---
name: "Peter Biziou"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-biziou"
fi1m_id: "peter-biziou"
imdb_id: "nm0084695"
tmdb_id: 10717
wikidata_id: "Q579550"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "8 August 1944"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-04T23:00:48.815408+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."
---

# Peter Biziou

## Identity

Peter Biziou

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-biziou
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** peter-biziou
- **IMDb ID:** nm0084695
- **TMDB ID:** 10717
- **Wikidata ID:** Q579550
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Biziou, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q579550, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0084695/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10717

Cinematographer. Born 8 August 1944 in Bangor, Wales, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 8 August 1944, Bangor, Wales, UK
- **Active:** 1979–1998
- **Frequently works with:** [Alan Parker](https://film.one/person/alan-parker.md), [Michael Palin](https://film.one/person/michael-palin.md), [Terry Gilliam](https://film.one/person/terry-gilliam.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 88 (1), 1980s 74 (3), 1990s 76 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 75 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Comedy 3, Adventure 1, Crime 1, Family 1, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 13 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $481m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Biziou, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q579550, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0084695/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10717

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Time Bandits*](https://film.one/film/time-bandits.md) (80), [*Mississippi Burning*](https://film.one/film/mississippi-burning.md) (72)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Truman Show*](https://film.one/film/the-truman-show.md) (88)
- **Peacock:** [*Life of Brian*](https://film.one/film/life-of-brian.md) (88)

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

## Biography

Peter Biziou is a retired British cinematographer. Born on 8 August 1944 in Bangor, North Wales, he is the son of special effects cameraman and cinematographer Leon Bijou.

Biziou began working in the mid-1960s on short films and later collaborated extensively with director Alan Parker, beginning with *Bugsy Malone* (1976). His credits include *Monty Python's Life of Brian* (1979), *Time Bandits* (1981), *Pink Floyd: The Wall* (1982), *Mississippi Burning* (1988), *In the Name of the Father* (1993), *The Truman Show* (1998) and *Unfaithful* (2002).

For *Mississippi Burning* he received the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography. He received a further BAFTA nomination for *The Truman Show*. After retiring he moved to southwest France.

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

## On Fi1m (7)

- *The Truman Show* (1998), Fi1m 88, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-truman-show.md)
- *In the Name of the Father* (1993), Fi1m 83, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-name-of-the-father.md)
- *Damage* (1992), Fi1m 57, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/damage.md)
- *Mississippi Burning* (1988), Fi1m 72, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/mississippi-burning.md)
- *Pink Floyd: The Wall* (1982), Fi1m 69, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/pink-floyd-the-wall.md)
- *Time Bandits* (1981), Fi1m 80, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/time-bandits.md)
- *Life of Brian* (1979), Fi1m 88, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/life-of-brian.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

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

- *Derailed* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Ladies in Lavender* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Unfaithful* (2002), Director of Photography
- *The Truman Show* (1998), Director of Photography — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-truman-show.md)
- *Richard III* (1995), Director of Photography
- *The Road to Wellville* (1994), Director of Photography
- *In the Name of the Father* (1993), Director of Photography — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-name-of-the-father.md)
- *Damage* (1992), Director of Photography — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/damage.md)
- *City of Joy* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Mississippi Burning* (1988), Director of Photography — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/mississippi-burning.md)
- *A World Apart* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Nine 1/2 Weeks* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Another Country* (1984), Director of Photography
- *Pink Floyd: The Wall* (1982), Director of Photography — Fi1m 69, [page](https://film.one/film/pink-floyd-the-wall.md)
- *Time Bandits* (1981), Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/time-bandits.md)
- *Stretch Hunter* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Life of Brian* (1979), Director of Photography — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/life-of-brian.md)
- *Bugsy Malone* (1976), Director of Photography
- *Secret World* (1969), Cinematography

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 1989: Best Cinematography (won), for *Mississippi Burning*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won

- 1990: Best Cinematography (won), for *Mississippi Burning*

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

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