Personal Info

Known For

Camera

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1908-03-17

Deathday

1990-09-05 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England

Also Known As

J. Hildyard

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

6.3%

The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'

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Acting

2000

The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' as Self (archive footage)

Camera

1985

Florence Nightingale as Director of Photography

1984

Ellis Island as Director of Photography

1983

Clash of Loyalties as Director of Photography

1981

Lion of the Desert as Director of Photography

1978

The Wild Geese as Director of Photography

1976		Emily as Director of Photography
1976		The Message as Director of Photography

1974		Mousey as Director of Photography
1974		The Beast Must Die as Director of Photography
1974		The Last Chapter as Director of Photography

1973

Mafia Junction as Director of Photography

1969		Topaz as Director of Photography
1969		Hard Contract as Director of Photography

1968		Villa Rides as Director of Photography
1968		Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter as Director of Photography

1967		The Long Duel as Director of Photography
1967		Casino Royale as Director of Photography

1966

Modesty Blaise as Director of Photography

1965

Battle of the Bulge as Director of Photography

1964		The Yellow Rolls-Royce as Director of Photography
1964		Circus World as Director of Photography

1963		The V.I.P.s as Director of Photography
1963		55 Days at Peking as Director of Photography

1962		Live Now - Pay Later as Director of Photography
1962		The Road to Hong Kong as Director of Photography

1960		The Sundowners as Director of Photography
1960		The Millionairess as Director of Photography

1959		Suddenly, Last Summer as Director of Photography
1959		Jet Storm as Director of Photography
1959		The Devil's Disciple as Director of Photography
1959		The Journey as Director of Photography

1958		Another Time, Another Place as Director of Photography
1958		The Gypsy and the Gentleman as Director of Photography

1957		The Bridge on the River Kwai as Director of Photography
1957		The Living Idol as Director of Photography

1956		Anastasia as Director of Photography
1956		Charley Moon as Director of Photography
1956		The March Hare as Director of Photography

1955		The Deep Blue Sea as Director of Photography
1955		Summertime as Director of Photography

1954		The Teckman Mystery as Director of Photography
1954		Hobson's Choice as Director of Photography

1953

The Heart of the Matter as Director of Photography

1952		Folly to Be Wise as Director of Photography
1952		The Sound Barrier as Director of Photography
1952		Home at Seven as Director of Photography

1951

Talk of a Million as Director of Photography

1950

The Reluctant Widow as Director of Photography

1949		The Chiltern Hundreds as Director of Photography
1949		The Perfect Woman as Director of Photography
1949		Cardboard Cavalier as Director of Photography

1948		Sleeping Car to Trieste as Director of Photography
1948		The First Gentleman as Director of Photography
1948		Vice Versa as Director of Photography

1947

While the Sun Shines as Director of Photography

1946

School for Secrets as Director of Photography

1945

Caesar and Cleopatra as Director of Photography

1944

Henry V as Camera Operator

1943		The Lamp Still Burns as Camera Operator
1943		Escape to Danger as Camera Operator

1942		Thunder Rock as Camera Operator
1942		The First of the Few as Camera Operator

1941

'Pimpernel' Smith as Camera Operator

1939

Pygmalion as Camera Operator

Crew

1976

The Message as Cinematography

1970

Puppet on a Chain as Cinematography