Haskell Wexler

Personal Info

Known For

Camera

Known Credits

35

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-02-06

Day of death

2015-12-27 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Haskell Wexler

Biography

Haskell Wexler (February 6, 1922 – December 27, 2015) is an American cinematographer, producer, and director. Wexler was judged to be one of film history's ten most influential cinematographers in a survey of the members of the International Cinematographers Guild. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography twice, in 1966 and 1976 in five nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Haskell Wexler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

    Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

  • Battle in Seattle

    Battle in Seattle

  • The Making of 'American Graffiti'

    The Making of 'American Graffiti'

  • Who Needs Sleep?

    Who Needs Sleep?

  • The Story of Film: An Odyssey

    The Story of Film: An Odyssey

  • At Sundance

    At Sundance

  • George Lucas: Creating an Empire

    George Lucas: Creating an Empire

  • Wondering About Things

    Wondering About Things

  • The Big Empty

    The Big Empty

  • Coming Home

    Coming Home

  • Underground

    Underground

  • Medium Cool Revisited

    Medium Cool Revisited

  • Hal

    Hal

  • No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

    No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

  • Look Out Haskell, It’s Real!: The Making of Medium Cool

    Look Out Haskell, It’s Real!: The Making of Medium Cool

  • Pablo

    Pablo

  • The Moving Picture Co. 1914

    The Moving Picture Co. 1914

  • Women Behind the Camera

    Women Behind the Camera

  • Visions of Light

    Visions of Light

  • Notfilm

    Notfilm

  • Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's

    Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's

  • Tell Them Who You Are

    Tell Them Who You Are

  • Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

    Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

  • Medium Cool

    Medium Cool

  • Them That Work

    Them That Work

  • Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

    Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

  • Uncle Meat

    Uncle Meat

  • Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick

    Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick

  • Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River

    Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River

  • Neil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session

    Neil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session

  • The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo

    The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo

  • A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall

    A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall

  • Something's Gonna Live

    Something's Gonna Live

  • Rebel Citizen

    Rebel Citizen