Portrait of Lionel Lindon

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Lionel Lindon

Career

Active from 1943 to 1978, busiest in 1950 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
GoodWatch score86/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Best Cinematography, Color

    1957 · Won · 29th Academy Awards

    Around the World in 80 Days

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

    1959 · Nominated · 31st Academy Awards

    I Want to Live!

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

    1945 · Nominated · 17th Academy Awards

    Going My Way

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 49 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lionel Lindon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 4
  • Psychological Tension 4
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Film Noir 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Mistaken Identity 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

76
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

6 titles · average score 57
The Meanest Men in the West
The Meanest Men in the West (1978)
GoodWatch score 37

Director of Photography

Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready
Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready (1977)

Director of Photography

Ransom for a Dead Man
Ransom for a Dead Man (1972)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

Do You Take This Stranger?
Do You Take This Stranger? (1971)

Director of Photography

The Movie Murderer
The Movie Murderer (1970)

Director of Photography

Ritual of Evil
Ritual of Evil (1970)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

1960s

13 titles · average score 60
Pendulum
Pendulum (1969)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

The Extraordinary Seaman
The Extraordinary Seaman (1969)
GoodWatch score 34

Director of Photography

Generation
Generation (1969)

Director of Photography

Grand Prix
Grand Prix (1966)
GoodWatch score 80

Director of Photography

The Trouble with Angels
The Trouble with Angels (1966)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966)
GoodWatch score 42

Director of Photography

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966)
GoodWatch score 48

Director of Photography

See How They Run
See How They Run (1964)

Director of Photography

The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

All Fall Down
All Fall Down (1962)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

Too Late Blues
Too Late Blues (1961)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

The Young Savages
The Young Savages (1961)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

1950s

34 titles · average score 57
Alias Jesse James
Alias Jesse James (1959)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

I Want to Live!
I Want to Live! (1958)
GoodWatch score 84

Director of Photography

The Black Scorpion
The Black Scorpion (1957)
GoodWatch score 48

Director of Photography

The Lonely Man
The Lonely Man (1957)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

A Man Alone
A Man Alone (1955)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Secret of the Incas
Secret of the Incas (1954)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

Casanova's Big Night
Casanova's Big Night (1954)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

The Turning Point
The Turning Point (1952)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Only the Valiant
Only the Valiant (1951)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Destination Moon
Destination Moon (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

Prehistoric Women
Prehistoric Women (1950)
GoodWatch score 29

Director of Photography

1940s

21 titles · average score 65
Alias Nick Beal
Alias Nick Beal (1949)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

Tap Roots
Tap Roots (1948)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

Isn't It Romantic?
Isn't It Romantic? (1948)

Director of Photography

My Favorite Brunette
My Favorite Brunette (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

Director of Photography

Welcome Stranger
Welcome Stranger (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Variety Girl
Variety Girl (1947)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia (1946)
GoodWatch score 84

Director of Photography

Road to Utopia
Road to Utopia (1946)
GoodWatch score 80

Director of Photography

Monsieur Beaucaire
Monsieur Beaucaire (1946)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

O.S.S.
O.S.S. (1946)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

A Medal for Benny
A Medal for Benny (1945)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

Going My Way
Going My Way (1944)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

1930s

2 titles · average score 75
You and Me
You and Me (1938)
GoodWatch score 75

Second Assistant Camera

The Notorious Sophie Lang
The Notorious Sophie Lang (1934)

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