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name: "Ernest Laszlo"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ernest-laszlo"
fi1m_id: "ernest-laszlo"
imdb_id: "nm0005768"
tmdb_id: 9103
wikidata_id: "Q1356226"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "23 April 1898"
died: "6 January 1984"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-20T05:21:49.694120+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."
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# Ernest Laszlo

## Identity

Ernest Laszlo

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ernest-laszlo
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ernest-laszlo
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005768
- **TMDB ID:** 9103
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1356226
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Laszlo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1356226, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005768/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9103

Cinematographer. Born 23 April 1898 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. Died 6 January 1984.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 23 April 1898, Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
- **Died:** 6 January 1984
- **Active:** 1955–1970
- **Also known as:** Ernö Laszlo, Ernest Lassio
- **Frequently works with:** [Abby Mann](https://film.one/person/abby-mann.md), [Burt Lancaster](https://film.one/person/burt-lancaster.md), [Stanley Kramer](https://film.one/person/stanley-kramer.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 7 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 87 (1), 1960s 72 (2), 1970s 56 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 71 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Thriller 2, Action 1, Crime 1, History 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $111m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Laszlo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1356226, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005768/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9103

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Judgment at Nuremberg*](https://film.one/film/judgment-at-nuremberg.md) (82)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Ship of Fools*](https://film.one/film/ship-of-fools.md) (62)

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## Biography

Ernest Laszlo was a Hungarian-American cinematographer. Born László Ernő on 23 April 1898 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary), he emigrated to the United States and began his career as a camera operator on the silent film *Wings* (1927). He worked as a cinematographer from the late 1920s until 1977, contributing to 69 films.

Laszlo collaborated frequently with directors Robert Aldrich and Stanley Kramer. His credits include *Stalag 17* (1953), *Kiss Me Deadly* (1955), *Inherit the Wind* (1960), *Judgment at Nuremberg* (1961), *It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World* (1963), *Ship of Fools* (1965), *Fantastic Voyage* (1966), *Airport* (1970) and *Logan's Run* (1976). He served as president of the American Society of Cinematographers from 1972 to 1974.

Between 1961 and 1976 Laszlo received eight Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography and won the award in 1966 for *Ship of Fools*. He died on 6 January 1984 in Los Angeles, California.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Airport* (1970), Fi1m 56, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/airport.md)
- *Ship of Fools* (1965), Fi1m 62, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/ship-of-fools.md)
- *Judgment at Nuremberg* (1961), Fi1m 82, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/judgment-at-nuremberg.md)
- *Kiss Me Deadly* (1955), Fi1m 87, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/kiss-me-deadly.md)

## Complete filmography (69)

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

- *The Domino Principle* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Logan's Run* (1976), Director of Photography
- *Showdown* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Airport* (1970), Director of Photography — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/airport.md)
- *The First Time* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Daddy's Gone A-Hunting* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Star!* (1968), Director of Photography
- *Luv* (1967), Director of Photography
- *Fantastic Voyage* (1966), Director of Photography
- *Ship of Fools* (1965), Director of Photography — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/ship-of-fools.md)
- *Baby the Rain Must Fall* (1965), Director of Photography
- *One Man's Way* (1964), Director of Photography
- *4 for Texas* (1963), Director of Photography
- *It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World* (1963), Director of Photography
- *Judgment at Nuremberg* (1961), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/judgment-at-nuremberg.md)
- *The Last Sunset* (1961), Director of Photography
- *Tormented* (1960), Director of Photography
- *Inherit the Wind* (1960), Director of Photography
- *Ten Seconds to Hell* (1959), Director of Photography
- *The Restless Years* (1958), Director of Photography
- *The Space Children* (1958), Director of Photography
- *Attack of the Puppet People* (1958), Director of Photography
- *Gunsight Ridge* (1957), Director of Photography
- *Omar Khayyam* (1957), Director of Photography
- *Valerie* (1957), Director of Photography
- *Bandido!* (1956), Cinematography
- *While the City Sleeps* (1956), Director of Photography
- *The Big Knife* (1955), Director of Photography
- *The Kentuckian* (1955), Director of Photography
- *Kiss Me Deadly* (1955), Director of Photography — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/kiss-me-deadly.md)
- *Vera Cruz* (1954), Director of Photography
- *About Mrs. Leslie* (1954), Director of Photography
- *Apache* (1954), Director of Photography
- *The Naked Jungle* (1954), Director of Photography
- *The Girl on The Roof* (1953), Cinematography
- *The Moon Is Blue* (1953), Director of Photography
- *Houdini* (1953), Director of Photography
- *Stalag 17* (1953), Director of Photography
- *Scared Stiff* (1953), Director of Photography
- *The Star* (1952), Director of Photography
- *The Steel Trap* (1952), Director of Photography
- *Mutiny* (1952), Director of Photography
- *The First Time* (1952), Director of Photography
- *The Well* (1951), Director of Photography
- *When I Grow Up* (1951), Director of Photography
- *M* (1951), Director of Photography
- *The Jackie Robinson Story* (1950), Director of Photography
- *Riding High* (1950), Director of Photography
- *D.O.A.* (1949), Director of Photography
- *The Big Wheel* (1949), Director of Photography
- *Manhandled* (1949), Director of Photography
- *The Lucky Stiff* (1949), Director of Photography
- *Impact* (1949), Director of Photography
- *Cover Up* (1949), Director of Photography
- *Let's Live a Little* (1948), Cinematography
- *The Girl from Manhattan* (1948), Director of Photography
- *Lulu Belle* (1948), Director of Photography
- *Road to Rio* (1947), Director of Photography
- *Dear Ruth* (1947), Director of Photography
- *Two Years Before the Mast* (1946), Director of Photography
- *The Hitler Gang* (1944), Director of Photography
- *The Crime of the Century* (1933), Additional Camera
- *The Phantom President* (1932), Camera Operator
- *Rich Man's Folly* (1931), Camera Operator
- *Huckleberry Finn* (1931), Camera Operator
- *The Primrose Path* (1931), Director of Photography
- *Hell's Angels* (1930), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *The King of the Kongo* (1929), Director of Photography
- *Here Comes a Sailor* (1928), Director of Photography

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 7 nominated

- 1977: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Logan's Run*
- 1971: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Airport*
- 1969: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Star!*
- 1967: Best Cinematography, Color (nominated), for *Fantastic Voyage*
- 1966: Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (won), for *Ship of Fools*
- 1964: Best Cinematography, Color (nominated), for *It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World*
- 1962: Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (nominated), for *Judgment at Nuremberg*
- 1961: Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (nominated), for *Inherit the Wind*

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

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