Anthony B. Richmond

Anthony B. Richmond
Born
Anthony Barry Richmond

(1942-07-07) 7 July 1942 (age 82)
Occupation(s)Cinematographer, producer, director
Years active1967–present
Spouses
(m. 1981; div. 1989)
Amanda DiGiulio
(m. 1995)
Children6, including George
RelativesFran Kranz (former-son-in-law)

Anthony Barry Richmond BSC, ASC (born 7 July 1942) is an English cinematographer, film producer, and director. He is known for his collaborations with Nicolas Roeg, which include Don't Look Now (1973), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), and Bad Timing (1980). He was the cinematographer for the 10-camera filming of the final Beatles film Let It Be (1970), the original footage from which was re-edited by Peter Jackson into the highly acclaimed docu-series The Beatles: Get Back (2021).[1] For his work on Don't Look Now, Richmond received the 1973 BAFTA for Best Cinematography. His other notable credits include the cult horror films Candyman (1992), Tales from the Hood (1995), Ravenous (1999), and Cherry Falls (2000), as well as mainstream comedies such as Legally Blonde (2001) and The Sweetest Thing (2002). His sole directorial credit is the 1985 drama Déjà Vu.

Richmond is a member of the American and British Societies of Cinematographers. He was married to actress Jaclyn Smith from 1981 to 1989, with whom he had two children. He later married film producer Amanda DiGiulio.

Filmography

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Short film

Year Title Director Notes
1967 A Cathedral in Our Time Bob Kellett Documentary short
1969 Twenty-Nine Brian Cummins
1972 Today Mexico, Tomorrow the World Peter Shillingford With Harvey Harrison
1996 Museum of Love Christian Slater
2011 Audio Tour John Francis Daley
Jonathan Goldstein

Feature film

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Year Title Director Notes
1968 Only When I Larf Basil Dearden
Sympathy for the Devil Jean-Luc Godard
1971 The Insomniac Rodney Giesler
1972 Madame Sin David Greene
1973 Don't Look Now Nicolas Roeg
1974 Vampira Clive Donner
Stardust Michael Apted
1975 Change Bernd Fischerauer
1976 The Man Who Fell to Earth Nicolas Roeg
The Eagle Has Landed John Sturges
1977 Silver Bears Ivan Passer
1978 The Greek Tycoon J. Lee Thompson
1979 Love and Bullets Stuart Rosenberg European photography
1980 The American Success Company William Richert
Bad Timing Nicolas Roeg
Head On Michael Grant
Nightkill Ted Post
1981 Improper Channels Eric Till
1984 Slapstick of Another Kind Steven Paul
1986 That's Life! Blake Edwards
1988 The In Crowd Mark Rosenthal
Sunset Blake Edwards
1989 Cat Chaser Abel Ferrara
1991 Scissors Frank De Felitta
Timebomb Avi Nesher
The Indian Runner Sean Penn
1992 Candyman Bernard Rose
1993 The Sandlot David Mickey Evans
1995 Tales from the Hood Rusty Cundieff
The Immortals Brian Grant
1996 Bastard Out of Carolina Anjelica Huston
First Kid David Mickey Evans
1997 Playing God Andy Wilson
1999 Ravenous Antonia Bird
A Walk on the Moon Tony Goldwyn
Agnes Browne Anjelica Huston
Cherry Falls Geoffrey Wright
2000 Men of Honor George Tillman Jr.
2001 Someone like You Tony Goldwyn
Legally Blonde Robert Luketic
2002 The Sweetest Thing Roger Kumble
2003 My Teacher, My Friend II David Mickey Evans With Kim Lee Ong
Shade Damian Nieman
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd Troy Miller
2004 Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Guy Ferland
A Cinderella Story Mark Rosman
2005 Just Friends Roger Kumble
2006 John Tucker Must Die Betty Thomas
Employee of the Month Greg Coolidge
2007 Good Luck Chuck Mark Helfrich
The Comebacks Tom Brady
2008 The Rocker Peter Cattaneo
Autopsy Adam Gierasch
2009 Miss March Trevor Moore
Zach Cregger
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Betty Thomas
2011 Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son John Whitesell
2012 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days David Bowers
2013 Coffee Town Brad Copeland
2017 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul David Bowers

Documentary film

Year Title Director Notes
1968 One + One Jean-Luc Godard
1970 Let It Be Michael Lindsay-Hogg
1979 The Kids Are Alright Jeff Stein With Peter Nevard and Norman Warwick
1996 The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Television

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Year Title Director Notes
1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre Derek Bennett Episode "In Another Country"
2012 Audrey Betty Thomas All 6 episodes

TV movies

Year Title Director Notes
1984 Sentimental Journey William Cosel
James Goldstone
With Richard C. Kratina
1986 John Grin's Christmas Robert Guillaume
1988 The Loner Abel Ferrara
1989 The Road Raiders Richard Lang
Prime Target Robert L. Collins
Settle the Score Edwin Sherin
1992 In the Arms of a Killer Robert L. Collins
Midnight's Child Colin Bucksey
Four Eyes and Six Guns Piers Haggard
Angie, the Lieutenant Robert L. Collins
1993 A Case for Murder Duncan Gibbins
Heart of Darkness Nicolas Roeg
1994 Motorcycle Gang John Milius Part of the Rebel Highway series
1995 Full Body Massage Nicolas Roeg
1998 The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon Tim Kelleher
1999 And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story David Burton Morris
2001 Sister Mary Explains It All Marshall Brickman
2005 Riding the Bus with My Sister Anjelica Huston
2008 Sex and Lies in Sin City Peter Medak
2009 Acceptance Sanaa Hamri With Frank Byers
2011 William & Kate: The Movie Mark Rosman

Miniseries

Year Title Director Notes
1997 Rough Riders John Milius
2014 The Assets Peter Medak Episodes "The Straw Poll" and "Avenger"
2021 The Beatles: Get Back Peter Jackson Re-edit of the original footage used for Let It Be (1970)

Awards and nominations

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BAFTA Awards

Year Category Title Result
1973 Don't Look Now Best Cinematography Won

British Society of Cinematographers

Year Category Result
2024 Lifetime Achievement Award Won
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References

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  1. ^ "'The Beatles: Get Back' is a New (Happy) Ending to a Story We All Know". The Observer. 26 November 2021.