Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff is a 2010 documentary film that explores the work of the cinematographer Jack Cardiff. It reviews his work and with the input of many of his contemporaries, examines his legacy as one of the most influential film makers in the world and details how he became master of the Technicolor process.Obituary: Jack Cardiff , Daily Telegraph, 24 April 2009 The film includes interviews with Cardiff as well as Martin Scorsese, Kirk Douglas, Charlton Heston, Lauren Bacall, Kim Hunter, Kathleen Byron, John Mills, Alan Parker, Richard Fleischer and many others.
Among many anecdotes in the film, Jack Cardiff relates what it was like to work with Hollywood's greatest icons: Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Sophia Loren, Alfred Hitchcock, Marlene Dietrich and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The film was released about a year after Jack Cardiff's death and was shown at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival on 16 May 2010, as part of the "Cannes Classics".Festival de Cannes: "Documentary" Sunday at Cannes Classics, 16 May 2010 Retrieved 2011-10-07
Interviews with contributors Jack Cardiff Martin Scorsese Kirk Douglas Lauren Bacall Charlton Heston Kim Hunter John Mills Alan Parker Thelma Schoonmaker Freddie Francis Raffaella De Laurentiis Richard Fleischer Peter Yates Kathleen Byron Christopher Challis Kevin McClory Ian Christie Moira Shearer Peter Handford George E. Turner Michel Ciment Michael Powell (voice) (archive footage)
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External links
Jack Cardiff: Painter's eye view at Variety Official website for the film