Gordon Willis
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Gordon Hugh Willis, Jr., ASC (May 28, 1931 – May 18, 2014) was an American cinematographer. He is best known for his work on Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather series as well as Woody Allen's Annie Hall and Manhattan. Fellow cinematographer William Fraker called Willis's work a "milestone in visual storytelling", while one critic suggested that Willis "defined the cinematic look of the 1970s: sophisticated compositions in which bolts of light and black put the decade's moral ambiguities into stark relief".
When the International Cinematographers Guild conducted a survey in 2003, they placed Willis among the ten most influential cinematographers in history.
Acted in
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
2012
as Self
Woody Allen: A Documentary
2011
as Self
Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'
2008
as Self
Fog City Mavericks
2007
as Self
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006
as Self
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
2006
as Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
as Self
Visions of Light
1992
as Self
To Woody Allen from Europe with Love
1980
as Himself
'Klute' in New York
1971
as Self