Freddie Francis

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Frederick William Francis BSC (22 December 1917 – 17 March 2007) was an English cinematographer and film director whose filmmaking career spanned over 60 years, from the late 1930s until the late 1990s. One of the most celebrated British cinematographers of his time, he received numerous accolades for his photography, including two Academy Awards and five BAFTA Awards. As a director he was best known for his horror films, notably those made for production companies Amicus and Hammer in the 1960s and 1970s. Francis was a cinematographer for notable British films such as Jack Clayton's drama Room at the Top (1959), Jack Cardiff's Sons and Lovers (1960) – which earned him his first Oscar – and the psychological horror film The Innocents (1961). He became well known for his rich black-and-white CinemaScope framing, and was regarded as one of the top cameramen in the British film industry. He made his directorial debut with the romantic comedy Two and Two Make Six (1962), but gained the most...

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