About
Gordon Hugh Willis, Jr., ASC (May 28, 1931 – May 18, 2014) was an American cinematographer. He is best known for his work on Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather series as well as Woody Allen's Annie Hall and Manhattan. Fellow cinematographer William Fraker called Willis's work a "milestone in visual storytelling", while one critic suggested that Willis "defined the cinematic look of the 1970s: sophisticated compositions in which bolts of light and black put the decade's moral ambiguities into stark relief". When the International Cinematographers Guild conducted a survey in 2003, they placed Willis among the ten most influential cinematographers in history.
Known for
The GodfatherMovie • 1972
The Godfather Part IIMovie • 1974
The Godfather Part IIIMovie • 1990
All the President's MenMovie • 1976
The Devil's OwnMovie • 1997
Annie HallMovie • 1977
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for TelevisionSeries • 1977
Presumed InnocentMovie • 1990
MaliceMovie • 1993
The Money PitMovie • 1986
KluteMovie • 1971
ManhattanMovie • 1979
InteriorsMovie • 1978
The Purple Rose of CairoMovie • 1985
The Parallax ViewMovie • 1974
A Midsummer Night's Sex ComedyMovie • 1982
Stardust MemoriesMovie • 1980
PerfectMovie • 1985
The Pick-up ArtistMovie • 1987
Pennies from HeavenMovie • 1981
The Drowning PoolMovie • 1975
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980Movie • 1992
Comes a HorsemanMovie • 1978
Bright Lights, Big CityMovie • 1988