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Ronnie Taylor

Born October 27, 1924 · Hampstead, London, England, UK

Died August 3, 2018 · aged 93

Ronald Charles 'Ronnie' Taylor, BSC (27 October 1924 – 3 August 2018) was an English cinematographer, best known for his collaborations with directors Richard Attenborough and Dario Argento. He won an Oscar for Best Cinematography for his work on Attenborough's Gandhi (1982), which he shared with Billy Williams. He was also a two-time BAFTA Award nominee, for Gandhi and Cry Freedom (1987).

Known For

Star Wars

Star Wars · 1977

MovieAdventureAction

Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.

Gandhi

MovieDramaHistory

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.

Sea of Love

Sea of Love · 1989

MovieCrimeDrama

Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts columns he finds he is getting seriously and possibly dangerously involved with Helen, one of the main suspects.

Phantom of the Paradise

Phantom of the Paradise · 1974

Phantom of the Paradise

MovieComedyDrama

Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow's music and his favorite singer for the grand opening of Swan's new rock palace, the Paradise.

The Devils

The Devils · 1971

MovieDramaHistory

In 1634 France, charismatic Father Urbain Grandier becomes the target of a sexually obsessed nun’s witchcraft accusations, which corrupt church and state officials are all too happy to exploit.

A Chorus Line

A Chorus Line · 1985

MovieDramaMusic

A group of dancers congregate on the stage of a Broadway theatre to audition for a new musical production directed by Zach. After the initial eliminations, seventeen hopefuls remain, among them Cassie, who once had a tempestuous romantic relationship with Zach. She is desperate enough for work to humble herself and audition for him; whether he's willing to let professionalism overcome his personal feelings about their past remains to be seen.

Tommy

MovieDramaMusic

After a series of traumatic childhood events, a psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a religious cult.

Opera

MovieHorrorMystery

A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.

Filmography

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Star Wars

Star Wars · 1977

MovieAdventureAction

Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.

Camera Operator

Gandhi

MovieDramaHistory

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.

Director of Photography

Sea of Love

Sea of Love · 1989

MovieCrimeDrama

Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts columns he finds he is getting seriously and possibly dangerously involved with Helen, one of the main suspects.

Director of Photography

Phantom of the Paradise

Phantom of the Paradise · 1974

Phantom of the Paradise

MovieComedyDrama

Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow's music and his favorite singer for the grand opening of Swan's new rock palace, the Paradise.

Camera Operator

The Devils

The Devils · 1971

MovieDramaHistory

In 1634 France, charismatic Father Urbain Grandier becomes the target of a sexually obsessed nun’s witchcraft accusations, which corrupt church and state officials are all too happy to exploit.

Camera Operator

A Chorus Line

A Chorus Line · 1985

MovieDramaMusic

A group of dancers congregate on the stage of a Broadway theatre to audition for a new musical production directed by Zach. After the initial eliminations, seventeen hopefuls remain, among them Cassie, who once had a tempestuous romantic relationship with Zach. She is desperate enough for work to humble herself and audition for him; whether he's willing to let professionalism overcome his personal feelings about their past remains to be seen.

Director of Photography

Tommy

MovieDramaMusic

After a series of traumatic childhood events, a psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a religious cult.

Director of Photography

Opera

MovieHorrorMystery

A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.

Director of Photography

Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom · 1987

A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.

Director of Photography

The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep · 1978

MovieCrimeMystery

Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a case of blackmail involving the two wild daughters of a rich general, a pornographer and a gangster.

Camera Operator

The Innocents

The Innocents · 1961

MovieHorrorMystery

In a mid-19th century Essex country house, a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.

Camera Operator

Theatre of Blood

Theatre of Blood · 1973

Theatre of Blood

MovieComedyHorror

A Shakespearean actor takes poetic revenge on the critics who denied him recognition.

Camera Operator

Young Winston

Young Winston · 1972

MovieActionAdventure

This historical drama is an account of the early life of British politician Winston Churchill, including his childhood years, his time as a war correspondent in Africa, and culminating with his first election to Parliament.

Camera Operator

Valentino

Valentino · 1977

MovieDramaHistory

The untimely death of silent screen star Rudolph Valentino prompts the many women in his past to reminisce about his troubled rise to superstardom.

Camera Operator

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles · 1983

The Hound of the Baskervilles

MovieHorrorCrime

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

Director of Photography

Web of Evidence

Web of Evidence · 1959

Web of Evidence

A World War II evacuee returns years later to England and finds his father in prison framed for murder.

Camera Operator

Murphy's War

Murphy's War · 1971

Murphy is the sole survivor of his crew, that has been massacred by a German U-Boat in the closing days of World War II. He is rescued, and ends up at a forgotten mission station near the mouth of the Orinoco, and begins to plot his vengeance. He wishes to sink the U-Boat by means of any method imaginable to him, and sets about to make the courageous attempt, assisted by Louis, the administrator of the local oil company.

Aerial Camera

High Road to China

High Road to China · 1983

High Road to China

MovieAdventureDrama

A biplane pilot is saddled with a spoiled industrialist's daughter on a search for her missing father through Asia that eventually involves them in a struggle against a Chinese warlord.

Director of Photography

Deadfall

Deadfall · 1968

MovieDramaAction

Cat burglar Henry Clarke and his accomplices the Moreaus attempt to steal diamonds from the chateau of millionaire Salinas.

Camera Operator

The Wrong Box

The Wrong Box · 1966

In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can be made to have seemed to do so.

Camera Operator

Popcorn

Popcorn · 1991

MovieComedyHorror

While holding a horror film festival, a group of students are stalked by a madman who may have a sinister connection to a cult leader.

Director of Photography

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera · 1998

The Phantom of the Opera

MovieHorrorRomance

A series of terrifying accidents and brutal murders leave a bloody trail into the subterranean caverns of an Opera house. Below the theatre stalks a man raised by creatures of the underworld.

Director of Photography

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning · 1960

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

MovieDramaRomance

A 22-year-old factory worker lets loose on the weekends: drinking, brawling, and dating two women, one of whom is older and married.

Camera Operator

Circle of Iron

Circle of Iron · 1978

MovieActionAdventure

In a mystical desert kingdom, young martial arts fighter Cord loses a contest to determine who will journey to take the powerful Book of All Knowedge from Zetan, an evil wizard. Despite his lack of a sponsor, Cord's rule-breaking nature leads him to try retrieving the book anyway. Help is offered by a mysterious blind man who gives advice as Cord fights his way through multiple opponents, discovering more about himself as he gets closer to Zetan.

Director of Photography

Master of the Game

Master of the Game · 1984

Master of the Game

Elderly Kate Blackwell looks back at her family's life beginning with her Scottish father Jamie McGregor's journey to South Africa to make his fortune in diamonds. The family history is littered with revenge, lust, betrayal, manipulation, and murder.

Director of Photography

Jewels

Sarah Thompson, an American visiting England, meets and marries William Whitfield, the Duke of Whitfield. They settle in a chateau in France and begin a family. World War II interrupts their happiness and alters their future. After the war, the family helps war survivors by buying their jewelry and eventually opens a jewelry store, which rapidly becomes a success. But conflicts abound as new generations arise and forces from both outside and within threaten the store and the family.

Director of Photography