---
name: "Robert Krasker"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-krasker"
fi1m_id: "robert-krasker"
imdb_id: "nm0005761"
tmdb_id: 12720
wikidata_id: "Q723837"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "21 August 1913"
died: "16 August 1981"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-09-25T06:38:09.212561+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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# Robert Krasker

## Identity

Robert Krasker

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robert-krasker
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** robert-krasker
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005761
- **TMDB ID:** 12720
- **Wikidata ID:** Q723837
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Krasker, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q723837, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005761/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12720

Cinematographer. Born 21 August 1913 in Alexandria, Egypt. Died 16 August 1981.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 21 August 1913, Alexandria, Egypt
- **Died:** 16 August 1981
- **Active:** 1936–1954
- **Also known as:** Bob Klasker, Bob Krasker
- **Frequently works with:** [Alida Valli](https://film.one/person/alida-valli.md), [Carol Reed](https://film.one/person/carol-reed.md), [Trevor Howard](https://film.one/person/trevor-howard.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 65 (1), 1940s 86 (4), 1950s 79 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 80 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Romance 2, Thriller 2, War 2, Crime 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Krasker, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q723837, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005761/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12720

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Brief Encounter*](https://film.one/film/brief-encounter.md) (90), [*Odd Man Out*](https://film.one/film/odd-man-out.md) (82), [*Henry V*](https://film.one/film/henry-v-1944.md) (82), [*Senso*](https://film.one/film/senso.md) (79)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Third Man*](https://film.one/film/the-third-man.md) (92)

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## Biography

Robert Krasker (also credited as Bob Krasker) was an Australian cinematographer who worked on more than sixty films, mainly in the United Kingdom. He was born on 21 August 1913 in Alexandria, Egypt, during a family business trip; his birth was registered in Perth, Western Australia. He studied art in Paris and photography in Dresden before moving to London in 1932, where he joined Alexander Korda’s London Films and became a senior camera operator, often working with Georges Périnal.

Krasker’s first solo cinematography credits came in the early 1940s. He photographed *Brief Encounter* (1945) for David Lean and *Henry V* (1944) for Laurence Olivier. His black-and-white work on Carol Reed’s *Odd Man Out* (1947) and *The Third Man* (1949) brought international recognition; he won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Black-and-White) for the latter in 1950, the first Australian-born cinematographer to receive an Oscar. Later credits include *El Cid* (1961) and *The Fall of the Roman Empire* (1964). He received a BAFTA nomination for *The Running Man* (1963). Krasker retired in the mid-1960s owing to ill health and died in London on 16 August 1981.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, screenonline.org.uk, britishcinematographer.co.uk, adb.anu.edu.au.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Senso* (1954), Fi1m 79, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/senso.md)
- *The Third Man* (1949), Fi1m 92, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-third-man.md)
- *Odd Man Out* (1947), Fi1m 82, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/odd-man-out.md)
- *Brief Encounter* (1945), Fi1m 90, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/brief-encounter.md)
- *Henry V* (1944), Fi1m 82, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/henry-v-1944.md)
- *Things to Come* (1936), Fi1m 65, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/things-to-come-1936.md)

## Complete filmography (45)

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

- *Red* (1976), Cinematography
- *The Trap* (1966), Director of Photography
- *The Heroes of Telemark* (1965), Director of Photography
- *The Collector* (1965), Director of Photography
- *The Fall of the Roman Empire* (1964), Director of Photography
- *The Running Man* (1963), Director of Photography
- *Billy Budd* (1962), Director of Photography
- *Guns of Darkness* (1962), Director of Photography
- *El Cid* (1961), Director of Photography
- *Romanoff and Juliet* (1961), Director of Photography
- *Insight: Anthony Asquith* (1960), Actor
- *The Criminal* (1960), Director of Photography
- *Libel* (1959), Director of Photography
- *The Doctor's Dilemma* (1959), Director of Photography
- *Behind the Mask* (1958), Director of Photography
- *The Quiet American* (1958), Director of Photography
- *The Rising of the Moon* (1957), Director of Photography
- *Trapeze* (1956), Director of Photography
- *Alexander the Great* (1956), Director of Photography
- *That Lady* (1955), Director of Photography
- *Romeo and Juliet* (1954), Director of Photography
- *Senso* (1954), Director of Photography — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/senso.md)
- *Malta Story* (1953), Director of Photography
- *Never Let Me Go* (1953), Director of Photography
- *Another Man's Poison* (1951), Director of Photography
- *The Wonder Kid* (1951), Director of Photography
- *Cry, the Beloved Country* (1951), Director of Photography
- *State Secret* (1950), Director of Photography
- *The Angel with the Trumpet* (1950), Director of Photography
- *The Third Man* (1949), Director of Photography — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/the-third-man.md)
- *Bonnie Prince Charlie* (1948), Director of Photography
- *Uncle Silas* (1947), Director of Photography
- *Odd Man Out* (1947), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/odd-man-out.md)
- *Caesar and Cleopatra* (1945), Director of Photography
- *Brief Encounter* (1945), Director of Photography — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/brief-encounter.md)
- *Henry V* (1944), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/henry-v-1944.md)
- *The Lamp Still Burns* (1943), Director of Photography
- *The Gentle Sex* (1943), Director of Photography
- *Rose of Tralee* (1942), Camera Operator
- *Old Bill and Son* (1941), Camera Operator
- *The Challenge* (1938), Camera Operator
- *Men Are Not Gods* (1936), Camera Operator
- *Rembrandt* (1936), Camera Operator
- *Things to Come* (1936), Camera Operator — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/things-to-come-1936.md)
- *The Rise of Catherine the Great* (1934), Camera Operator

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 1951: Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (won), for *The Third Man*

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

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