John Alcott

John Alcott, B.S.C. (1931 London – 28 July 1986)^[1] was an English cinematographer best known for his four collaborations with director Stanley Kubrick; these are 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), for which he took over as lighting cameraman from Geoffrey Unsworth in mid-shoot, A Clockwork Orange (1971), Barry Lyndon (1975), the film for which he won his Oscar,^[2] and The Shining (1980). Alcott died from a heart attack in Cannes, France in July 1986; he was 55.^[1] He received a tribute at the end of his last film No Way Out starring Kevin Costner.

Filmography

• A Clockwork Orange (1971)
• Little Malcolm (1974)
• Overlord (1975)
• Barry Lyndon (1975)
• March or Die (1977)
• The Disappearance (1977)
• Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
• The Shining (1980)
• Terror Train (1980)
• Fangio — Una vita a 300 all'ora (1981)
• Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
• Triumphs of a Man Called Horse (1982)
• Vice Squad (1982)
• The Beastmaster (1982)
• Under Fire (1983)
• Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
• Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985)
• Miracles (1986)
• White Water Summer (1987)
• No Way Out (1987)

Awards

• 1973: BAFTA Award nomination for A Clockwork Orange
• 1976: Oscar for Barry Lyndon
• 1976: BAFTA Award for Barry Lyndon
• 1984: BAFTA Award nomination for Greystoke

References

External links

• John Alcott biography and credits at BFI Screenonline
• John Alcott at the Internet Movie Database