Portrait of Douglas Slocombe

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Douglas Slocombe

Career

Active from 1942 to 1989, busiest in 1975 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Kind Hearts and Coronets
Kind Hearts and Coronets
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 55 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Douglas Slocombe Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    1.0, average 1.7
  • Violence
    3.5, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 10
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Satirical 5
  • Period Piece 5
  • Lighthearted 4
  • Class Conflict 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Suspenseful 4
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Post-War London 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

82
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

9 titles ยท average score 67
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

Lady Jane
Lady Jane (1986)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios (1986)

as Interviewee

Water
Water (1985)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
GoodWatch score 71

Director of Photography

Never Say Never Again
Never Say Never Again (1983)
GoodWatch score 61

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The Pirates of Penzance
The Pirates of Penzance (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

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Raiders of the Lost Ark
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
GoodWatch score 88

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Nijinsky
Nijinsky (1980)
GoodWatch score 49

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1970s

21 titles ยท average score 58
The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes (1979)
GoodWatch score 39

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Caravans
Caravans (1978)
GoodWatch score 59

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
GoodWatch score 84

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Julia
Julia (1977)
GoodWatch score 67

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The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (1976)
GoodWatch score 66

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Rollerball
Rollerball (1975)
GoodWatch score 60

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The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby (1974)
GoodWatch score 50

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The Marseille Contract
The Marseille Contract (1974)
GoodWatch score 60

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Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

Travels with My Aunt
Travels with My Aunt (1972)
GoodWatch score 53

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Murphy's War
Murphy's War (1971)
GoodWatch score 63

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The Music Lovers
The Music Lovers (1971)
GoodWatch score 64

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1960s

19 titles ยท average score 66
The Italian Job
The Italian Job (1969)
GoodWatch score 74

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The Lion in Winter
The Lion in Winter (1968)
GoodWatch score 85

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Boom!
Boom! (1968)
GoodWatch score 38

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The Fearless Vampire Killers
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
GoodWatch score 67

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Robbery
Robbery (1967)
GoodWatch score 74

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The Blue Max
The Blue Max (1966)
GoodWatch score 85

Director of Photography

A High Wind in Jamaica
A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
GoodWatch score 59

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The Servant
The Servant (1963)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

Freud: The Secret Passion
Freud: The Secret Passion (1962)
GoodWatch score 73

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The L-Shaped Room
The L-Shaped Room (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

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Taste of Fear
Taste of Fear (1961)
GoodWatch score 87

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Circus of Horrors
Circus of Horrors (1960)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

1950s

17 titles ยท average score 70
Tread Softly Stranger
Tread Softly Stranger (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

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Barnacle Bill
Barnacle Bill (1957)
GoodWatch score 64

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The Smallest Show on Earth
The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
GoodWatch score 68

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The Man in the Sky
The Man in the Sky (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

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The Love Lottery
The Love Lottery (1954)
GoodWatch score 53

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Lease of Life
Lease of Life (1954)
GoodWatch score 71

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The Titfield Thunderbolt
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
GoodWatch score 73

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Mandy
Mandy (1952)
GoodWatch score 79

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The Man in the White Suit
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
GoodWatch score 87

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The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
GoodWatch score 85

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Cage of Gold
Cage of Gold (1950)
GoodWatch score 65

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Dance Hall
Dance Hall (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

1940s

16 titles ยท average score 71
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
GoodWatch score 91

Director of Photography

A Run for Your Money
A Run for Your Money (1949)
GoodWatch score 63

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Saraband for Dead Lovers
Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948)
GoodWatch score 64

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Another Shore
Another Shore (1948)

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It Always Rains on Sunday
It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)
GoodWatch score 79

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Hue and Cry
Hue and Cry (1947)
GoodWatch score 67

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The Loves of Joanna Godden
The Loves of Joanna Godden (1947)
GoodWatch score 68

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The Captive Heart
The Captive Heart (1946)
GoodWatch score 67

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Dead of Night
Dead of Night (1945)
GoodWatch score 86

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Painted Boats
Painted Boats (1945)
GoodWatch score 68

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For Those in Peril
For Those in Peril (1944)

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The Big Blockade
The Big Blockade (1942)
GoodWatch score 60

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