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Peter Newbrook(1920-2009)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Producer
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Peter Newbrook was born on 29 June 1920 in Chester, Cheshire, England, UK. He was a cinematographer and producer, known for Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Gonks Go Beat (1964). He died on 19 June 2009 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK.
BornJune 29, 1920
DiedJune 19, 2009(88)
BornJune 29, 1920
DiedJune 19, 2009(88)
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Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Peter O'Toole, José Ferrer, and Jack Hawkins in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Lawrence of Arabia
8.3
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1962
Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, Geoffrey Horne, and Ann Sears in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Bridge on the River Kwai
8.1
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1957
Kenneth Connor, Lulu, and Barbara Brown in Gonks Go Beat (1964)
Gonks Go Beat
4.4
  • Cinematographer
  • 1964
Passion Potion (1971)
Passion Potion
4.1
  • Producer
  • 1971

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • The English Programme (1976)
    The English Programme
    5.4
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1994
  • Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
    Tales of the Unexpected
    7.6
    TV Series
    • lighting
    • lighting director
    • lighting: studio ...
    • 1981–1984
  • Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Peter O'Toole, José Ferrer, and Jack Hawkins in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
    Lawrence of Arabia
    8.3
    • second unit photography
    • 1962
  • The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962)
    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
    6.6
    • camera operator: France (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Crosstrap (1962)
    Crosstrap
    4.8
    • camera operator
    • 1962
  • Follow That Man (1961)
    Follow That Man
    • camera operator
    • 1961
  • Bill Travers and Nancy Walters in The Green Helmet (1961)
    The Green Helmet
    5.4
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Web of Suspicion (1959)
    Web of Suspicion
    4.1
    • camera operator: exteriors
    • 1959
  • A Farewell to Arms (1957)
    A Farewell to Arms
    5.8
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, Geoffrey Horne, and Ann Sears in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
    The Bridge on the River Kwai
    8.1
    • camera operator
    • 1957
  • Anastasia (1956)
    Anastasia
    7.0
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Sidney James, Peggy Mount, Brian Rix, and Ronald Shiner in Dry Rot (1956)
    Dry Rot
    5.4
    • camera operator
    • 1956
  • Ramsbottom Rides Again (1956)
    Ramsbottom Rides Again
    4.9
    • camera operator
    • 1956
  • Charley Moon (1956)
    Charley Moon
    5.5
    • camera operator
    • 1956
  • The March Hare (1956)
    The March Hare
    5.1
    • camera operator
    • 1956

Cinematographer

  • Crucible of Terror (1971)
    Crucible of Terror
    4.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1971
  • School for Unclaimed Girls (1969)
    School for Unclaimed Girls
    4.9
    • director of photography
    • 1969
  • Peter Cushing, Kate O'Mara, Sue Lloyd, and Noel Trevarthen in Corruption (1968)
    Corruption
    5.8
    • director of photography
    • 1968
  • Press for Time (1966)
    Press for Time
    5.9
    • director of photography
    • 1966
  • Diana Dors, Dora Bryan, Harry H. Corbett, Terry-Thomas, and Norman Wisdom in The Sandwich Man (1966)
    The Sandwich Man
    5.5
    • director of photography
    • 1966
  • Rig Move
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1965
  • Kenneth Connor, Lulu, and Barbara Brown in Gonks Go Beat (1964)
    Gonks Go Beat
    4.4
    • director of photography
    • 1964
  • The Black Torment (1964)
    The Black Torment
    5.9
    • director of photography
    • 1964
  • Saturday Night Out (1964)
    Saturday Night Out
    6.3
    • director of photography
    • 1964
  • Gutter Girls (1963)
    Gutter Girls
    5.3
    • director of photography
    • 1963
  • In the Cool of the Day (1963)
    In the Cool of the Day
    5.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1963
  • That Kind of Girl (1963)
    That Kind of Girl
    5.3
    • director of photography
    • 1963
  • Read All About It (1945)
    Read All About It
    5.6
    Short
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1945

Producer

  • Passion Potion (1971)
    Passion Potion
    4.1
    • producer
    • 1971
  • Crucible of Terror (1971)
    Crucible of Terror
    4.4
    • executive producer
    • 1971
  • Blood Suckers (1971)
    Blood Suckers
    4.0
    • executive producer
    • 1971
  • School for Unclaimed Girls (1969)
    School for Unclaimed Girls
    4.9
    • producer
    • 1969
  • Peter Cushing, Kate O'Mara, Sue Lloyd, and Noel Trevarthen in Corruption (1968)
    Corruption
    5.8
    • producer
    • 1968
  • Press for Time (1966)
    Press for Time
    5.9
    • producer
    • 1966
  • Diana Dors, Dora Bryan, Harry H. Corbett, Terry-Thomas, and Norman Wisdom in The Sandwich Man (1966)
    The Sandwich Man
    5.5
    • producer
    • 1966
  • Kenneth Connor, Lulu, and Barbara Brown in Gonks Go Beat (1964)
    Gonks Go Beat
    4.4
    • producer
    • 1964

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  • Born
    • June 29, 1920
    • Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • June 19, 2009
    • Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK(heart attack)

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    Worked as second unit photographer on the classic long shot of Omar Sharif riding a camel as he emerges from a mirage at the beginning of David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia (1962).

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