Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2011 | Biography, Documentary

Synopsis

In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar. But the first time he clasped the famous statuette in his hand was a half-century earlier when his Technicolor camerawork was awarded for Powell and Pressburger's Black Narcissus. Beyond John Huston's The African Queen and King Vidor's War and Peace, the films of the British-Hungarian creative duo (The Red Shoes and A Matter of Life and Death too) guaranteed immortality for the renowned cameraman whose career spanned seventy years.

Scores

Overall Score
31.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
21.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
10.4%
Review Aggregate
89.7

Critic Consensus

96.5% Fresh • 29 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 97% of 29 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, gritty, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

lightheartedgrittyemotionalstylizedvisually strikingtragicfamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score97.0
RT critic review count29
Rotten Tomatoes audience score91.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes1,374

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2011$20,840$29,069
International2011N/AN/A
Worldwide2011$20,840$29,069

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2011$10,420$14,534
Digital Rentals ?2011$476,000$663,945
Digital Purchases ?2011$153,000$213,411
Physical Rentals ?2011$871,000$1,214,907
Physical Purchases ?2011$2,078,000$2,898,482
TV & Streaming Revenue2011$75,000$104,613
Total Revenues2011$3,663,420$5,109,893
Expenses
Budget ?2011$250,000 (est)$348,711 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2011$80,000 (est)$111,587 (est)
Participations2011$147,000$205,042
Residuals ?2011$238,000$331,972
Interest & Overhead2011$50,000$69,742
Total Expenses2011$765,000$1,067,054
Movie Net Profit or Loss2011$2,898,420$4,042,838

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