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Robert Elswit

Additional CreditsBorn April 22, 1950 (75 years)
Robert Christopher Elswit, ASC (born April 22, 1950) is an American cinematographer.

He has collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson from 1996 to 2014, winning the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for There Will Be Blood.

Elswit has also collaborated with directors and screenwriters Tony and Dan Gilroy on all six films that either brother directed.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Elswit, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Runaway Jury
  • The Burning Plain
  • Bad Influence
  • Behind the Red Door
  • A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special

Known For

  • There Will Be Blood
  • Good Night, and Good Luck.
  • RIPLEY
  • Hard Eight

Robert Elswit Filmography

2015
2008
The 80th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner
2006
2006 Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Winner
2000
1953
The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self

2025
Ella McCay · as Director Of Photography
2024
RIPLEY (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography
2024
Bob Marley: One Love · as Director Of Photography
2021
King Richard · as Director Of Photography
2020
The King of Staten Island · as Director Of Photography
2019
Velvet Buzzsaw · as Director Of Photography
2018
Skyscraper · as Director Of Photography
2018
Write When You Get Work · as Director Of Photography
2017
Roman J. Israel, Esq. · as Director Of Photography
2017
Suburbicon · as Director Of Photography
2016
The Night Of (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography
2016
Gold · as Director Of Photography
2015
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation · as Director Of Photography
2014
Inherent Vice · as Director Of Photography
2014
Nightcrawler · as Director Of Photography
2012
The Bourne Legacy · as Director Of Photography
2011
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol · as Director Of Photography
2010
The Town · as Director Of Photography
2010
Salt · as Director Of Photography
2009
The Men Who Stare at Goats · as Director Of Photography
2009
Duplicity · as Director Of Photography
2008
The Burning Plain · as Director Of Photography
2008
Redbelt · as Director Of Photography
2008
Shine a Light · as Director Of Photography
2007
There Will Be Blood · as Director Of Photography
2007
Michael Clayton · as Director Of Photography
2006
American Dreamz · as Director Of Photography
2005
Syriana · as Director Of Photography
2005
Good Night, and Good Luck. · as Director Of Photography
2003
Runaway Jury · as Director Of Photography
2003
Gigli · as Director Of Photography
2003
Mattress Man Commercial · as Cinematographer
2003
Behind the Red Door · as Director Of Photography
2003
Punch-Drunk Love: 12 Scopitones · as Cinematographer
2002
Punch-Drunk Love · as Director Of Photography
2001
Heist · as Director Of Photography
2001
Impostor · as Director Of Photography
2000
Bounce · as Director Of Photography
1999
Magnolia · as Director Of Photography
1999
8MM · as Director Of Photography
1997
Tomorrow Never Dies · as Director Of Photography
1997
Boogie Nights · as Director Of Photography
1996
Boys · as Director Of Photography
1996
The Pallbearer · as Director Of Photography
1996
Hard Eight · as Director Of Photography
1994
The River Wild · as Director Of Photography
1993
A Dangerous Woman · as Director Of Photography
1992
1992
Waterland · as Director Of Photography
1992
Human Target (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography
1992
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle · as Director Of Photography
1991
Paris Trout · as Director Of Photography
1991
The Summer My Father Grew Up · as Director Of Photography
1991
Prison Stories: Women on the Inside · as Director Of Photography
1990
Opposites Attract · as Director Of Photography
1990
Steel Magnolias · as Director Of Photography
1990
A Killing in a Small Town · as Director Of Photography
1990
Bad Influence · as Director Of Photography
1989
Heart of Dixie · as Director Of Photography
1989
How I Got Into College · as Director Of Photography
1989
1988
Return of the Living Dead II · as Director Of Photography
1987
Into the Homeland · as Director Of Photography
1987
Amazing Grace and Chuck · as Director Of Photography
1987
Long Gone · as Director Of Photography
1986
Trick or Treat · as Director Of Photography
1986
The Children of Times Square · as Director Of Photography
1985
Desert Hearts · as Director Of Photography
1985
Moving Violations · as Director Of Photography
1985
The Sure Thing · as Director Of Photography
1984
CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography
1983
Tiger Town · as Director Of Photography
1983
Summerspell · as Director Of Photography
1983
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi · as Visual Effects Camera
1982
Waltz Across Texas · as Director Of Photography
1982
E.T. · as Visual Effects Camera
1982
All Summer in a Day · as Director Of Photography
1981
The End of August · as Director Of Photography
1980
1979
Star Trek: The Motion Picture · as Visual Effects Camera
1979
CBS Library (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography

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