John Alton
Camera · Director of Photography · Cinematography · Director
Born Oct 5, 1901 · Sopron, Austria-Hungary
Active 1933–1996 · Awards: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color
John Alton A.S.C. (October 5, 1901 – June 2, 1996), born Johann Altmann, in Sopron/Ödenburg, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary, was an American cinematographer.
Filmography
An American in Paris (1951) - Additional PhotographyBirdman of Alcatraz (1962) - Director of PhotographyMission: Impossible (1966) - Director of PhotographyElmer Gantry (1960) - Director of PhotographyFather of the Bride (1950) - Director of PhotographyThe Big Combo (1955) - Director of PhotographyRaw Deal (1948) - Director of PhotographyHe Walked by Night (1949) - Director of PhotographyT-Men (1947) - Director of PhotographyDesigning Woman (1957) - Director of PhotographyTea and Sympathy (1956) - Director of PhotographyMystery Street (1950) - Director of PhotographyThe Catered Affair (1956) - Director of PhotographyFather's Little Dividend (1951) - Director of PhotographyReign of Terror (1949) - Director of PhotographyDevil's Doorway (1950) - Director of PhotographyWitness to Murder (1954) - Director of PhotographyBorder Incident (1949) - Director of PhotographyHollow Triumph (1948) - Director of PhotographySilver Lode (1954) - Director of PhotographyThe Brothers Karamazov (1958) - Director of PhotographyThe Amazing Mr. X (1948) - Director of PhotographyThe Teahouse of the August Moon (1957) - Director of PhotographySlightly Scarlet (1956) - Director of Photography