About
Conrad Lafcadio Hall, ASC (June 21, 1926 – January 4, 2003) was a French Polynesian-born American cinematographer. Named after writers Joseph Conrad and Lafcadio Hearn, he became widely prominent as a cinematographer earning numerous accolades including three Academy Awards (with ten nominations), three BAFTA Awards and five American Society of Cinematographers Awards. Hall won three Academy Awards for Best Cinematography for his work on Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), American Beauty (1999), and Road to Perdition (2002). He was also Oscar-nominated for Morituri (1965), The Professionals (1966), In Cold Blood (1967), The Day of the Locust (1975), Tequila Sunrise (1988), Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), and A Civil Action (1998). He is also known for Cool Hand Luke (1967), Fat City (1972), and Marathon Man (1976). In 2003, Hall was judged to be one of history's ten most...
Known for
The Outer LimitsSeries • 1963
East of EdenMovie • 1955
American BeautyMovie • 1999
Road to PerditionMovie • 2002
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidMovie • 1969
Cool Hand LukeMovie • 1967
Tequila SunriseMovie • 1988
Marathon ManMovie • 1976
SmileMovie • 1975
HarperMovie • 1966
The ProfessionalsMovie • 1966
A Civil ActionMovie • 1998
Black WidowMovie • 1987
IncubusMovie • 1966
Searching for Bobby FischerMovie • 1993
Jennifer EightMovie • 1992
Tell Them Willie Boy Is HereMovie • 1969
In Cold BloodMovie • 1967
Love AffairMovie • 1994
Fat CityMovie • 1972
MorituriMovie • 1965
Electra Glide in BlueMovie • 1973
Hell in the PacificMovie • 1968
The Day of the LocustMovie • 1975