Biography
Ernest Day, B.S.C. (15 April 1927 - 16 November 2006) was a British cinematographer and director of film and television, known for his collaborations with David Lean and Lewis Gilbert. He spent the majority of his career as a camera operator, often referred to Lean as his "eyes", and was the first British cameraman to operate a 70mm film camera. He was nominated for an Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Lean's final film A Passage to India (1984).
Filmography
all 45
Movies 42
Director 12
TV Shows 3
Second Unit Director
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Movie
6.08
Cinematographer
Incident in a Small Town (1994)
Movie
Cinematographer
Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor (1991)
Movie
Cinematographer
Young Catherine (1991)
TV
Director of Photography
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990)
Movie
Cinematographer
Parents (1989)
Movie
Director of Photography
Burning Secret (1988)
Movie
Director of Photography
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Movie
6.08
Director of Photography
As Summers Die (1986)
Movie
Camera Operator
Deceptions (1985)
Movie
Director of Photography
A Passage to India (1984)
Movie
6
Cinematographer
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole (1983)
Movie
Cinematographer
China Rose (1983)
Movie
Director
Waltz Across Texas (1982)
Movie
Director
Green Ice (1981)
Movie
Cinematographer
Sphinx (1981)
Movie
Cinematographer
Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
Movie
5.63
Director
The Professionals (1977)
TV
Camera Operator
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Movie
6.02
Director
The New Avengers (1976)
TV
6
Director of Photography
Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains the Same (1976)
Movie
Camera Operator
Juggernaut (1974)
Movie
Cinematographer
Visit to a Chief's Son (1974)
Movie
Cinematographer
Made (1972)
Movie
Director of Photography
Running Scared (1972)
Movie
Camera Operator
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Movie
7.47
Camera Operator
Ryan's Daughter (1970)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Long Day's Dying (1968)
Movie
Camera Operator
The Comedians (1967)
Movie
Camera Operator
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Movie
1
Camera Operator
She (1965)
Movie
Camera Operator
Lord Jim (1965)
Movie
1
Camera Operator
Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963)
Movie
Camera Operator
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Movie
5.02
Camera Operator
The Secret Partner (1961)
Movie
Camera Operator
Exodus (1960)
Movie
Camera Operator
Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959)
Movie
Camera Operator
The Secret Man (1958)
Movie
Camera Operator
Intent to Kill (1958)
Movie
Camera Operator
Tank Force! (1958)
Movie
Camera Operator
High Flight (1957)
Movie
Camera Operator
Fire Down Below (1957)
Movie
Camera Operator
The Gamma People (1956)
Movie
Camera Operator
Odongo (1956)
Movie
Focus Puller
Your Witness (1950)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.96
Based on 1.97 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1950
1963
1974
1970
1996
Information
Known ForCamera
GenderMale
Birthday1927-04-15
Deathday2006-11-16 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceSurrey, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsErnie Day
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