Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Certificate: PG
Running Time: 88
Retail Price: £15.99
Release Date: 19/07/2010
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Cameraman illuminates a unique figure in British and international cinema, Jack Cardiff, a man whose life and career are inextricably interwoven with the history of cinema, spanning nine decades of moving pictures. In this unique insight into Jack's life and work, the master himself explains how he helped elevate cinematography to an art form and made history with his groundbreaking vision and technical wizardry in A Matter Of Life And Death, The Red Shoes, The African Queen, The Vikings and many others. Amongst many fascinating revelations and anecdotes in the film, Jack relates what it was like to work with Hollywood's greatest icons. Featuring unique interviews with the world's greatest actors, directors and technicians, Cameraman explores Jack's life and work in compelling detail, scope and intimacy. The film is not only a unique and valuable testimony to British and international cinema history; it's a humorous and informative one too — an amazing story about an exceptional life.

Special Features:
• Interview with Craig McCall by Ian Christie
• Jack's Actress Portraits
• Jack's Behind-The-Scenes Movies
• In Cinematographer and Director Relationship
• Working with Three Strip Technicolor
• Theatrical Trailer
• Two photo galleries