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Lucien Ballard

Career

Active from 1930 to 1978, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Elvis: That's the Way It Is
Elvis: That's the Way It Is
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 77 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lucien Ballard Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.7, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 9
  • Moral Ambiguity 9
  • Classic Western 9
  • Character-Driven 8
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Nostalgic 6
  • Coming-of-Age 5
  • Melodrama 5
  • Old West 4
  • Western 4
  • Classic Film 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

123
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
My Kingdom For...
My Kingdom For... (1985)

Cinematography

1970s

18 titles ยท average score 56
From Noon Till Three
From Noon Till Three (1976)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

Drum
Drum (1976)
GoodWatch score 33

Director of Photography

St. Ives
St. Ives (1976)
GoodWatch score 44

Director of Photography

Breakheart Pass
Breakheart Pass (1975)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Breakout
Breakout (1975)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

Three the Hard Way
Three the Hard Way (1974)
GoodWatch score 50

Director of Photography

The Getaway
The Getaway (1972)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

Junior Bonner
Junior Bonner (1972)
GoodWatch score 77

Director of Photography

What's the Matter with Helen?
What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
GoodWatch score 84

Director of Photography

Elvis: That's the Way It Is
Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970)
GoodWatch score 88

Director of Photography

The Hawaiians
The Hawaiians (1970)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

1960s

29 titles ยท average score 64
The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch (1969)
GoodWatch score 87

Director of Photography

True Grit
True Grit (1969)
GoodWatch score 80

Director of Photography

The Party
The Party (1968)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

Hour of the Gun
Hour of the Gun (1967)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

Will Penny
Will Penny (1967)
GoodWatch score 81

Director of Photography

Nevada Smith
Nevada Smith (1966)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

The Sons of Katie Elder
The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
GoodWatch score 78

Director of Photography

Boeing, Boeing
Boeing, Boeing (1965)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Roustabout
Roustabout (1964)
GoodWatch score 48

Director of Photography

Take Her, She's Mine
Take Her, She's Mine (1963)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country (1962)
GoodWatch score 84

Director of Photography

The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap (1961)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

1950s

30 titles ยท average score 65
Al Capone
Al Capone (1959)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

Murder by Contract
Murder by Contract (1958)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

Buchanan Rides Alone
Buchanan Rides Alone (1958)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

Band of Angels
Band of Angels (1957)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

The Killing
The Killing (1956)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

A Kiss Before Dying
A Kiss Before Dying (1956)
GoodWatch score 80

Director of Photography

The King and Four Queens
The King and Four Queens (1956)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

White Feather
White Feather (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Prince Valiant
Prince Valiant (1954)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

The Desert Rats
The Desert Rats (1953)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

Don't Bother to Knock
Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

O. Henry's Full House
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

1940s

15 titles ยท average score 63
Berlin Express
Berlin Express (1948)
GoodWatch score 71

Director of Photography

Night Song
Night Song (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

Temptation
Temptation (1946)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

This Love of Ours
This Love of Ours (1945)

Director of Photography

The Lodger
The Lodger (1944)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Holy Matrimony
Holy Matrimony (1943)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Tonight We Raid Calais
Tonight We Raid Calais (1943)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Bomber's Moon
Bomber's Moon (1943)

Director of Photography

The Undying Monster
The Undying Monster (1942)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

Orchestra Wives
Orchestra Wives (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Wild Geese Calling
Wild Geese Calling (1941)

Director of Photography

The Villain Still Pursued Her
The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

1930s

29 titles ยท average score 69
Let Us Live
Let Us Live (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

Blind Alley
Blind Alley (1939)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

Outside These Walls
Outside These Walls (1939)

Director of Photography

Violent Is the Word for Curly
Violent Is the Word for Curly (1938)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography

Penitentiary
Penitentiary (1938)

Director of Photography

Life Begins with Love
Life Begins with Love (1937)

Director of Photography

The Shadow
The Shadow (1937)

Director of Photography

Craig's Wife
Craig's Wife (1936)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

The King Steps Out
The King Steps Out (1936)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

The Devil Is a Woman
The Devil Is a Woman (1935)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment (1935)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Morocco
Morocco (1930)
GoodWatch score 75

Assistant Camera, Director of Photography

1920s

1 title ยท average score 61
Dangerous Curves
Dangerous Curves (1929)
GoodWatch score 61

Production Assistant