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Michael Chapman

Cinematographer

Michael Chapman

Born November 21, 1935 in New York City, New York, USADied September 20, 202051 films

Michael Crawford Chapman, A.S.C. (November 21, 1935 – September 20, 2020) was an American cinematographer and film director well known for his work on many films of the American New Wave of the 1970s and in the 1980s with directors such as Martin Scorsese and Ivan Reitman. He shot more than forty feature films, over half of those with only three different directors.

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The Godfather posterFirst watchThe Godfather19728.7Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his…View film

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51 films
  1. 2007Bridge to TerabithiaDirector of Photography
  2. 2006HootDirector of Photography
  3. 2004EulogyDirector of Photography
  4. 2004Suspect ZeroDirector of Photography
  5. 2004House of DDirector of Photography
  6. 2001EvolutionDirector of Photography
  7. 2000The WatcherDirector of Photography
  8. 1999The Story of UsDirector of Photography
  9. 1999The White River KidDirector of Photography
  10. 1998Six Days Seven NightsDirector of Photography
  11. 1996Space JamDirector of Photography
  12. 1996Primal FearDirector of Photography
  13. 1993The FugitiveDirector of Photography
  14. 1993Rising SunDirector of Photography
  15. 1992Whispers in the DarkDirector of Photography
  16. 1991Doc HollywoodDirector of Photography
  17. 1990Kindergarten CopDirector of Photography
  18. 1990Quick ChangeDirector of Photography
  19. 1989Ghostbusters IIDirector of Photography
  20. 1988ScroogedDirector of Photography
  21. 1988GothamDirector of Photography
  22. 1988Shoot to KillDirector of Photography
  23. 1987The Lost BoysDirector of Photography
  24. 1983The Man with Two BrainsDirector of Photography
  25. 1982Dead Men Don't Wear PlaidDirector of Photography
  26. 1982Personal BestDirector of Photography
  27. 1980Raging BullDirector of Photography
  28. 1980Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not PrettyDirector of Photography
  29. 1979The WanderersDirector of Photography
  30. 1979HardcoreDirector of Photography
  31. 1978Invasion of the Body SnatchersDirector of Photography
  32. 1978American Boy: A Profile of Steven PrinceDirector of Photography
  33. 1978Shoot the Sun DownDirector of Photography
  34. 1978The Last WaltzDirector of Photography
  35. 1978FingersDirector of Photography
  36. 1976The Next ManDirector of Photography
  37. 1976The FrontDirector of Photography
  38. 1976Taxi DriverDirector of Photography
  39. 1975JawsCamera Operator
  40. 1975Death Be Not ProudDirector of Photography
  41. 1974The White DawnDirector of Photography
  42. 1973The Last DetailDirector of Photography
  43. 1972Up the SandboxCamera Operator
  44. 1972The GodfatherCamera Operator
  45. 1971KluteCamera Operator
  46. 1971Little MurdersCamera Operator
  47. 1970The People Next DoorCamera Operator
  48. 1970The LandlordCamera Operator
  49. 1970LovingCamera Operator
  50. 1968The Thanksgiving VisitorAssistant Camera
  51. 1965Who Killed Teddy Bear?Assistant Camera