Jack Hildyard

    Known For

    Camera

    Birthday

    March 17, 1908

    Day of Death

    September 5, 1990 (82 years old)

    Place of Birth

    London, England

    Jack Hildyard

    Biography

    Jack Hildyard (17 March 1908 – 5 September 1990) was a British cinematographer. He made several films with David Lean, including The Sound Barrier (1952), Hobson's Choice (1954), and The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography.

    Known For

    • The Bridge on the River Kwai

      The Bridge on the River Kwai

      1957

    • Casino Royale

      Casino Royale

      1967

    • Topaz

      Topaz

      1969

    • The Message

      The Message

      1976

    • Suddenly, Last Summer

      Suddenly, Last Summer

      1959

    • The Wild Geese

      The Wild Geese

      1978

    • Battle of the Bulge

      Battle of the Bulge

      1965

    • Anastasia

      Anastasia

      1956

    • Lion of the Desert

      Lion of the Desert

      1981

    • 55 Days at Peking

      55 Days at Peking

      1963

    • Summertime

      Summertime

      1955

    • Hobson's Choice

      Hobson's Choice

      1954

    • Pygmalion

      Pygmalion

      1939

    • Henry V

      Henry V

      1944

    • The Beast Must Die

      The Beast Must Die

      1974