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name: "Robin Vidgeon"
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wikidata_id: "Q2159911"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "12 August 1939"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-04T20:43:46.303650+00:00"
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# Robin Vidgeon

## Identity

Robin Vidgeon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robin-vidgeon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** robin-vidgeon
- **IMDb ID:** nm0896485
- **TMDB ID:** 56548
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2159911
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Vidgeon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2159911, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0896485/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/56548

Cinematographer. Born 12 August 1939 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 12 August 1939, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1963–1988
- **Frequently works with:** [Ashley Laurence](https://film.one/person/ashley-laurence.md), [Christopher Figg](https://film.one/person/christopher-figg.md), [Clare Higgins](https://film.one/person/clare-higgins.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 89 (1), 1980s 67 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 66 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 2, Adventure 2, Drama 2, History 1, Horror 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $419m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Vidgeon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2159911, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0896485/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/56548

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Hellbound: Hellraiser II*](https://film.one/film/hellbound-hellraiser-ii.md) (44)

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## Biography

Robin Vidgeon (born 12 August 1939) is a retired British cinematographer. He began his career in 1956 at Pinewood Studios and spent over twenty-five years as a focus puller, working primarily with cinematographer Douglas Slocombe and camera operator Bernard (Chic) Waterson on films including *The Great Gatsby* (1974), *Rollerball* (1975) and *Raiders of the Lost Ark* (1981).

He transitioned to director of photography in the mid-1980s. His early feature credits as DOP include *The Mission* (1986) and *The Penitent* (1986). He is best known for his collaborations with Clive Barker, serving as cinematographer on *Hellraiser* (1987), *Hellbound: Hellraiser II* (1988) and *Nightbreed* (1990). Other credits include *The Fly II* (1989) and *Event Horizon* (1997).

Vidgeon is an honorary member of the British Society of Cinematographers and served as its acting president from 1994 to 1995. He retired from active filming in 2013 and has since taught cinematography at the London Film Academy and the Met Film School.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Hellbound: Hellraiser II* (1988), Fi1m 44, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/hellbound-hellraiser-ii.md)
- *The Mission* (1986), Fi1m 64, Second Unit Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mission-1986.md)
- *Raiders of the Lost Ark* (1981), Fi1m 93, Assistant Camera — [page](https://film.one/film/raiders-of-the-lost-ark.md)
- *The Servant* (1963), Fi1m 89, Focus Puller — [page](https://film.one/film/the-servant.md)

## Complete filmography (53)

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

- *The Brides in the Bath* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Octane* (2003), Director of Photography
- *LD 50 Lethal Dose* (2003), Director of Photography
- *A Is for Acid* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Nine Lives* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Solid Geometry* (2002), Director of Photography
- *The Cazalets* (2001), series, Director of Photography
- *Tilly Trotter* (1999), series, Director of Photography
- *Dead on Time* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Colour Blind* (1998), series, Cinematography
- *Event Horizon* (1997), Second Unit Director
- *The Ice Princess* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Breaking the Code* (1996), Director of Photography
- *August* (1996), Director of Photography
- *The NeverEnding Story III* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Comics* (1993), series, Director of Photography
- *Lady Chatterley* (1993), series, Director of Photography
- *The Secret Life of Arnold Bax* (1992), Director of Photography
- *As You Like It* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Highway to Hell* (1991), Director of Photography
- *The Crucifer of Blood* (1991), Director of Photography
- *The Fool* (1990), Director of Photography, Lighting Technician
- *The Strange Affliction of Anton Bruckner* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Nightbreed* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Work Experience* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, Director of Photography
- *The Fly II* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Parents* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Hellbound: Hellraiser II* (1988), Director of Photography — Fi1m 44, [page](https://film.one/film/hellbound-hellraiser-ii.md)
- *Mr. North* (1988), Director of Photography
- *The Penitent* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Mister Corbett's Ghost* (1987), Cinematography
- *Hellraiser* (1987), Director of Photography
- *The Mission* (1986), Second Unit Director of Photography — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mission-1986.md)
- *King David* (1985), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *Oxford Blues* (1984), as Focus Puller
- *Dolly in Concert* (1983), Additional Photography
- *Raiders of the Lost Ark* (1981), Assistant Camera — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/raiders-of-the-lost-ark.md)
- *The Dogs of War* (1980), First Assistant Camera
- *Nijinsky* (1980), Assistant Camera
- *Holocaust 2000* (1977), Assistant Camera
- *Nasty Habits* (1977), as Focus Puller
- *Love Among the Ruins* (1976), as Focus Puller
- *The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea* (1976), as Focus Puller
- *Hedda* (1975), as Focus Puller
- *The Great Gatsby* (1974), Assistant Camera
- *Murphy's War* (1971), as Focus Puller
- *Justine* (1969), Assistant Camera
- *Look at Life: Mini and Mod* (1968), Director of Photography
- *Promise Her Anything* (1966), as Focus Puller
- *French Dressing* (1964), as Focus Puller
- *The Leather Boys* (1964), as Focus Puller
- *The Servant* (1963), as Focus Puller — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/the-servant.md)

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