Robert Krasker

Robert Krasker (21 August, 1913 - 16 August, 1981) was a gifted cinematographer who worked on more than fifty films in his career, and whose work was strongly influenced by film noir. Krasker's most notable work included The Third Man for which he won an Oscar, and Odd Man Out both for director Carol Reed, as well as Brief Encounter (for David Lean). Despite Krasker's brilliant and atmospheric work on Brief Encounter, Lean sacked him from his next film, Great Expectations, because he and Ronald Neame felt that he was not doing a good enough job of the marsh scenes. His later films included the epics Alexander the Great, El Cid and The Fall of the Roman Empire.

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21 August - 1913 - 16 August - 1981 - Cinematographer - Film noir - The Third Man - Oscar - Odd Man Out - Carol Reed - Brief Encounter - David Lean - Great Expectations - Ronald Neame - Alexander the Great - El Cid - The Fall of the Roman Empire

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