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Owen Roizman

Owen Roizman

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Owen Roizman, A.S.C. (September 22, 1936 – January 6, 2023) was a cinematographer and a member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, as well as the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). He received five Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography, for the films The French Connection (1971), The Exorcist (1973), Network (1976), Tootsie (1982), and Wyatt Earp (1994). Roizman was known for collaborating with film directors William Friedkin, Sydney Pollack and Lawrence Kasdan. Description above from the Wikipedia article Owen Roizman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Exorcist
7.7

When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.

The Exorcist

1973
The Addams Family
7.1

When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead. But the kids barely have time to warm up the electric chair before Morticia begins to suspect Fester is fraud when he can't recall any of the details of Fester's life.

The Addams Family

1991
Network
7.8

When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings.

Network

1976
Wyatt Earp
6.8

From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is taught that nothing matters more than family and the law. Joined by his brothers and Doc Holliday, Earp wages war on the dreaded Clanton and McLaury gangs.

Wyatt Earp

1994
Three Days of the Condor
7.3

When bookish CIA researcher Joe Turner finds all his co-workers dead, he, together with a woman he has kidnapped, must work together to outwit those responsible until he determines who he can really trust.

Three Days of the Condor

1975
The French Connection
7.5

Tough narcotics detective 'Popeye' Doyle is in hot pursuit of a suave French drug dealer who may be the key to a huge heroin-smuggling operation.

The French Connection

1971
Tootsie
7.2

When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego—Dorothy Michaels—in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.

Tootsie

1982
French Kiss
6.5

After her fiancee admits to infidelity while on a business trip in France, a woman attempts to get her lover back and marry him by traveling to Paris despite her crippling fear of flying. On the way she unwittingly smuggles something of value that has a charming crook chasing her across France as she chases after her future husband.

French Kiss

1995
The Stepford Wives
6.7

Joanna Eberhart comes to the town of Stepford, Connecticut with her family, but soon discovers there lies a sinister truth in the all too perfect behavior of the female residents.

The Stepford Wives

1975
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
7.5

In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers while the authorities question about the method of their escape.

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1974
Taps
6.8

Military cadets take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers.

Taps

1981
I Love You to Death
6.4

Joey Boca is the owner of a pizza parlour, and has been married to Rosalie for years. When Rosalie discovers that Joey is a womanizer and has been cheating on her for a long time, she goes to extreme lengths to punish him.

I Love You to Death

1990
Vision Quest
6.4

After deciding he needs to do something meaningful with his life, high school wrestler Louden Swain sets out on a mission to drop weight and challenge the area's undefeated champion, which creates problems with his teammates and health. Matters are complicated further when Louden's father takes in an attractive female drifter who's on her way to San Francisco.

Vision Quest

1985
Havana
5.8

During the revolution, a high-stakes gambler arrives in Cuba seeking to win big in poker games. Along the way, he meets and falls in love with the wife of a Communist revolutionary.

Havana

1990
Absence of Malice
6.6

Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent party. When he tells Carter the truth and the newspaper runs it, tragedy follows, forcing Carter to face up to the responsibilities of her job when she is confronted by Gallagher.

Absence of Malice

1981
True Confessions
6.1

A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.

True Confessions

1981
Straight Time
7.2

After being released on parole, a burglar attempts to go straight, get a regular job, and just go by the rules. He soon finds himself back in jail at the hands of a power-hungry parole officer.

Straight Time

1978
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
4.3

A small town band makes it big, but loses track of their roots, as they get caught up into the big-time machinations of the music biz. Now, they must thwart a plot to destroy their home town. Built around the music of The Beatles, this musical uses some big name groups like Peter Frampton and Aerosmith.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1978
Grand Canyon
6.4

Grand Canyon revolved around six residents from different backgrounds whose lives intertwine in modern-day Los Angeles. At the center of the film is the unlikely friendship of two men from different races and classes brought together when one finds himself in jeopardy in the other's rough neighborhood.

Grand Canyon

1991
The Electric Horseman
6.1

A former champion rodeo rider is reduced to using his saddle skills to promote a breakfast cereal in a gaudy Las Vegas show. When he's asked to perform with a $12 million horse, he discovers it is being doped to remain docile. He flees into the desert astride the beast in an act of defiance. A story-hungry female reporter gives chase.

The Electric Horseman

1979