Ernest Day

Ernest Day

Directors · camera operator · cinematographer

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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).

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Known for
The Professionals, Mission: Impossible, A Clockwork Orange
Born
1927-04-15
Died
2006-11-16

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