John Alcott

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John Alcott, BSC (27 November 1930 – 28 July 1986) was an English cinematographer known for his four collaborations with director Stanley Kubrick: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), for which he took over as lighting cameraman from Geoffrey Unsworth in mid-shoot, A Clockwork Orange (1971), Barry Lyndon (1975), the film for which he won his Oscar, and The Shining (1980). Alcott died from a heart attack in Cannes, France, in July 1986; he was 55. He received a tribute at the end of his last film No Way Out starring Kevin Costner.

Filmography

• No Way Out (1987)
• White Water Summer (1987)
• Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985)
• Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
• Under Fire (1983)
• Six Kinds of Light - John Alcott (1983)
• Triumphs of a Man Called Horse (1983)
• The Beastmaster (1982)
• Vice Squad (1982)
• Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981)
• Terror Train (1980)
• The Shining (1980)
• Fangio: Una vita a 300 all'ora (1980)
• Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
• The Disappearance (1977)
• March or Die (1977)
• Barry Lyndon (1975)
• Overlord (1975)
• Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs (1974)
• A Clockwork Orange (1971)
• 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
• Venetian Bird (1952)