Ernest Day
Directors · camera operator · cinematographer
British cinematographer (1927-2006)
About Ernest Day
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).
Quick facts
- Known for
- The Professionals, Mission: Impossible, A Clockwork Orange
- Born
- 1927-04-15
- Died
- 2006-11-16
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Film & television credits

The Professionals

Mission: Impossible

A Clockwork Orange

Lawrence of Arabia

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

The New Avengers

Rambo III

Doctor Zhivago

Revenge of the Pink Panther

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Juggernaut

Ryan's Daughter

Lord Jim

A Passage to India

Exodus

Green Ice

Nicholas and Alexandra

Sphinx

She

The Shoes of the Fisherman

Burning Secret

Parents

Tarzan's Three Challenges

Tank Force!

Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains the Same

Fire Down Below

Deceptions

Killers of Kilimanjaro

The Secret Partner

The Gamma People

As Summers Die

Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor

Odongo

The Comedians

High Flight

The Long Day's Dying

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

Running Scared

Made

The Secret Man

Intent to Kill

Waltz Across Texas

Your Witness

Visit to a Chief's Son