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Freddie Francis

1917 - 2007

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Frederick William Francis BSC (22 December 1917 – 17 March 2007) was an English cinematographer and film director whose filmmaking career spanned over 60 years, from the late 1930s until the late 2000s. One of the most celebrated British cinematographers of his time, he received numerous accolades for his photography, including two Academy Awards and five BAFTA Awards. As a director he was best known for his horror films, notably those made for production companies Amicus and Hammer in the 1960s and 1970s. Francis started his film career as a cameraman for John Huston and for the directing team of Powell and Pressburger before becoming a cinematographer for notable British films such as Jack Clayton's drama Room at the Top (1959), Jack Cardiff's Sons and Lovers (1960) – which earned him his first Oscar – and the psychological horror film The Innocents (1961). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Freddie Francis is the 1,203rd most popular film director (down from 1,089th in 2019), the 4,376th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,704th in 2019) and the 91st most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Freddie Francis ranks 1,203 out of 2,041. Before him are Byron Haskin, Arne Skouen, Raymond Depardon, Rafael Azcona, Fernando Birri, and Basil Dearden. After him are Nelly Kaplan, Lee Tamahori, Buddy Van Horn, John Grierson, Jaume Collet-Serra, and Busby Berkeley.

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Among people born in 1917, Freddie Francis ranks 284. Before him are Vernon A. Walters, Barry Commoner, Richard Boone, José Magriñá, Nils Täpp, and Ibrahim Shams. After him are Carl Forssell, Władysław Rubin, Ottorino Volonterio, Carlo Cassola, Alice Pearce, and Tony Cliff. Among people deceased in 2007, Freddie Francis ranks 325. Before him are Juan Valdivieso, Masao Takemoto, Gilbert Bozon, Ramón Marsal, Frigyes Hidas, and Johanna Sällström. After him are Ulrich Plenzdorf, Anatol Rapoport, Jeanne Bates, Miklós Páncsics, Grethe Kausland, and Bruce Bennett.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Freddie Francis ranks 4,377 out of 8,785. Before him are Miles Dempsey (1896), Basil Dearden (1911), Vincent Regan (1965), Phil Mogg (1948), Anthony Joshua (1989), and Michael Giles (1942). After him are Gavin Harrison (1963), Charles Bradlaugh (1833), Steve Cooper (1979), James Mellaart (1925), Sonia Robertson (1947), and Boston Corbett (1832).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Freddie Francis ranks 91. Before him are Edgar Wright (1974), Roy Ward Baker (1916), Mark Herman (1954), Gerry Anderson (1929), Nick Park (1958), and Basil Dearden (1911). After him are John Grierson (1898), Anthony Harvey (1930), Peter R. Hunt (1925), Geoffrey Unsworth (1914), Tony Kaye (1952), and Michael Caton-Jones (1957).

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