Biography
Walter Lassally (1926–2017) was a German-born British cinematographer. He moved to England in 1939 and began working in the film industry as a clapper boy before shooting documentaries and shorts associated with the Free Cinema movement.
He collaborated frequently with director Tony Richardson on A Taste of Honey (1961), The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) and Tom Jones (1963). Lassally also worked with Greek director Michael Cacoyannis on several films, winning the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Zorba the Greek (1964). Later credits include multiple Merchant Ivory productions such as Heat and Dust (1983) and The Bostonians (1984). His autobiography, Itinerant Cameraman, was published in 1987.
