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Alex Phillips

Alex Phillips

Cinematographer

From Wikipedia Alex Phillips (January 11, 1900 Renfrew, Ontario – June 14, 1977) was a Canadian-born Mexican cinematographer and the father of Alex Phillips, Jr., also a cinematographer. In his youth, his family moved to Russia, but he returned to Canada because of his dislike with the czarist government. He enlisted in the Canadian Army where he met Mary Pickford who introduced him to Hollywood since he expressed his interest in becoming an actor. He auditioned with Fox and Paramount Pictures but was unable to obtain a role. He later approached Christie Comedies where he was advised to look for more stable positions in the movie industry and started his career in cinematography and film editing. He received an opportunity when an assistant fell sick and was able to travel to France with the Canadian Official Photography. After Christie Comedies went bankrupt, he was hired by Samuel Goldwyn while he attended evening classes. He received the opportunity of working with Barnes, Edison and Meyer, and learned techniques such as graduations, tridimensional vision and the sense of potential balance. Phillips then began experimenting with lights and camera movements. He moved to Mexico in 1931 and worked with directors such as Arcady Boytler, Roberto Gavaldón, Julio Bracho and Luis Buñuel. He worked on some of the earliest Mexican movies such as the silent film Santa (1931) where his worked was considered expressionist. He worked in more than 250 movies in Mexico and 150 in the United States including La mujer del puerto (1934), Aventuras de Robinson Crusoe (1952 with Luis Buñuel), La Red (1953 with Emilio Fernández). His last film was El castillo de la pureza (1972 with Arturo Ripstein).

Born: January 11, 1901 in Renfrew, Ontario, Canada

Died: June 14, 1977 (Age 76)

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Alex Phillips  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
6.8
Actor1969
Movie
7.2
DirectingDirector of Photography1950
Movie
7.8
DirectingDirector of Photography1965
Movie
4.2
DirectingDirector of Photography1971
Movie
7.1
DirectingDirector of Photography1943
Movie
7
DirectingDirector of Photography1950
Movie
7.1
DirectingDirector of Photography1958
Movie
6
DirectingDirector of Photography1962
Movie
7.1
DirectingDirector of Photography1944
Movie
7.2
DirectingDirector of Photography1951
Movie
5.5
DirectingDirector of Photography1959
Movie
6.7
DirectingDirector of Photography1952
Movie
4.8
DirectingDirector of Photography1963
Movie
6.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1953
Movie
6.5
DirectingDirector of Photography1954
Movie
6.6
DirectingDirector of Photography1953
Movie
6.6
DirectingDirector of Photography1932
Movie
6.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1951
Movie
5.7
DirectingDirector of Photography1958
Movie
7.2
DirectingDirector of Photography1959
Movie
4.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1958
Movie
7.4
DirectingDirector of Photography1973
Movie
7
DirectingDirector of Photography1967
Movie
6.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1947
Movie
6.1
DirectingDirector of Photography1958
Movie
4.1
DirectingDirector of Photography1972
Movie
7.3
DirectingDirector of Photography1946
Movie
7
DirectingDirector of Photography1953
Movie
6.8
DirectingDirector of Photography1934
Movie
6
DirectingDirector of Photography1959
Movie
7.2
DirectingDirector of Photography1966
Movie
7.4
DirectingDirector of Photography1957
Movie
6.8
DirectingDirector of Photography1945
Movie
6.5
DirectingDirector of Photography1933
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1932
Movie
7
DirectingDirector of Photography1926
Movie
6.8
DirectingDirector of Photography1941
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1941
Movie
7
DirectingDirector of Photography1952
Movie
6.4
DirectingDirector of Photography1960
Movie
4.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1967
Movie
7.6
DirectingDirector of Photography1975
Movie
6.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1926
Movie
6.7
DirectingDirector of Photography1924
Movie
6.3
CrewCinematography1983
Movie
5.3
DirectingDirector of Photography1971
Movie
6.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1950
Movie
7.5
DirectingDirector of Photography1951
Movie
6.3
CrewCinematography1937
Movie
8
DirectingDirector of Photography1966
Movie
5.7
DirectingDirector of Photography1940
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1950
Movie
7.1
DirectingDirector of Photography1946
Movie
5.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1949
Movie
5.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1948
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1956
Movie
7
DirectingDirector of Photography1948
Movie
5.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1953
Movie
5.5
DirectingDirector of Photography1962
Movie
6.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1967
Movie
5.4
DirectingDirector of Photography1948
Movie
6.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1952
Movie
6.3
DirectingDirector of Photography1953
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1937
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1940
Movie
5.6
DirectingDirector of Photography1957
Movie
7.2
DirectingDirector of Photography1935
Movie
5
DirectingDirector of Photography1967
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1944
Movie
7.5
DirectingDirector of Photography1962
Movie
6.6
DirectingDirector of Photography1936
Movie
5.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1970
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1966
Movie
5.7
DirectingDirector of Photography1936
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1932
Movie
7.5
DirectingDirector of Photography1937
Movie
6.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1946
Movie
6.3
DirectingDirector of Photography1948
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1940
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1938
Movie
3.6
DirectingDirector of Photography1933
Movie
7.1
DirectingDirector of Photography1955
Movie
7
DirectingDirector of Photography1934
Movie
6.4
DirectingDirector of Photography1968
Movie
7.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1952
Movie
7.4
DirectingDirector of Photography1935
Movie
5.7
DirectingDirector of Photography1956
Movie
5.8
DirectingDirector of Photography1969
Movie
6.4
DirectingDirector of Photography1950
Movie
7
DirectingDirector of Photography1951
Movie
7.1
DirectingDirector of Photography1938
Movie
6.9
CrewCinematography1945
Movie
6.3
DirectingDirector of Photography1958
Movie
5.8
DirectingDirector of Photography1934
Movie
7
DirectingDirector of Photography1958
Movie
8
DirectingDirector of Photography1953
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1954
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1946
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1961
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1938
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1932
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1937
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1934
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1934
Movie
DirectingDirector1935
Movie
7.5
CrewCinematography1944
Movie
6.3
CrewCinematography1992
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1945
Movie
DirectingDirector of Photography1962
Movie
6.8
CrewCinematography1969
Movie
6.2
DirectingDirector of Photography1968
Movie
6.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1939
Movie
4.9
DirectingDirector of Photography1958
Movie
6.5
CrewCinematography1949
Short Film
DirectingDirector of Photography1924
Short Film
5.2
DirectingDirector of Photography1924
Short Film
DirectingDirector of Photography1923
Short Film
CrewCinematography1924
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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