematographer who spent the majority of his career in Great Britain.
One of his first jobs in the film industry was as an assistant cameraman on Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). Since 1972, Hannan has worked on more than 30 films as the director of photography. They include the Terry Jones films Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) and Absolutely Anything (2015), Nicholas Roeg's Insignificance (1985) and Bruce Robinson's cult film Withnail and I (1987). Hannon has worked with Monty Python members and George Harrison's production company HandMade Films on multiple occasions. In addition to his films as a lead cameraman, he also worked as the Second unit photographer on blockbuster productions like Sleepy Hollow (1999) and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004).
His awards include a 2001 BAFTA TV Award in the category Best Photography and Lighting (for his work on Longitude) and a 2005 Academy Award in the special technical category Scientific and Engineering Award (together with Laurie Frost and Richard Loncraine, for the development of the remote camera head known as the Hot-Head).
One of his first jobs in the film industry was as an assistant cameraman on Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). Since 1972, Hannan has worked on more than 30 films as the director of photography. They include the Terry Jones films Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) and Absolutely Anything (2015), Nicholas Roeg's Insignificance (1985) and Bruce Robinson's cult film Withnail and I (1987). Hannon has worked with Monty Python members and George Harrison's production company HandMade Films on multiple occasions. In addition to his films as a lead cameraman, he also worked as the Second unit photographer on blockbuster productions like Sleepy Hollow (1999) and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004).
His awards include a 2001 BAFTA TV Award in the category Best Photography and Lighting (for his work on Longitude) and a 2005 Academy Award in the special technical category Scientific and Engineering Award (together with Laurie Frost and Richard Loncraine, for the development of the remote camera head known as the Hot-Head).
Peter Hannan Filmography
| 2015 | Dough · as Director Of Photography |
| 2015 | Absolutely Anything · as Director Of Photography |
| 2006 | Children of Men · as Second Unit Director Of Photography |
| 2005 | Egypt - Rediscovering a Lost World (TV Series) · as Cinematographer |
| 2002 | The Gathering Storm · as Director Of Photography |
| 2002 | Puckoon · as Cinematographer |
| 2000 | Solarmax · as Director Of Photography |
| 2000 | Longitude · as Director Of Photography |
| 2000 | Longitude (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography |
| 1999 | Sleepy Hollow · as Second Unit Director Of Photography |
| 1999 | Milk · as Director Of Photography |
| 1997 | Mothertime · as Director Of Photography |
| 1991 | Not Without My Daughter · as Director Of Photography |
| 1990 | Living with Dinosaurs · as Director Of Photography |
| 1989 | How to Get Ahead in Advertising · as Director Of Photography |
| 1988 | A Handful of Dust · as Director Of Photography |
| 1987 | The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne · as Director Of Photography |
| 1987 | The Jim Henson Hour (TV Series) · as Cinematographer |
| 1987 | Withnail and I · as Director Of Photography |
| 1986 | Half Moon Street · as Director Of Photography |
| 1986 | Club Paradise · as Director Of Photography |
| 1985 | Turtle Diary · as Director Of Photography |
| 1985 | Insignificance · as Director Of Photography |
| 1985 | Dance with a Stranger · as Director Of Photography |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Cinematographer |
| 1984 | The Razor's Edge · as Director Of Photography |
| 1983 | Monty Python's the Meaning of Life · as Director Of Photography |
| 1982 | Brimstone & Treacle · as Director Of Photography |
| 1982 | The Missionary · as Director Of Photography |
| 1982 | A Dangerous Summer · as Director Of Photography |
| 1980 | Blade on the Feather · as Cinematographer |
| 1978 | |
| 1977 | The Haunting of Julia · as Director Of Photography |
| 1976 | The Moon Over the Alley · as Director Of Photography |
| 1975 | James Dean: The First American Teenager · as Director Of Photography |
| 1975 | Slade in Flame · as Director Of Photography |
| 1975 | Eskimo Nell · as Director Of Photography |