Allen Daviau
Camera • Born 1942-06-14 – Died 2020-04-15
Camera1New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Biography
Allen Daviau (June 14, 1942 – April 15, 2020) was an American cinematographer known for his collaborations with Steven Spielberg work on E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), The Color Purple (1985), and Empire of the Sun (1987). He received five Academy Award nominations and two British Academy Film Award nominations, with one win. In addition to his work in film, Daviau served as Cinematographer-in-Residence at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Filmography
14 credits
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
Movie • 1996
Self
Citizen Steve
Movie • 1987
Self - DOP
The Informer: Out of the Fog
Movie • 2006
Self
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
Movie • 2009
Self
Visions of Light
Movie • 1992
Self
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
Movie • 2005
Self
The 'E.T.' Journals
Movie • 2012
Self
Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation
Movie • 2011
Himself
Frank Capra's American Dream
Movie • 1997
Self
Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)
Movie • 1995
Self
Cinematographer Style
Movie • 2006
Self
Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'
Movie • 2008
Self
The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel
Movie • 2006
Self
The Making of 'The Color Purple'
Movie • 2003
Self