Harry Waxman

Director Of Photography

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Birth Place

London, England, GB

Born

April 03, 1912

Biography

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Entered films as a darkroom assistant at age 14, served with the Film Unit of the RAF during WWII and graduated to theatrical features with the RAF-produced "Journey Together" (1945).Waxman collaborated on such fine British films as "Brighton Rock" (1946) and "The Day the Earth Caught Fire" (1962) and also contributed to a number of American films during a career that spanned nearly four...

Filmography

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The Uncanny (1977)

Cinematographer

A Bridge Too Far (1977)

Camera Operator

Journey Into Fear (1976)

Director Of Photography

The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)

Director Of Photography

Vampyres (1974)

Cinematographer

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1974)

Cinematographer

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Pink Panther Strikes Again, The -- (Movie Clip) Does Your Dog Bite?

Pink Panther Strikes Again, The -- (Movie Clip) 40 Winks

Biography

Entered films as a darkroom assistant at age 14, served with the Film Unit of the RAF during WWII and graduated to theatrical features with the RAF-produced "Journey Together" (1945).

Waxman collaborated on such fine British films as "Brighton Rock" (1946) and "The Day the Earth Caught Fire" (1962) and also contributed to a number of American films during a career that spanned nearly four decades.

Filmography

Cinematography (Feature Film)

The Uncanny (1977)

Cinematographer

A Bridge Too Far (1977)

Camera Operator

Journey Into Fear (1976)

Director Of Photography

The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)

Director Of Photography

Vampyres (1974)

Cinematographer

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1974)

Cinematographer

The Wicker Man (1974)

Cinematographer

Blue Blood (1973)

Director Of Photography

Endless Night (1972)

Director Of Photography

Flight of the Doves (1971)

Director of Photography

Cry of the Penguins (1971)

Cinematographer

There's a Girl in My Soup (1970)

Director of Photography

The Beast In The Cellar (1970)

Cinematographer

Twisted Nerve (1969)

Director of Photography

The Trygon Factor (1969)

Director of Photography

Danger Route (1968)

Director of Photography

The Anniversary (1968)

Director of Photography

The Family Way (1967)

Director of Photography

Khartoum (1966)

2nd unit Photographer

The Nanny (1965)

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Go-Go Big Beat! (1965)

Photographer for "Mods and Rockers"

The Bargee (1964)

Cinematographer

Fury at Smuggler's Bay (1963)

Director of Photography

Stolen Hours (1963)

Director of Photography

Sword of Lancelot (1963)

Director of Photography

The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1962)

Director of Photography

I Thank a Fool (1962)

Director of Photography

Man in the Moon (1961)

Director of Photography

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)

Director of Photography

The Secret Partner (1961)

Director of Photography

Swiss Family Robinson (1960)

Director of Photography

Third Man on the Mountain (1959)

Director of Photography

Nor The Moon By Night (1959)

Director Of Photography

Sapphire (1959)

Director Of Photography

Innocent Sinners (1957)

Cinematographer

Robbery Under Arms (1957)

Director Of Photography

The Baby And The Battleship (1956)

Director Of Photography

The Hornet's Nest (1955)

Cinematographer

The Sleeping Tiger (1954)

Director of Photography

The Detective (1954)

Director Of Photography

The Lady and the Bandit (1951)

Scenes Photographer in England

Green Grow the Rushes (1951)

Director Of Photography

Waterfront (1950)

Director Of Photography

Brighton Rock (1947)

Director Of Photography

Journey Together (1945)

Cinematographer

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

Flash Gordon (1980)

The 39 Steps (1978)

Additional Photography

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)

Dp/Cinematographer

Life Events

1945

First film as director of photography, "Journey Together"

Videos

Pink Panther Strikes Again, The -- (Movie Clip) Does Your Dog Bite? That's Graham Stark, pal of Peter Sellers and a regular in the series, as the "idiot" clerk at a Swiss hotel in a famous gag with "Inspector Clouseau," from The Pink Panther Strikes Again, 1976.

Pink Panther Strikes Again, The -- (Movie Clip) 40 Winks Satisfied that man-servant Cato (Burt Kwouk) is not lurking, and unaware of Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) stalking from downstairs, Clouseau (Peter Sellers) settles in for a nap in The Pink Panther Strikes Again 1976.

Detective, The (1954) -- (Movie Clip) A Forest Of Priests Summoned before the bishop (Cecil Parker) and policeman Wilkins (John Horsley), amateur sleuth Father Brown (Alec Guinness) is told of the plan to protect a valuable cross from theft, in The Detective 1954, based on the first of G.K. Chesterton's "Father Brown" stories.

Detective, The (1954) -- (Movie Clip) Go Up And Look Toward The Sea Father Brown (Alec Guinness), who has taken it upon himself to transport a valuable old cross to Rome to prevent its' theft, boards the London train, casually meeting a handsome bearded priest (Peter Finch), early in The Detective, 1954, from a G.K. Chesterton story.

Detective, The (1954) -- (Movie Clip) After Saint Ignatius Opening scene, introducing Alec Guinness in his only appearance as G.K. Chesterton's "Father Brown," from the best-known movie adaptation of the popular short stories, released in the the U.S. as The Detective, 1954, co-starring Peter Finch.

Flight Of The Doves (1971) -- (Movie Clip) Always Going On About Ireland Opening introduces Jack Wild as Finn and Helen Raye as younger sister Derval, their idyll interrupted by their comical mean stepfather whom they call “Uncle” Toby (William Rushton), in director Ralph Nelson’s Flight Of The Doves, 1971, from the story by Walter Macken, co-starring Ron Moody.

Flight Of The Doves (1971) -- (Movie Clip) If The Children Are Not Found Introduced in legal papers in the previous scene as the sole rival to the orphan kid heroes for their grandfather’s legacy, Ron Moody (known for playing Fagin in Oliver!, 1968), appears as night club actor “Hawk” Dove, doing a Jekyll & Hyde routine, early in Flight Of The Doves, 1971.

Flight Of The Doves (1971) -- (Movie Clip) You Don't Have To Be Irish To Be Irish Just fanfare, Ralph Nelson directing, also credited with the lyric as Alph Elson, the music by composer Roy Budd, young stars Jack Wild and Helen Raye romping with local extras and bands, shooting at Phoenix Park in Dublin, in Flight Of The Doves, 1971.

Flight Of The Doves (1971) -- (Movie Clip) We Might Have Made It Disguised now in opposite genders, English runaways Finn and Derval (Jack Wild, Helen Raye) have evaded capture again but think they’re done for and will never reach their Irish grandmother, when good fortune strikes, Dorothy McGuire greeting them, near the climax in Flight Of The Doves, 1971.

Flight Of The Doves (1971) -- (Movie Clip) The Far Off Place English runaways Finn and Derval (Jack Wild, Helen Raye) captured by friendly Irish tinkers, Barry Keegan and as his daughter, Dana, the English-born Irish pop singer who had just won the Eurovision Song Contest, her song here by prodigy Roy Budd and Brendan O’Dbuil, in Flight Of The Doves, 1971.

I Thank A Fool (1962) -- (Movie Clip) My Wife Is An Invalid De-certified doctor Christine (Susan Hayward), using a new name, after a prison term for mercy-killing, seeking a new line of work, is shocked to find the prospective employer who sought her out is Dane (Peter Finch), who prosecuted her, now seeking care for his wife (Diane Cilento) in I Thank A Fool, 1962.

I Thank A Fool (1962) -- (Movie Clip) He Wanted Me To Under cross-ex by British prosecutor Dane (Peter Finch, in the wig), Canadian doctor Christine Allison (Susan Hayward) grows indignant as she doesn't quite admit to euthanizing her lover, in I Thank A Fool, 1962.

Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone, The - (Original Trailer) A fading star (Vivien Leigh) hires a gigolo (Warren Beatty) in Tennessee Williams' The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961).

Khartoum - (Original Trailer) Charlton Heston stars as the British general Gordon sent to stop The Mahdi (Laurence Olivier) from taking Khartoum (1966).

Lady and the Bandit, The - (Original Trailer) The Lady and the Bandit (1951), a dramatization of the life of the English bandit Dick Turpin.

Bridge Too Far, A - (Original Trailer) Sean Connery, Robert Redford, Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier and an all-star cast are featured in A Bridge Too Far (1977), an epic World War II drama.

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