Anthony B. Richmond

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Anthony B. Richmond
Born
Anthony Barry Richmond

(1942-07-07) 7 July 1942 (age 81)
Occupation(s)Cinematographer, producer, director
Years active1967–present
Spouses
(m. 1981;div. 1989)
Amanda DiGiulio
(m. 1995)
Children6, including George

Anthony Barry Richmond BSC, ASC (born 7 July 1942) is an English cinematographer, film producer, and director. He is known for his collaborations with Nicolas Roeg, which include Don't Look Now (1973), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), and Bad Timing (1980). He was the cinematographer for the 10-camera filming of the final Beatles film Let It Be (1970), the original footage from which was re-edited by Peter Jackson into the highly acclaimed docu-series The Beatles: Get Back (2021). [1] For his work on Don't Look Now, Richmond received the 1973 BAFTA for Best Cinematography. His other notable credits include the cult horror films Candyman (1992), Tales from the Hood (1995), Ravenous (1999), and Cherry Falls (2000), as well as mainstream comedies such as Legally Blonde (2001) and The Sweetest Thing (2002). His sole directorial credit is the 1985 drama Déjà Vu .

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Richmond is a member of the American and British Societies of Cinematographers. He was married to actress Jaclyn Smith from 1981 to 1989, with whom he had two children. He later married film producer Amanda DiGiulio.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1968 Only When I Larf Basil Dearden
Sympathy for the Devil Jean-Luc Godard
1970 Let It Be Michael Lindsay-Hogg Documentary
1972 Madame Sin David Greene
1973 Don't Look Now Nicolas Roeg BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography
1974 Vampira Clive Donner
Stardust Michael Apted
1976 The Man Who Fell to Earth Nicolas Roeg
The Eagle Has Landed John Sturges
1977 Silver Bears Ivan Passer
1978 The Greek Tycoon J. Lee Thompson
1979 Love and Bullets Stuart Rosenberg With Fred J. Koenekamp
1979 The Kids Are Alright Jeff SteinDocumentary
1980 The American Success Company William Richert
Bad Timing Nicolas Roeg
Head On Michael Grant
Nightkill Ted Post
1981 Improper Channels Eric Till
1984 Slapstick of Another Kind Steven Paul
1986 That's Life! Blake Edwards
1988 The In Crowd Mark Rosenthal
Sunset Blake Edwards
1989 Cat Chaser Abel Ferrara
1991 Scissors Frank De Felitta
Timebomb Avi Nesher
The Indian Runner Sean Penn
1992 Candyman Bernard Rose
1993 The Sandlot David Mickey Evans
1995 Tales from the Hood Rusty Cundieff
The Immortals Brian Grant
1996 Bastard Out of Carolina Anjelica Huston
First Kid David Mickey Evans
1997 Playing God Andy Wilson
1999 Ravenous Antonia Bird
A Walk on the Moon Tony Goldwyn
Agnes Browne Anjelica Huston
2000 Cherry Falls Geoffrey Wright
Men of Honor George Tillman Jr.
2001 Someone like You Tony Goldwyn
Legally Blonde Robert Luketic
2002 The Sweetest Thing Roger Kumble
2003 Shade Damian Nieman
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd Troy Miller
2004 Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Guy Ferland
A Cinderella Story Mark Rosman
2005 Just Friends Roger Kumble
2006 John Tucker Must Die Betty Thomas
Employee of the Month Greg Coolidge
2007 Good Luck Chuck Mark Helfrich
The Comebacks Tom Brady
2008 The Rocker Peter Cattaneo
Autopsy Adam Gierasch
2009 Miss March Trevor Moore
Zach Cregger
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Betty Thomas
2011 Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son John Whitesell
2012 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days David Bowers
2013 Coffee Town Brad Copeland
2017 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul David Bowers
2021 The Beatles: Get Back Peter Jackson Re-edit of the original footage used for Let It Be (1970)

TV movies

YearTitleDirector
1984Sentimental JourneyWilliam Cosel
James Goldstone
1986John Grin's Christmas Robert Guillaume
1988 The Loner Abel Ferrara
1989The Road RaidersRichard Lang
Prime Target Robert L. Collins
Settle the Score Edwin Sherin
1992 In the Arms of a Killer Robert L. Collins
Four Eyes and Six Guns Piers Haggard
Midnight's Child Colin Bucksey
Angie, the LieutenantRobert L. Collins
1993A Case for Murder Duncan Gibbins
Heart of Darkness Nicolas Roeg
1994 Motorcycle Gang John Milius
1995 Full Body Massage Nicolas Roeg
1999And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher StoryDavid Burton Morris
2001 Sister Mary Explains It All Christopher Durang
2005 Riding the Bus with My Sister Anjelica Huston
2008 Sex and Lies in Sin City Peter Medak
2009 Acceptance Sanaa Hamri
2011 William & Kate: The Movie Mark Rosman

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References

  1. "'The Beatles: Get Back' is a New (Happy) Ending to a Story We All Know". The Observer. 26 November 2021.