Douglas Slocombe

Who is Douglas Slocombe?

Douglas Slocombe OBE, BSC, ASC is a British cinematographer. His 84 feature films span over 47 years.

His early films as cinematographer included several classic Ealing comedies, notably Kind Hearts and Coronets, The Man in the White Suit, The Lavender Hill Mob and The Titfield Thunderbolt.

He has been nominated for an Academy Award on three occasions, for Travels with My Aunt, Julia, and Raiders of the Lost Ark. He also won the BAFTA Award for best cinematography for The Servant, The Great Gatsby and Julia, and was nominated for Guns at Batasi, The Blue Max, The Lion in Winter, Travels with My Aunt, Jesus Christ Superstar, Rollerball, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

He has also won the British Society of Cinematographers Award five times, and was awarded its Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996.