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  • WIN! An Anita Ekberg print by Jack Cardiff - 12 July 2010
    - - -To mark the DVD release of Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff, available to buy from 19th July, we have an extra special prize on offer. One lucky LOVEFiLM member will win an A3 print of Anita Ekberg, photographed by Cardiff, plus a copy of his au

Jack Cardiff - what members say


  • Jack Cardiff - Cameraman
  • Jack Cardiff - Cameraman review by AndyConner from Beckenham, Kent
    Rated - 4.0 stars A True British Gent 1 August 2010
    ...I have to confess the name 'Jack Cardiff' meant nothing to me when I first heard about this film. But on learning about the list of films he not only worked on, but arguabl...   Read customer review

Jack Cardiff - filmography


  • Jack Cardiff - Cameraman on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Jack Cardiff,  John Mills,  Thelma Schoonmaker
    Director: Craig McCall
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Jack Cardiff was lauded by the Hollywood greats he photographed films for - John Huston, Sophia Loren, Alfred Hitchcock, Marilyn Monroe - and described by Michael Powell as "A genius, a daydreamer, a baby. He should have been a painter instead of being the best colour cameraman in the world." Yet ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 159 members
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  • Girl On A Motorcycle (1968)
    Starring: Alain Delon,  Marianne Faithfull,  Marius Goring
    Director: Jack Cardiff
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In GIRL ON A MOTORCYCLE, a beautiful young woman leaves her husband, and, wearing only a fur-lined leather jumpsuit, hops on a motorcycle to go in search of a former lover. This erotic film stars Marianne Faithfull in the title role.
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 361 members
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  • The Long Ships (1963)
    Starring: Richard Widmark,  Sidney Poitier
    Director: Jack Cardiff
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    After stealing the Norse king's funeral ship and his beautiful daughter, Gerda (Beba Loncar), Viking brothers Rolfe (Richard Widmark) and Orm (Russ Tamblyn) set off in search of a fabled solid gold bell. During the course of their journey, they encounter a massive storm, a mutinous crew, and troops ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 33 members
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  • My Geisha on DVD (1962)
    Starring: Yves Montand,  Edward G. Robinson,  Shirley MacLaine
    Director: Jack Cardiff
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Renowned director Paul Robaix (Yves Montand) doesn't want his actress-wife Lucy Dell (Shirley MacLaine) to star in his latest picture, an adaptation of Madame Butterfly. With the help of producer Sam Lewis (Edward G. Robinson), Lucy devises a scheme to convince her husband that she's right for the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 92 members
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Jack Cardiff facts

5 most recent films

Jack Cardiff - Cameraman - 4.0 stars
Girl On A Motorcycle - 2.5 stars
The Long Ships - 2.5 stars
My Geisha - 3.0 stars
Sons And Lovers - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Jack Cardiff - Cameraman - 4.0 stars
My Geisha - 3.0 stars
Sons And Lovers - 3.0 stars
Girl On A Motorcycle - 2.5 stars
The Long Ships - 2.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Long Ships - 2.5 stars
Girl On A Motorcycle - 2.5 stars
Sons And Lovers - 3.0 stars
My Geisha - 3.0 stars
Jack Cardiff - Cameraman - 4.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Trevor Howard - 1 times - show films
Martin Scorsese - 1 times - show films
Richard Widmark - 1 times - show films
Shirley MacLaine - 1 times - show films
Wendy Hiller - 1 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Craig McCall - 1 times - show films