---
name: "Harris Savides"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/harris-savides"
fi1m_id: "harris-savides"
imdb_id: "nm0767647"
tmdb_id: 10688
wikidata_id: "Q1333793"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "28 September 1957"
died: "11 October 2012"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 85
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-23T04:07:29.623176+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."
---

# Harris Savides

## Identity

Harris Savides

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/harris-savides
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** harris-savides
- **IMDb ID:** nm0767647
- **TMDB ID:** 10688
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1333793
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris_Savides, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1333793, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0767647/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10688

Cinematographer. Born 28 September 1957 in New York, New York, U.S.A.. Died 11 October 2012.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 28 September 1957, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- **Died:** 11 October 2012
- **Active:** 1997–2008
- **Also known as:** Χάρης Σαββίδης
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 1 acting, 3 crew, 1 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Gus Van Sant](https://film.one/person/gus-van-sant.md), [David Fincher](https://film.one/person/david-fincher.md), [Josh Brolin](https://film.one/person/josh-brolin.md), [Sean Penn](https://film.one/person/sean-penn.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 76 (1), 2000s 85 (3), 2010s 60 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 85 to 79 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Crime 2, Drama 2, History 1, Mystery 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $149m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris_Savides, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1333793, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0767647/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10688

## Streaming the US now

- **Paramount+:** [*Zodiac*](https://film.one/film/zodiac.md) (91)

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

## Biography

Harris Savides (1957–2012) was an American cinematographer. He was born in New York City and began his career working on music videos and commercials before moving into feature films.

Savides collaborated frequently with director Gus Van Sant, serving as director of photography on *Finding Forrester* (2000), *Gerry* (2002), *Elephant* (2003), *Last Days* (2005), *Milk* (2008) and *Restless* (2011). His other credits include *The Game* (1997) and *Zodiac* (2007) for David Fincher, *American Gangster* (2007) for Ridley Scott, *Somewhere* (2010) and *The Bling Ring* (2013) for Sofia Coppola, and films for Noah Baumbach and Jonathan Glazer.

He received a New York Film Critics Circle award for best cinematography for *Gerry* and *Elephant*, and was nominated for several Independent Spirit Awards and a BAFTA for *American Gangster*.

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

## On Fi1m (5)

### Performed in (1)

- *The Game* (1997), Fi1m 76, as Ankles — [page](https://film.one/film/the-game.md)

### Crew (3) — the average rests on these

- *Milk* (2008), Fi1m 83, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/milk.md)
- *Zodiac* (2007), Fi1m 91, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/zodiac.md)
- *Elephant* (2003), Fi1m 81, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/elephant.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *I'm Still Here* (2010), Fi1m 60, Thanks — [page](https://film.one/film/im-still-here-2010.md)

## Complete filmography (37)

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

- *The Funeral* (2016), Thanks
- *The Bling Ring* (2013), Director of Photography
- *George Harrison: Living in the Material World* (2011), series, Director of Photography
- *Restless* (2011), Director of Photography
- *I'm Still Here* (2010), Thanks — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/im-still-here-2010.md)
- *Somewhere* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Greenberg* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Whatever Works* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Milk* (2008), Director of Photography — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/milk.md)
- *WALL·E* (2008), Thanks — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/walle.md)
- *Margot at the Wedding* (2007), Director of Photography
- *American Gangster* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Zodiac* (2007), Director of Photography — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/zodiac.md)
- *Best of Chris Isaak* (2006), Director of Photography
- *The Work of Director Mark Romanek* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Last Days* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Birth* (2004), Director of Photography
- *The Work of Director Michel Gondry* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Elephant* (2003), Director of Photography — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/elephant.md)
- *Gerry* (2002), Director of Photography
- *The Follow* (2001), Director of Photography
- *The Hire* (2001), series, Director of Photography
- *Chop Suey* (2001), Additional Photography
- *Finding Forrester* (2000), Director of Photography
- *The Yards* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Illuminata* (1998), Director of Photography
- *The Game* (1997), as Ankles · Director of Photography — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-game.md)
- *HIStory on Film, Volume II* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Four Boys in a Volvo* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Heaven's Prisoners* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Se7en* (1995), as 911 Operator · Additional Photography — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/se7en.md)
- *Lake Consequence* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Robbie Robertson: Going Home* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame* (1994), Cinematography
- *The Investigator* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Cindy Crawford: The Next Challenge Workout* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Fist of Fear, Touch of Death* (1980), Key Grip

## Awards

### Other awards — 3 won

- MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography 1998: MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography (won), for *Criminal*
- MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography 1994: MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography (won), for *Everybody Hurts*
- MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography 1993: MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography (won), for *Rain*

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

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