Portrait of Haskell Wexler

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Haskell Wexler

Career

Active from 1953 to 2019, busiest in 1961 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Best Man
The Best Man
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 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
Haskell Wexler Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Physical Comedy
    1.8, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.5, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 16
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Social Justice 3
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • 1960s 3
  • Star-Studded Cast 2
  • Physical Humor 2
  • Cultural Heritage 2
  • Underdog Story 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

89
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

10 titles ยท average score 88
From Wounded Knee to Standing Rock: A Reporter's Journey
From Wounded Knee to Standing Rock: A Reporter's Journey (2019)

Director of Photography

To Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine
To Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine (2016)

Director of Photography, Director

Neil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session
Neil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session (2015)

Director, Director of Photography

The Moving Picture Co. 1914
The Moving Picture Co. 1914 (2014)

as Cameraman / Carpenter

Eagles: Live At The Capital Centre March 1977
Eagles: Live At The Capital Centre March 1977 (2013)

Director of Photography

Four Days in Chicago
Four Days in Chicago (2013)

Writer, Director

Medium Cool Revisited
Medium Cool Revisited (2013)

Director of Photography, Director

Bringing King to China
Bringing King to China (2011)

Director of Photography

Something's Gonna Live
Something's Gonna Live (2010)
GoodWatch score 88

Director of Photography

Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up
Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up (2010)

Director of Photography

2000s

14 titles ยท average score 65
In the Name of Democracy
In the Name of Democracy (2009)

Director of Photography

A Sense of Wonder
A Sense of Wonder (2008)

Director of Photography

From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks
From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks (2007)

Director, Director of Photography

Who Needs Sleep?
Who Needs Sleep? (2006)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Writer

Bastards of the Party
Bastards of the Party (2005)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Silver City
Silver City (2004)
GoodWatch score 43

Director of Photography

61*
61* (2001)
GoodWatch score 82

Director of Photography

Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000 (2001)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

The Man on Lincoln's Nose
The Man on Lincoln's Nose (2000)

Director of Photography

Good Kurds, Bad Kurds: No Friends But the Mountains
Good Kurds, Bad Kurds: No Friends But the Mountains (2000)

Director of Photography

Bus Rider's Union
Bus Rider's Union (2000)

Director, Director of Photography

Bread and Roses
Bread and Roses (2000)
GoodWatch score 64

Second Assistant Camera

1990s

12 titles ยท average score 49
Limbo
Limbo (1999)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

I'm Still Here... Damn It!
I'm Still Here... Damn It! (1998)

Director of Photography

Finding North
Finding North (1998)
GoodWatch score 42

Thanks

Mulholland Falls
Mulholland Falls (1996)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

The Rich Man's Wife
The Rich Man's Wife (1996)
GoodWatch score 31

Director of Photography

Mexico
Mexico (1996)

Director of Photography

Canadian Bacon
Canadian Bacon (1995)
GoodWatch score 37

Director of Photography

The Sixth Sun: Mayan Uprising in Chiapas
The Sixth Sun: Mayan Uprising in Chiapas (1995)

Director of Photography

The Secret of Roan Inish
The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

The Babe
The Babe (1992)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

Papakolea: A Story of Hawaiian Land
Papakolea: A Story of Hawaiian Land (1992)

Director of Photography, Executive Producer

Other People's Money
Other People's Money (1991)
GoodWatch score 44

Director of Photography

1980s

14 titles ยท average score 56
Three Fugitives
Three Fugitives (1989)
GoodWatch score 44

Director of Photography

Blaze
Blaze (1989)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

Colors
Colors (1988)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Matewan
Matewan (1987)
GoodWatch score 82

Director of Photography

Latino
Latino (1985)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer, Director

The Black Stallion Returns
The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
GoodWatch score 41

Director of Photography

The Man Who Loved Women
The Man Who Loved Women (1983)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Lookin' to Get Out
Lookin' to Get Out (1982)
GoodWatch score 36

Director of Photography

Hail Columbia!
Hail Columbia! (1982)

Director of Photography

Second-Hand Hearts
Second-Hand Hearts (1981)
GoodWatch score 31

Director of Photography

No Nukes
No Nukes (1980)
GoodWatch score 84

Director of Photography, Director

1970s

17 titles ยท average score 77
Coming Home
Coming Home (1978)
GoodWatch score 73

as Officer Awarding Medals (uncredited)

Days of Heaven
Days of Heaven (1978)
GoodWatch score 87

Additional Photography

Bound for Glory
Bound for Glory (1976)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Underground
Underground (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography, Director

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
GoodWatch score 88

Director of Photography

The Conversation
The Conversation (1974)
GoodWatch score 85

Director of Photography

Introduction to the Enemy
Introduction to the Enemy (1974)

Director, Director of Photography

American Graffiti
American Graffiti (1973)
GoodWatch score 85

Other

The Trial of the Catonsville Nine
The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (1972)

Director of Photography

THX 1138
THX 1138 (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

Thanks

Interviews with My Lai Veterans
Interviews with My Lai Veterans (1971)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Brazil: A Report on Torture
Brazil: A Report on Torture (1971)

Director of Photography, Director

1960s

19 titles ยท average score 73
Medium Cool
Medium Cool (1969)
GoodWatch score 81

as Cameraman on Scaffold (uncredited)

The Thomas Crown Affair
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Faces
Faces (1968)
GoodWatch score 80

Director of Photography

In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
GoodWatch score 84

Director of Photography

The Loved One
The Loved One (1965)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography, Producer

The Best Man
The Best Man (1964)
GoodWatch score 89

Director of Photography

America America
America America (1963)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

Angel Baby
Angel Baby (1961)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

The Hoodlum Priest
The Hoodlum Priest (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

The Savage Eye
The Savage Eye (1960)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

Studs Lonigan
Studs Lonigan (1960)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

1950s

3 titles ยท average score 64
Stakeout on Dope Street
Stakeout on Dope Street (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

T Is for Tumbleweed
T Is for Tumbleweed (1958)

Director of Photography

The Living City
The Living City (1953)

Director, Director of Photography