David Watkin

Cinematographer. Born 23 March 1925 in Margate, Kent, England, UK. Died 19 February 2008.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscar1 won

Born

23 March 1925, Margate, Kent, England, UK

Died

19 February 2008

Active

1971–1990

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

71Fi1m

64Critics

We rate David’s work 6 points above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above1

60 to 794

Under 601

Of 6 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 6 films
Screen time: 13 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $506m across 6 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won
Active: 1971–1990

Genres

Drama6
History3
Romance3
Adventure1
Comedy1
Music1

Best and worst on Fi1m

84BestMoonstruck1987

54WorstOut of Africa1985

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

121950s

161960s

151970s

161980s

161990s

12000s

Awards

Academy Awards1 won

Won1986Best Cinematography · Out of Africa

BAFTA Film Awards1 won

Won1987Best Cinematography · Out of Africa

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.