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Robert Surtees
b. 1906 — d. 1985 (aged 79)
Covington, Kentucky, USA
Cinematographer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert L. Surtees, A.S.C. (August 9, 1906 – January 5, 1985) was an American cinematographer who won Academy Awards three times, for the films King Solomon's Mines, The Bad and the Beautiful and the 1959 version of Ben Hur. Robert L. Surtees began working in Hollywood as assistant cameraman to Gregg Toland, A.S.C. in the late 1920s, before moving to Germany for several years, eventually returning to Hollywood. He became one of the most accomplished cinematographers in motion pictures. His credits include Ben-Hur (1959), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), The Graduate (1967), The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970), The Last Picture Show (1971), Summer of '42 (1971), The Sting (1973), A Star is Born (1976) and Same Time, Next Year (1978). His son Bruce was also a cinematographer.
Known For
Filmography
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★ 7.2
Same Time, Next Year
1978 Cinematographer
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★ 5.8
Bloodbrothers
1978 Cinematographer
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★ 6.8
The Turning Point
1977 Cinematographer
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★ 6.1
A Star Is Born
1976 Cinematographer
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★ 6.8
The Great Waldo Pepper
1975 Cinematographer
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★ 6.3
The Hindenburg
1975 Cinematographer
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★ 8.2
The Sting
1973 Cinematographer
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★ 5.3
Lost Horizon
1973 Cinematographer
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★ 6.3
Oklahoma Crude
1973 Cinematographer
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★ 7.4
The Cowboys
1972 Cinematographer
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★ 6.8
The Other
1972 Cinematographer
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★ 8.0
The Last Picture Show
1971 Cinematographer
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★ 7.2
Summer of '42
1971 Cinematographer
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★ 6.8
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970 Cinematographer
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★ 6.9
Sweet Charity
1969 Cinematographer
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★ 6.3
The Arrangement
1969 Cinematographer
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★ 8.0
The Graduate
1967 Cinematographer
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★ 6.2
Doctor Dolittle
1967 Cinematographer
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★ 6.3
Lost Command
1966 Cinematographer
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★ 7.5
The Collector
1965 Cinematographer
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★ 6.4
The Hallelujah Trail
1965 Cinematographer
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★ 6.1
The Satan Bug
1965 Cinematographer
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★ 5.5
The Third Day
1965 Cinematographer
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★ 5.5
Kisses for My President
1964 Cinematographer
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★ 6.7
PT 109
1963 Cinematographer
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★ 7.2
Mutiny on the Bounty
1962 Cinematographer
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★ 6.4
Cimarron
1960 Cinematographer
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★ 6.3
It Started in Naples
1960 Cinematographer
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★ 8.1
Ben-Hur
1959 Cinematographer
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★ 6.8
The Law and Jake Wade
1958 Cinematographer
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★ 6.6
Merry Andrew
1958 Cinematographer
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★ 6.3
Raintree County
1957 Cinematographer
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★ 6.6
Les Girls
1957 Cinematographer
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★ 6.4
The Swan
1956 Cinematographer
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★ 6.7
Tribute to a Bad Man
1956 Cinematographer
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★ 7.0
Oklahoma!
1955 Cinematographer
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★ 6.9
Trial
1955 Cinematographer
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★ 7.0
The Long, Long Trailer
1954 Cinematographer
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★ 6.0
Valley of the Kings
1954 Cinematographer
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★ 6.6
Mogambo
1953 Cinematographer
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★ 6.6
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953 Cinematographer
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★ 6.1
Ride, Vaquero!
1953 Cinematographer
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★ 7.7
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952 Cinematographer
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★ 6.5
The Wild North
1952 Cinematographer
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★ 5.7
The Merry Widow
1952 Cinematographer
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★ 7.1
Quo Vadis
1951 Cinematographer
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★ 6.1
The Strip
1951 Cinematographer
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★ 5.9
The Light Touch
1951 Cinematographer
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★ 6.7
King Solomon's Mines
1950 Cinematographer
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★ 7.6
Intruder in the Dust
1949 Cinematographer
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★ 6.5
That Midnight Kiss
1949 Cinematographer
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★ 6.2
Big Jack
1949 Cinematographer
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★ 7.5
Act of Violence
1948 Cinematographer
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★ 6.5
A Date with Judy
1948 Cinematographer
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★ 6.7
Tenth Avenue Angel
1948 Cinematographer
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★ 5.3
The Kissing Bandit
1948 Cinematographer
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★ 6.3
Big City
1948 Cinematographer
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★ 6.4
The Unfinished Dance
1947 Cinematographer
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★ 6.6
Two Sisters from Boston
1946 Cinematographer
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★ 5.8
No Leave, No Love
1946 Cinematographer
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★ 7.6
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
1945 Cinematographer
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★ 5.4
Strange Holiday
1945 Cinematographer
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★ 7.2
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944 Cinematographer
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★ 6.6
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944 Cinematographer
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★ 6.6
Music for Millions
1944 Cinematographer
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★ 5.7
Meet the People
1944 Cinematographer
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★ 7.1
Lost Angel
1943 Cinematographer
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★ 6.2
Heavenly Music
1943 Cinematographer
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★ 6.2
Don't You Believe It
1943 Cinematographer
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★ 5.7
Election Daze
1943 Cinematographer
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★ 6.6
Nursery Rhyme Mysteries
1943 Cinematographer