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# Arthur Ibbetson

Cinematographer. Born 8 September 1922 in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England, UK. Died 19 October 1997.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 8 September 1922, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England, UK
- **Died:** 19 October 1997
- **Also known as:** Arthur F. Ibbetson
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Ibbetson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q709978, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0406471/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3454

## Biography

Arthur Ibbetson was a British cinematographer. Born on 8 September 1922 in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, he began his career as a child actor in 1935 before working as a camera operator and assistant on films including *Moby Dick* (1956). He became a director of photography with *The Horse's Mouth* (1958).

His credits include *Where Eagles Dare* (1968), *Anne of the Thousand Days* (1969), *The Railway Children* (1970), *Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory* (1971), *The Medusa Touch* (1978) and *The Bounty* (1984). He also photographed television productions such as *Little Lord Fauntleroy* (1980) and *Witness for the Prosecution* (1982). Ibbetson was nominated for an Academy Award for *Anne of the Thousand Days* and won an Emmy Award for *Little Lord Fauntleroy*. He died on 19 October 1997 in Hillingdon, London.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Anne of the Thousand Days* (1969), Fi1m 60, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/anne-of-the-thousand-days.md)

## Complete filmography (60)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Babes in Toyland* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Santa Claus: The Movie* (1985), Director of Photography
- *The Bounty* (1984), Director of Photography
- *Master of the Game* (1984), series, Director of Photography
- *Witness for the Prosecution* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Little Lord Fauntleroy* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Hopscotch* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Nothing Personal* (1980), Director of Photography
- *The Prisoner of Zenda* (1979), Director of Photography
- *The Medusa Touch* (1978), Director of Photography
- *A Little Night Music* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Spectre* (1977), Director of Photography
- *It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet* (1976), Director of Photography
- *The Sell Out* (1976), Director of Photography
- *Brief Encounter* (1976), Director of Photography
- *Out of Season* (1975), Director of Photography
- *11 Harrowhouse* (1974), Director of Photography
- *Frankenstein: The True Story* (1974), Director of Photography
- *A Doll's House* (1973), Director of Photography
- *All Coppers Are...* (1972), Director of Photography
- *Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory* (1971), Director of Photography
- *When Eight Bells Toll* (1971), Director of Photography
- *The Railway Children* (1970), Director of Photography
- *The Walking Stick* (1970), Director of Photography
- *Anne of the Thousand Days* (1969), Director of Photography — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/anne-of-the-thousand-days.md)
- *Where Eagles Dare* (1968), Director of Photography
- *Inspector Clouseau* (1968), Director of Photography
- *Pretty Polly* (1967), Director of Photography
- *A Countess from Hong Kong* (1967), Director of Photography
- *The Wild Affair* (1965), Director of Photography
- *Fanatic* (1965), Director of Photography
- *The Chalk Garden* (1964), Director of Photography
- *Espionage* (1963), series, Director of Photography
- *Murder at the Gallop* (1963), Director of Photography
- *I Could Go on Singing* (1963), Director of Photography
- *Nine Hours to Rama* (1963), Director of Photography
- *The Inspector* (1962), Director of Photography
- *Whistle Down the Wind* (1961), Director of Photography
- *The Canadians* (1961), Director of Photography
- *A Story of David* (1960), Director of Photography
- *Tunes of Glory* (1960), Director of Photography
- *There Was a Crooked Man* (1960), Director of Photography
- *The League of Gentlemen* (1960), Director of Photography
- *The Angry Silence* (1960), Director of Photography
- *The Bridal Path* (1959), Director of Photography
- *The Horse's Mouth* (1958), Director of Photography
- *A Farewell to Arms* (1957), Camera Operator
- *Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison* (1957), Camera Operator
- *A Hill in Korea* (1956), Camera Operator
- *Moby Dick* (1956), Camera Operator
- *The Man Who Never Was* (1956), Camera Operator
- *Melba* (1953), Camera Operator
- *The Magic Box* (1952), Assistant Camera
- *Circle of Danger* (1951), Camera Operator
- *Fortune in Diamonds* (1951), Camera Operator
- *Treasure Island* (1950), Camera Operator
- *The Spider and the Fly* (1949), Camera Operator
- *Stop Press Girl* (1949), Camera Operator
- *Vice Versa* (1948), Camera Operator
- *Hotel Reserve* (1944), Camera Operator

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1970: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Anne of the Thousand Days*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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