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Boris Kaufman

Career

Active from 1927 to 2002, with a break from 1971 to 2001, busiest in 1936 and 1956 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for 12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
GoodWatch score94/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Boris Kaufman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Fantasy
    0.2, average 1.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Southern Gothic 2
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Classic French Cinema 2
  • Poetic Realism 2
  • Atmospheric 2
  • Melancholy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
All Vertovs
All Vertovs (2002)

as (archive footage)

1970s

1 title · average score 32
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970)
GoodWatch score 32

Director of Photography

1960s

12 titles · average score 68
Uptight
Uptight (1968)
GoodWatch score 77

Director of Photography

The Brotherhood
The Brotherhood (1968)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Bye Bye Braverman
Bye Bye Braverman (1968)
GoodWatch score 42

Director of Photography

The Group
The Group (1966)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

The Pawnbroker
The Pawnbroker (1965)
GoodWatch score 78

Director of Photography

Film
Film (1965)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

The World of Henry Orient
The World of Henry Orient (1964)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

All the Way Home
All the Way Home (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Gone Are the Days!
Gone Are the Days! (1963)
GoodWatch score 71

Director of Photography

Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

Splendor in the Grass
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

The Fugitive Kind
The Fugitive Kind (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

1950s

12 titles · average score 80
That Kind of Woman
That Kind of Woman (1959)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men (1957)
GoodWatch score 94

Director of Photography

Baby Doll
Baby Doll (1956)
GoodWatch score 77

Director of Photography

Patterns
Patterns (1956)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

Crowded Paradise
Crowded Paradise (1956)

Director of Photography

Singing in the Dark
Singing in the Dark (1956)

Director of Photography

On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront (1954)
GoodWatch score 89

Director of Photography

Garden of Eden
Garden of Eden (1954)

Cinematography

Musiquiz
Musiquiz (1952)

Director of Photography

Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci (1952)

Director of Photography

The Gentleman in Room 6
The Gentleman in Room 6 (1951)

Cinematography

24 Hours of Progress
24 Hours of Progress (1950)

Cinematography

1940s

3 titles
Roller Derby Girl
Roller Derby Girl (1949)

Director of Photography

Hymn of the Nations
Hymn of the Nations (1944)

Director of Photography

Schubert's Serenade
Schubert's Serenade (1940)

Director of Photography

1930s

15 titles · average score 74
The Fatted Calf
The Fatted Calf (1939)

Director of Photography

L'Homme sans cœur
L'Homme sans cœur (1937)

Director of Photography

The Fountain of Arethusa
The Fountain of Arethusa (1936)

Director of Photography

Young Girl in the Garden
Young Girl in the Garden (1936)

Director of Photography

Klokslag twaalf
Klokslag twaalf (1936)

Director of Photography

L'Atalante
L'Atalante (1934)
GoodWatch score 90

Director of Photography, Aerial Camera

Zouzou
Zouzou (1934)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

Le Père Lampion
Le Père Lampion (1934)

Director of Photography

Zero for Conduct
Zero for Conduct (1933)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

The Cradles
The Cradles (1931)

Director of Photography

Taris
Taris (1931)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

À propos de Nice
À propos de Nice (1930)
GoodWatch score 72

Camera Operator, Director of Photography

1920s

2 titles
The March of the Machines
The March of the Machines (1927)

Director of Photography

Les Halles centrales
Les Halles centrales (1927)

Director of Photography, Director