---
name: "Conrad Hall"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/conrad-hall"
fi1m_id: "conrad-hall"
imdb_id: "nm0005734"
tmdb_id: 8217
wikidata_id: "Q706993"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "21 June 1926"
died: "4 January 2003"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-05T04:30:49.358613+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Conrad Hall

## Identity

Conrad Hall

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/conrad-hall
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** conrad-hall
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005734
- **TMDB ID:** 8217
- **Wikidata ID:** Q706993
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_Hall, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q706993, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005734/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8217

Cinematographer. Born 21 June 1926 in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia. Died 4 January 2003.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 21 June 1926, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
- **Died:** 4 January 2003
- **Active:** 1967–2002
- **Also known as:** Conrad Lafcadio Hall, コンラッド・ホール, Conrad L. Hall, コンラッド・Ｌ・ホール
- **Frequently works with:** [Paul Newman](https://film.one/person/paul-newman.md), [Sam Mendes](https://film.one/person/sam-mendes.md), [William Goldman](https://film.one/person/william-goldman.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 3 Oscars (3 won · 7 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 84 (3), 1970s 74 (2), 1980s 62 (1), 1990s 76 (1), 2000s 77 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 72 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Crime 6, Thriller 3, Romance 1, Sport 1, Western 1
- **Screen time:** 16 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $796m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_Hall, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q706993, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005734/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8217

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Marathon Man*](https://film.one/film/marathon-man.md) (74)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Fat City*](https://film.one/film/fat-city.md) (73)
- **Tubi:** [*Tequila Sunrise*](https://film.one/film/tequila-sunrise.md) (62)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Conrad Lafcadio Hall (also credited as Conrad L. Hall) was a French Polynesian-born American cinematographer. Born in Papeete, Tahiti, on 21 June 1926, he studied at the University of Southern California and began working in film in the 1950s, progressing from camera operator to director of photography. His first credited feature as cinematographer was in 1965.

Hall is best known for his work on *Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid* (1969), *American Beauty* (1999) and *Road to Perdition* (2002), each of which earned him an Academy Award for Best Cinematography. He received a further seven Oscar nominations, for films including *In Cold Blood* (1967), *Tequila Sunrise* (1988), *Searching for Bobby Fischer* (1993) and *A Civil Action* (1998). He also won three BAFTA Awards and five American Society of Cinematographers Awards.

Hall died in Santa Monica, California, on 4 January 2003. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was named one of the ten most influential cinematographers in a 2003 survey by the International Cinematographers Guild.

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

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Road to Perdition* (2002), Fi1m 77, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/road-to-perdition.md)
- *American Beauty* (1999), Fi1m 76, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/american-beauty.md)
- *Tequila Sunrise* (1988), Fi1m 62, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/tequila-sunrise.md)
- *Marathon Man* (1976), Fi1m 74, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/marathon-man.md)
- *Fat City* (1972), Fi1m 73, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/fat-city.md)
- *Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid* (1969), Fi1m 84, Cinematography, Director of Photography, Stunts — [page](https://film.one/film/butch-cassidy-and-the-sundance-kid.md)
- *Cool Hand Luke* (1967), Fi1m 84, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/cool-hand-luke.md)
- *In Cold Blood* (1967), Fi1m 84, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/in-cold-blood.md)

## Complete filmography (43)

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

- *Road to Perdition* (2002), Director of Photography, In Memory Of — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/road-to-perdition.md)
- *American Beauty* (1999), Director of Photography — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/american-beauty.md)
- *A Civil Action* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Without Limits* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Faithful* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Love Affair* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Searching for Bobby Fischer* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Jennifer Eight* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Class Action* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Tequila Sunrise* (1988), Director of Photography — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/tequila-sunrise.md)
- *Black Widow* (1987), Director of Photography
- *It Happened One Christmas* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Marathon Man* (1976), Director of Photography — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/marathon-man.md)
- *Smile* (1975), Director of Photography
- *The Day of the Locust* (1975), Director of Photography
- *Catch My Soul* (1974), Director of Photography
- *Electra Glide in Blue* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Fat City* (1972), Director of Photography — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/fat-city.md)
- *The Happy Ending* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid* (1969), Director of Photography, Stunts — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/butch-cassidy-and-the-sundance-kid.md)
- *Trilogy* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Hell in the Pacific* (1968), Director of Photography
- *In Cold Blood* (1967), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/in-cold-blood.md)
- *Cool Hand Luke* (1967), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/cool-hand-luke.md)
- *Divorce American Style* (1967), Director of Photography
- *A Christmas Memory* (1966), Director of Photography
- *The Professionals* (1966), Director of Photography
- *Incubus* (1966), Director of Photography
- *Harper* (1966), Director of Photography
- *Morituri* (1965), Director of Photography
- *Wild Seed* (1965), Director of Photography
- *The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre* (1964), Director of Photography
- *Fanfare for a Death Scene* (1964), Director of Photography
- *The Unknown* (1964), Director of Photography
- *The Outer Limits* (1963), series, Director of Photography
- *Pressure Point* (1962), Camera Operator
- *Islands of the Sea* (1960), Director of Photography
- *Private Property* (1960), Camera Operator
- *Edge of Fury* (1958), Director of Photography
- *Running Target* (1956), Screenplay
- *East of Eden* (1955), Camera Operator
- *Monsters of the Deep*, Additional Photography

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 3 won, 7 nominated

- 2003: Best Cinematography (won), for *Road to Perdition*
- 2000: Best Cinematography (won), for *American Beauty*
- 1999: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *A Civil Action*
- 1994: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Searching for Bobby Fischer*
- 1989: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Tequila Sunrise*
- 1976: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *The Day of the Locust*
- 1970: Best Cinematography (won), for *Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid*
- 1968: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *In Cold Blood*
- 1967: Best Cinematography, Color (nominated), for *The Professionals*
- 1966: Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (nominated), for *Morituri*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 3 won

- 2003: Best Cinematography (won), for *Road to Perdition*
- 2000: Best Cinematography (won), for *American Beauty*
- 1971: Best Cinematography (won), for *Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid*

### Other awards — 2 won

- Golden Frog 2002: Golden Frog (won), for *Road to Perdition*
- Bronze Frog 1994: Bronze Frog (won), for *Searching for Bobby Fischer*

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

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