Denys Coop

Director Of Photography

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Birth Place

Berkshire, England, GB

Born

July 20, 1920

Died

August 16, 1981

Biography

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Began career at age 16 assisting cinematographer Freddie Young. Coop graduated to full-fledged director of photography in 1961 and through the decade produced some of the most precise black-and-white images conjured in England, notably on the early John Schlesinger films, "A Kind of Loving" (1962) and "Billy Liar"( 1963), Lindsay Anderson's "This Sporting Life" (1963), Joseph Losey's "Ki...

Filmography

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Cinematographer

Director Of Photography

Director Of Photography

And Now The Screaming Starts (1973)

Director Of Photography

The Vault of Horror (1973)

Director Of Photography

The Darwin Adventure (1972)

Director of Photography

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Billy Liar (1963) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Good Morning Housewives

Billy Liar (1963) -- (Movie Clip) Count Five And Tell The Truth

Biography

Began career at age 16 assisting cinematographer Freddie Young. Coop graduated to full-fledged director of photography in 1961 and through the decade produced some of the most precise black-and-white images conjured in England, notably on the early John Schlesinger films, "A Kind of Loving" (1962) and "Billy Liar"( 1963), Lindsay Anderson's "This Sporting Life" (1963), Joseph Losey's "King and Counrty" (1964) and Otto Preminger's "Bunny Lake is Missing" (1965). In 1978 he shared a special achievement Oscar for "Superman"'s special visual effects.

Filmography

Cinematography (Feature Film)

Cinematographer

Director Of Photography

Director Of Photography

And Now The Screaming Starts (1973)

Director Of Photography

The Vault of Horror (1973)

Director Of Photography

The Darwin Adventure (1972)

Director of Photography

The Little Ark (1972)

Director of Photography

Director Of Photography

10 Rillington Place (1971)

Director of Photography

Ryan's Daughter (1970)

2nd unit Photographer

The Executioner (1970)

Director of Photography

My Side of the Mountain (1969)

Director of Photography

The Birthday Party (1968)

Director of Photography

The Double Man (1968)

Director of Photography

Arrivederci, Baby! (1966)

Director of Photography

Traitor's Gate (1966)

Director of Photography

Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)

Director of Photography

One Way Pendulum (1965)

Director of Photography

Of Human Bondage (1964)

Addl Photographer

King and Country (1964)

Director of Photography

This Sporting Life (1963)

Director of Photography

The Mind Benders (1963)

Director of Photography

Billy Liar (1963)

Director of Photography

Two and Two Make Six (1962)

2nd unit Photographer

Immoral Charge (1962)

Studio Camera op

Camera Operator

A Kind of Loving (1962)

Director of Photography

The Guns of Navarone (1961)

Camera Operator

The Girl on the Boat (1961)

Director Of Photography

Sons and Lovers (1960)

Camera Operator

The Entertainer (1960)

Camera Operator

Camera Operator

tom thumb (1958)

Camera Operator

Bonjour Tristesse (1958)

Camera Operator

The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)

Camera Operator

Saint Joan (1957)

Camera Operator

The Rising of the Moon (1957)

Camera Operator

Camera Operator

Camera Operator

Three Cases of Murder (1955)

Camera Operator

Richard III (1955)

Camera Operator

The Mudlark (1950)

Camera Operator

The Forbidden Street (1949)

Camera Operator

The Third Man (1949)

Camera Operator

The Fallen Idol (1948)

Camera Operator

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

Superman II (1981)

Superman:The Movie (1978)

Life Events

1936

Began as camera assistant to Freddie Young (on "Goodbye Mr. Chips", "The Fallen Idol" and "The Third Man")

1961

First film as director of photography, "A Kind of Loving"

Videos

Billy Liar (1963) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Good Morning Housewives Fascinating opening title sequence from John Schlesinger's Billy Liar, 1963, starring Tom Courtenay, built around a radio program (Godfrey Winn the DJ) and shot primarily around Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

Billy Liar (1963) -- (Movie Clip) Count Five And Tell The Truth Again ducking his two fianceès (Gwendolyn Watts, Helen Fraser) Tom Courtenay (title character), finds Liz (Julie Christie), then claims a song-writing credit, John Schlesinger shooting on location outside the Locarno Ballroom, Bradford, England, in Billy Liar, 1963.

Billy Liar (1963) -- (Movie Clip) A Day Of Big Decisions Ignoring his Mum, Dad and Gram (Mona Washbourne, Wilfred Pickles and Ethel Griffies) Billy (Tom Courtenay) enjoys a waking dream (featuring Julie Christie) of the Republic of Ambrosia in the first narrative scene from Billy Liar, 1963, directed by John Schlesinger.

Billy Liar (1963) -- (Movie Clip) She's Been All Over With pal Arthur (Rodney Bewes), Billy (Tom Courtenay), having just dodged his two fianceès, glimpses preferred friend Liz (Julie Christie, her first scene in her breakthrough film), turning heads in Bradford, West Yorkshire, John Schlesinger directing on location, in Billy Liar, 1963.

Billy Liar (1963) -- (Movie Clip) Genius Or Madman? Hiding his un-mailed calendars from his parents (Mona Washbourne, Wilfred Pickles) , Billy (Tom Courtenay) imagines himself a crusading writer under-cover in prison, emerging (from the real Wormwood Scrubs, London) to universal acclaim, in John Schlesinger's Billy Liar, 1963.

Mind Benders, The (1963) -- (Movie Clip) The Physics Of The Soul Following the suicide of Oxford professor Sharpey (Harold Goldblatt), military intelligence officer Hall (John Clements), who suspects he was a spy, is shown a film of his experiments in sensory deprivaton, with a first appearance by Dirk Bogarde as Longman, in The Mind Benders, 1963.

Mind Benders, The (1963) -- (Movie Clip) What We're Not Daring To Say Scientist Tate (Michael Bryant) visits Oxford professor Longman (Dirk Bogarde), who’s been hiding out at home for weeks, indirectly reporting the death of their colleague Sharpey, with his wife (Mary Ure) reviewing a tape related to their experiments in sensory deprivation, in The Mind Benders, 1963.

Mind Benders, The (1963) -- (Movie Clip) A Strong Sense Of Panic Professor Longman (Dirk Bogarde) heading to class at Oxford for the first time in weeks, after learning of the death of Sharpey, his colleague in experiments on sensory deprivation, receives Major Hall (John Clements), who suspects him of espionage, in The Mind Benders, 1963.

Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) -- (Movie Clip) The Fours Are Packing Up Mystified American Ann (Carol Lynley) can't find her daughter after the first day at the new London school, though a teacher (Jill Melford) is unworried, in Otto Preminger's Bunny Lake Is Missing, 1965, co-starring Laurence Olivier.

Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) -- (Movie Clip) Have You Got A Snap? London Inspector Newhouse (Laurence Olivier) in his first scene, debriefing distraught American mom Ann (Carol Lynley) whose daughter has gone missing in her first day at school, husband Keir Dullea joining, in Otto Preminger's Bunny Lake Is Missing, 1965.

Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) -- (Movie Clip) Only Ten Minutes The Germanic cook (Lucie Mannheim) has bigger problems and happily assures American Ann (Carol Lynley) that she'll watch over her daughter in her first day at her new London school in Otto Preminger's Bunny Lake Is Missing, 1965.

Fallen Idol, The (1948) -- (Movie Clip) Au Revoir, Papa! Opening from director Carol Reed and Graham Greene’s story and screenplay, Bobby Henrey is Philippe, son of a European diplomat (Gerard Heinz), departing his embassy on London’s Belgrave Square, the boy’s chief interest Ralph Richardson, the butler and title character, in The Fallen Idol, 1948.

Bunny Lake Is Missing - (Original Trailer) A distraught mother searches for her semmingly non-existant daughter, bringing her sanity into question in Otto Preminger's Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965).

Bonjour Tristesse - (Original Trailer) A jealous teenage girl (Jean Seberg) plots to end the remarriage of her father (David Niven) in Otto Preminger's Bonjour Tristesse (1958).

Ryan's Daughter - (Original Trailer) An Irish lass is branded a traitor when she falls for a British soldier in David Lean's Ryan's Daughter (1970).

Of Human Bondage (1964) - (Original Trailer) A medical student (Laurence Harvey) risks his future when he falls for a low-class waitress (Kim Novak) in Of Human Bondage (1964), directed by Ken Hughes.

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