---
name: "Douglas Slocombe"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/douglas-slocombe"
fi1m_id: "douglas-slocombe"
imdb_id: "nm0005878"
tmdb_id: 666
wikidata_id: "Q1252526"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "10 February 1913"
died: "22 February 2016"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-09-26T14:46:07.462826+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."
---

# Douglas Slocombe

## Identity

Douglas Slocombe

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/douglas-slocombe
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** douglas-slocombe
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005878
- **TMDB ID:** 666
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1252526
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Slocombe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1252526, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005878/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/666

Cinematographer. Born 10 February 1913 in London, England, UK. Died 22 February 2016.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 10 February 1913, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 22 February 2016
- **Active:** 1949–1989
- **Also known as:** D. Slocombe
- **Frequently works with:** [Steven Spielberg](https://film.one/person/steven-spielberg.md), [Harrison Ford](https://film.one/person/harrison-ford.md), [Alec Guinness](https://film.one/person/alec-guinness.md), [John Rhys-Davies](https://film.one/person/john-rhys-davies.md), [Michael Balcon](https://film.one/person/michael-balcon.md), [Robert Watts](https://film.one/person/robert-watts.md), [Sean Connery](https://film.one/person/sean-connery.md)
- **BAFTA Film Awards:** 3 BAFTAs (3 won)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 91 (1), 1950s 82 (1), 1960s 85 (2), 1970s 72 (2), 1980s 76 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 77 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 7 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 4, Adventure 4, Drama 4, Comedy 2, Crime 2, History 2
- **Screen time:** 20 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,707m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Slocombe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1252526, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005878/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/666

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Raiders of the Lost Ark*](https://film.one/film/raiders-of-the-lost-ark.md) (93), [*Kind Hearts and Coronets*](https://film.one/film/kind-hearts-and-coronets.md) (91), [*Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade*](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-last-crusade.md) (83), [*The Lion in Winter*](https://film.one/film/the-lion-in-winter.md) (81)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Servant*](https://film.one/film/the-servant.md) (89), [*Close Encounters of the Third Kind*](https://film.one/film/close-encounters-of-the-third-kind.md) (85)
- **Disney+:** [*Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom*](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-temple-of-doom.md) (65)

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

## Biography

Douglas Slocombe was a British cinematographer. Born in London in 1913, he began as a photojournalist and newsreel cameraman, filming footage of the Nazi invasion of Poland in 1939 that was used in the documentary *Lights Out in Europe*. This led to his employment at Ealing Studios, where he worked from the mid-1940s and shot films including *Dead of Night* (1945), *Kind Hearts and Coronets* (1949), *The Lavender Hill Mob* (1951) and *The Man in the White Suit* (1951).

After Ealing, Slocombe worked freelance on numerous features. He served as director of photography on the first three *Indiana Jones* films: *Raiders of the Lost Ark* (1981), *Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom* (1984) and *Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade* (1989). He also shot *The Italian Job* (1969), *Jesus Christ Superstar* (1973) and *Rollerball* (1975). Slocombe won three BAFTA Awards for Best Cinematography, for *The Servant* (1963), *The Great Gatsby* (1974) and *Julia* (1977), and received three Academy Award nominations. He was appointed OBE in 2008 and died in 2016.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, bbc.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

- *Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade* (1989), Fi1m 83, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-last-crusade.md)
- *Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom* (1984), Fi1m 65, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-temple-of-doom.md)
- *Never Say Never Again* (1983), Fi1m 64, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/never-say-never-again.md)
- *Raiders of the Lost Ark* (1981), Fi1m 93, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/raiders-of-the-lost-ark.md)
- *Close Encounters of the Third Kind* (1977), Fi1m 85, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/close-encounters-of-the-third-kind.md)
- *Julia* (1977), Fi1m 60, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/julia.md)
- *The Lion in Winter* (1968), Fi1m 81, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lion-in-winter.md)
- *The Servant* (1963), Fi1m 89, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-servant.md)
- *The Lavender Hill Mob* (1951), Fi1m 82, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lavender-hill-mob.md)
- *Kind Hearts and Coronets* (1949), Fi1m 91, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/kind-hearts-and-coronets.md)

## Complete filmography (82)

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

- *Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade* (1989), Director of Photography — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-last-crusade.md)
- *Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios* (1986), as Interviewee
- *Lady Jane* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Water* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom* (1984), Director of Photography — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-temple-of-doom.md)
- *Never Say Never Again* (1983), Director of Photography — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/never-say-never-again.md)
- *The Pirates of Penzance* (1983), Director of Photography
- *Raiders of the Lost Ark* (1981), Director of Photography — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/raiders-of-the-lost-ark.md)
- *Nijinsky* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Lost and Found* (1979), Director of Photography
- *The Lady Vanishes* (1979), Director of Photography
- *Caravans* (1978), Director of Photography
- *Close Encounters of the Third Kind* (1977), Director of Photography — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/close-encounters-of-the-third-kind.md)
- *Julia* (1977), Director of Photography — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/julia.md)
- *Nasty Habits* (1977), Director of Photography
- *The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones* (1976), Director of Photography
- *Love Among the Ruins* (1976), Director of Photography
- *The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea* (1976), Director of Photography
- *Hedda* (1975), Director of Photography
- *That Lucky Touch* (1975), Director of Photography
- *Rollerball* (1975), Director of Photography
- *The Maids* (1975), Director of Photography
- *The Marseille Contract* (1974), Director of Photography
- *The Great Gatsby* (1974), Director of Photography
- *The Return* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Jesus Christ Superstar* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Travels with My Aunt* (1972), Director of Photography
- *The Music Lovers* (1971), Director of Photography
- *Murphy's War* (1971), Director of Photography
- *The Buttercup Chain* (1970), Director of Photography
- *The Italian Job* (1969), Director of Photography
- *The Lion in Winter* (1968), Director of Photography — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lion-in-winter.md)
- *Boom!* (1968), Director of Photography
- *The Fearless Vampire Killers* (1967), Director of Photography
- *Fathom* (1967), Director of Photography
- *Robbery* (1967), Director of Photography
- *The Blue Max* (1966), Director of Photography
- *Promise Her Anything* (1966), Director of Photography
- *A High Wind in Jamaica* (1965), Director of Photography
- *Guns at Batasi* (1964), Director of Photography
- *The Third Secret* (1964), Director of Photography
- *The Servant* (1963), Director of Photography — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/the-servant.md)
- *Freud: The Secret Passion* (1962), Director of Photography
- *The L-Shaped Room* (1962), Director of Photography
- *The Young Ones* (1961), Director of Photography
- *Taste of Fear* (1961), Director of Photography
- *The Mark* (1961), Director of Photography
- *The Boy Who Stole a Million* (1960), Director of Photography
- *Circus of Horrors* (1960), Director of Photography
- *Tread Softly Stranger* (1958), Director of Photography
- *Davy* (1958), Director of Photography
- *Barnacle Bill* (1957), Director of Photography
- *The Smallest Show on Earth* (1957), Director of Photography
- *The Man in the Sky* (1957), Director of Photography
- *Sailor Beware* (1956), Cinematography
- *Touch and Go* (1955), Director of Photography
- *Ludwig II* (1955), Director of Photography
- *Lease of Life* (1954), Director of Photography
- *The Love Lottery* (1954), Director of Photography
- *The Titfield Thunderbolt* (1953), Director of Photography
- *Mandy* (1952), Director of Photography
- *His Excellency* (1952), Director of Photography
- *The Man in the White Suit* (1951), Director of Photography
- *The Lavender Hill Mob* (1951), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lavender-hill-mob.md)
- *Cage of Gold* (1950), Director of Photography
- *Dance Hall* (1950), Director of Photography
- *A Run for Your Money* (1949), Director of Photography
- *Kind Hearts and Coronets* (1949), Director of Photography — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/kind-hearts-and-coronets.md)
- *Another Shore* (1948), Director of Photography
- *Saraband for Dead Lovers* (1948), Director of Photography
- *It Always Rains on Sunday* (1947), Director of Photography
- *The Loves of Joanna Godden* (1947), Director of Photography
- *Hue and Cry* (1947), Director of Photography
- *The Captive Heart* (1946), Director of Photography
- *Dead of Night* (1945), Director of Photography
- *Painted Boats* (1945), Director of Photography
- *Champagne Charlie* (1944), Camera Operator
- *For Those in Peril* (1944), Director of Photography
- *Went the Day Well?* (1942), Additional Camera
- *The Big Blockade* (1942), Director of Photography
- *Find, Fix and Strike* (1942), Camera Operator
- *Guests of Honour* (1941), Cinematography

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 3 nominated

- 1982: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Raiders of the Lost Ark*
- 1978: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Julia*
- 1973: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Travels with My Aunt*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 3 won

- 1979: Best Cinematography (won), for *Julia*
- 1975: Best Cinematography (won), for *The Great Gatsby*
- 1964: Best Cinematography (won), for *The Servant*

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

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