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Burnett Guffey

Career

Active from 1944 to 1971, busiest in 1946 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for In a Lonely Place
In a Lonely Place
GoodWatch score88/100

Awards

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

  • Academy Awards · Cinematography

    1968 · Won · 40th Academy Awards

    Bonnie and Clyde

    Source: Wikidata

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

    1954 · Won · 26th Academy Awards

    From Here to Eternity

    Source: Wikidata

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

    1966 · Nominated · 38th Academy Awards

    King Rat

    Source: Wikidata

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

    1963 · Nominated · 35th Academy Awards

    Birdman of Alcatraz

    Source: Wikidata

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

    1957 · Nominated · 29th Academy Awards

    The Harder They Fall

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 56 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Burnett Guffey Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.6, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 9
  • Film Noir 8
  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Psychological Thriller 6
  • Moral Dilemma 6
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Character Study 5
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Mystery 4
  • 1950s Setting 4
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Gritty Realism 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

90
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

4 titles · average score 46
The Steagle
The Steagle (1971)

Director of Photography

The Great White Hope
The Great White Hope (1970)
GoodWatch score 46

Director of Photography

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970)
GoodWatch score 47

Director of Photography

Halls of Anger
Halls of Anger (1970)
GoodWatch score 45

Director of Photography

1960s

20 titles · average score 62
The Split
The Split (1968)
GoodWatch score 48

Director of Photography

Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

The Ambushers
The Ambushers (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

Director of Photography

The Silencers
The Silencers (1966)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

King Rat
King Rat (1965)
GoodWatch score 88

Director of Photography

Good Neighbor Sam
Good Neighbor Sam (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

Birdman of Alcatraz
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
GoodWatch score 80

Director of Photography

Kid Galahad
Kid Galahad (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

Homicidal
Homicidal (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

Director of Photography

Mr. Sardonicus
Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

The Mountain Road
The Mountain Road (1960)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

1950s

34 titles · average score 64
Gidget
Gidget (1959)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

They Came to Cordura
They Came to Cordura (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Decision at Sundown
Decision at Sundown (1957)
GoodWatch score 84

Director of Photography

The Brothers Rico
The Brothers Rico (1957)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Nightfall
Nightfall (1956)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

The Violent Men
The Violent Men (1955)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Human Desire
Human Desire (1954)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity (1953)
GoodWatch score 81

Director of Photography

The Sniper
The Sniper (1952)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Sirocco
Sirocco (1951)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

In a Lonely Place
In a Lonely Place (1950)
GoodWatch score 88

Director of Photography

1940s

25 titles · average score 62
All the King's Men
All the King's Men (1949)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

Knock on Any Door
Knock on Any Door (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment (1949)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

The Undercover Man
The Undercover Man (1949)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

The Sign of the Ram
The Sign of the Ram (1948)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

To the Ends of the Earth
To the Ends of the Earth (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

Johnny O'Clock
Johnny O'Clock (1947)
GoodWatch score 45

Director of Photography

Framed
Framed (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

So Dark the Night
So Dark the Night (1946)
GoodWatch score 77

Director of Photography

My Name Is Julia Ross
My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)
GoodWatch score 80

Director of Photography

I Love a Mystery
I Love a Mystery (1945)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

The Soul of a Monster
The Soul of a Monster (1944)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

1930s

3 titles · average score 70
You Only Live Once
You Only Live Once (1937)
GoodWatch score 86

Assistant Camera

The Informer
The Informer (1935)
GoodWatch score 65

Camera Operator

The Conquerors
The Conquerors (1932)
GoodWatch score 59

Camera Operator

1920s

4 titles · average score 72
Love Over Night
Love Over Night (1928)

Assistant Camera

The Yankee Clipper
The Yankee Clipper (1927)

Assistant Camera

The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse (1925)
GoodWatch score 72

Additional Photography

The Courtship of Miles Standish
The Courtship of Miles Standish (1923)

Assistant Camera