Freddie Francis

Cinematographer. Born 22 December 1917 in Islington, London, England, UK. Died 17 March 2007.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscars2 won

Born

22 December 1917, Islington, London, England, UK

Died

17 March 2007

Active

1952–1999

Frequently works with

David Lynch, Heather Sears, Wendy Hiller

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

82Fi1m

75Critics

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

The spread

80 and above5

60 to 794

Under 600

Of 9 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 9 films
Screen time: 17 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $242m across 4 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscars2 won
Active: 1952–1999

Genres

Drama8
Adventure2
Crime2
History2
Romance2
Comedy1

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestThe Straight Story1999

64WorstSons and Lovers1960

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

41940s

151950s

231960s

131970s

151980s

101990s

12010s

Directors most worked with

David Lynch2 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Heather Sears2 titles

Wendy Hiller2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards2 won

Won1990Best Cinematography · Glory
Won1961Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · Sons and Lovers

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