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name: "John de Borman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-de-borman"
fi1m_id: "john-de-borman"
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tmdb_id: 24256
wikidata_id: "Q15303833"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 January 1954"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-05T02:08:17.701388+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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# John de Borman

## Identity

John de Borman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-de-borman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-de-borman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0207532
- **TMDB ID:** 24256
- **Wikidata ID:** Q15303833
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_de_Borman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15303833, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0207532/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/24256

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 1954 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 January 1954, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- **Active:** 1997–2010
- **Frequently works with:** [Nigel Cole](https://film.one/person/nigel-cole.md), [Rosamund Pike](https://film.one/person/rosamund-pike.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 81 (1), 2000s 70 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 69 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Drama 2, Crime 1, Romance 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $312m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_de_Borman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15303833, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0207532/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/24256

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*An Education*](https://film.one/film/an-education.md) (82), [*Saving Grace*](https://film.one/film/saving-grace.md) (60)

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## Biography

John de Borman is a French-born British cinematographer. Born in Paris on 14 December 1954, he studied sculpture at Chelsea School of Art before working in video production and shooting his first feature as director of photography in 1991.

He is known for his work on films including *The Full Monty* (1997), *Serendipity* (2001), *Ella Enchanted* (2004), *An Education* (2009) and *If I Stay* (2014). De Borman has collaborated repeatedly with directors such as Gillies MacKinnon, Peter Chelsom and Nigel Cole. He served as president of the British Society of Cinematographers from 2010 to 2014 and received the Royal Photographic Society’s Lumière Award in 2013 for his contribution to British cinema. He also won the World Cinema Cinematography Award at Sundance for *An Education*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, britishcinematographer.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *An Education* (2009), Fi1m 82, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/an-education.md)
- *Hamlet* (2000), Fi1m 68, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/hamlet-2000.md)
- *Saving Grace* (2000), Fi1m 60, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/saving-grace.md)
- *The Full Monty* (1997), Fi1m 81, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-full-monty.md)

## Complete filmography (39)

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

- *Why Didn't They Ask Evans?* (2022), series, Director of Photography
- *Pixie* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Slaughterhouse Rulez* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Will* (2017), series, Director of Photography
- *Coalition* (2015), Director of Photography
- *If I Stay* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Half of a Yellow Sun* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Quartet* (2012), Director of Photography
- *The Engagement* (2011), Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- *Made in Dagenham* (2010), Director of Photography
- *An Education* (2009), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/an-education.md)
- *Last Chance Harvey* (2008), Director of Photography
- *What Is Brazil?* (2008), Assistant Camera
- *Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Tsunami: The Aftermath* (2006), series, Director of Photography
- *Fade to Black* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Tara Road* (2005), Director of Photography
- *A Lot Like Love* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Shall We Dance?* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Ella Enchanted* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Pure* (2002), Director of Photography
- *The Guru* (2002), Director of Photography
- *New Year's Day* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Serendipity* (2001), Director of Photography
- *There's Only One Jimmy Grimble* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Hamlet* (2000), Director of Photography — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/hamlet-2000.md)
- *Saving Grace* (2000), Director of Photography — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/saving-grace.md)
- *Gregory's Two Girls* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Hideous Kinky* (1999), Director of Photography
- *The Mighty* (1998), Director of Photography
- *The Full Monty* (1997), Director of Photography — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-full-monty.md)
- *Trojan Eddie* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Small Faces* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Death Machine* (1995), Camera Operator, Director of Photography
- *Crazy for a Kiss* (1995), Cinematography
- *The Passion of Darkly Noon* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Dead Certain* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Unmasked Part 25* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Medium Rare* (1987), Director of Photography

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