Jack Hildyard

Cinematographer. Born 17 March 1908 in London, England. Died 5 September 1990.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscar1 won

Born

17 March 1908, London, England

Died

5 September 1990

Active

1938–1967

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The arc

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

Fi1m against the critics

73Fi1m

69Critics

We rate Jack’s work 4 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 791

Under 601

Of 5 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 5 films
Screen time: 11 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $87m across 2 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won
Active: 1938–1967

Genres

Drama4
Adventure2
Comedy2
History2
War2
Action1

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestThe Bridge on the River Kwai1957

50WorstCasino Royale1967

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11930s

161940s

211950s

161960s

101970s

41980s

Awards

Academy Awards1 won

Won1958Best Cinematography · The Bridge on the River Kwai

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