Robert Elswit

Robert Elswit

Known for
Camera
Born
April 22, 1950 (age 76)
Birthplace
California, USA

Biography

Robert Christopher Elswit, ASC (born April 22, 1950) is an American cinematographer. He has collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson from 1996 to 2014, winning the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for There Will Be Blood. Elswit has also collaborated with directors and screenwriters Tony and Dan Gilroy on all six films that either brother directed. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Elswit, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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Faster, Cheaper, Better poster

Faster, Cheaper, Better

Movie · Director of Photography

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The Boys from Brazil

The Boys from Brazil

TV · Director of Photography · 1 ep

2026
Animals poster

Animals

Movie · Director of Photography

2026
The Punisher: One Last Kill poster

The Punisher: One Last Kill

Movie · Director of Photography

2025
Ella McCay poster

Ella McCay

Movie · Director of Photography

2024
Bob Marley: One Love poster

Bob Marley: One Love

Movie · Director of Photography

2024
RIPLEY poster

RIPLEY

TV · Director of Photography · 8 eps

2021
King Richard poster

King Richard

Movie · Director of Photography

2020
The King of Staten Island poster

The King of Staten Island

Movie · Director of Photography

2019
Velvet Buzzsaw poster

Velvet Buzzsaw

Movie · Director of Photography

2018
Write When You Get Work poster

Write When You Get Work

Movie · Director of Photography

2018
Skyscraper poster

Skyscraper

Movie · Director of Photography

2017
Suburbicon poster

Suburbicon

Movie · Director of Photography

2017
Roman J. Israel, Esq. poster

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Movie · Director of Photography

2016
Gold poster

Gold

Movie · Director of Photography

2016
The Night Of poster

The Night Of

TV · Director of Photography · 1 ep

2015
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation poster

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Movie · Director of Photography

2014
Inherent Vice poster

Inherent Vice

Movie · Director of Photography

2014
Nightcrawler poster

Nightcrawler

Movie · Director of Photography

2012
The Bourne Legacy poster

The Bourne Legacy

Movie · Director of Photography

2011
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol poster

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Movie · Director of Photography

2010
The Town poster

The Town

Movie · Director of Photography

2010
Salt poster

Salt

Movie · Director of Photography

2009
Duplicity poster

Duplicity

Movie · Director of Photography

2009
The Men Who Stare at Goats poster

The Men Who Stare at Goats

Movie · Director of Photography

2008
Shine a Light poster

Shine a Light

Movie · Camera Operator, Director of Photography

2008
The Burning Plain poster

The Burning Plain

Movie · Director of Photography

2008
Redbelt poster

Redbelt

Movie · Director of Photography

2007
Michael Clayton poster

Michael Clayton

Movie · Director of Photography

2007
There Will Be Blood poster

There Will Be Blood

Movie · Director of Photography

2006
American Dreamz poster

American Dreamz

Movie · Director of Photography

2005
Syriana poster

Syriana

Movie · Director of Photography

2005
Good Night, and Good Luck. poster

Good Night, and Good Luck.

Movie · Director of Photography

2003
Behind the Red Door poster

Behind the Red Door

Movie · Director of Photography

2003
Runaway Jury poster

Runaway Jury

Movie · Director of Photography

2003
Gigli poster

Gigli

Movie · Director of Photography

2002
Punch-Drunk Love poster

Punch-Drunk Love

Movie · Director of Photography

2001
Impostor poster

Impostor

Movie · Director of Photography

2001
Heist poster

Heist

Movie · Director of Photography

2000
Bounce poster

Bounce

Movie · Director of Photography

1999
Magnolia poster

Magnolia

Movie · Director of Photography

1999
8MM poster

8MM

Movie · Director of Photography

1998
Richard Lester! poster

Richard Lester!

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
Tomorrow Never Dies poster

Tomorrow Never Dies

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
Boogie Nights poster

Boogie Nights

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
Hard Eight poster

Hard Eight

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
Prince Street

Prince Street

TV · Director of Photography · 1 ep

1996
The Pallbearer poster

The Pallbearer

Movie · Director of Photography

1996
Boys poster

Boys

Movie · Director of Photography

1994
The River Wild poster

The River Wild

Movie · Director of Photography

1993
A Dangerous Woman poster

A Dangerous Woman

Movie · Director of Photography

1992
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story poster

A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story

Movie · Director of Photography

1992
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle poster

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

Movie · Director of Photography

1992
Waterland poster

Waterland

Movie · Director of Photography

1992
Human Target poster

Human Target

TV · Director of Photography · 1 ep

1991
Paris Trout poster

Paris Trout

Movie · Director of Photography

1991
The Summer My Father Grew Up poster

The Summer My Father Grew Up

Movie · Director of Photography

1991
Prison Stories: Women on the Inside poster

Prison Stories: Women on the Inside

Movie · Director of Photography

1990
Opposites Attract poster

Opposites Attract

Movie · Director of Photography

1990
A Killing in a Small Town poster

A Killing in a Small Town

Movie · Director of Photography

1990
Bad Influence poster

Bad Influence

Movie · Director of Photography

1989
Margaret Bourke-White poster

Margaret Bourke-White

Movie · Director of Photography

1989
How I Got Into College poster

How I Got Into College

Movie · Director of Photography

1989
Heart of Dixie poster

Heart of Dixie

Movie · Director of Photography

1989
Dream Street

Dream Street

TV · Director of Photography · 1 ep

1988
Cadillac Dreams poster

Cadillac Dreams

Movie · Director of Photography

1988
Return of the Living Dead Part II poster

Return of the Living Dead Part II

Movie · Director of Photography

1987
Amazing Grace and Chuck poster

Amazing Grace and Chuck

Movie · Director of Photography

1987
Long Gone poster

Long Gone

Movie · Director of Photography

1987
Into the Homeland poster

Into the Homeland

Movie · Director of Photography

1987
A Different Affair poster

A Different Affair

Movie · Director of Photography

1986
The Children of Times Square poster

The Children of Times Square

Movie · Director of Photography

1986
Trick or Treat poster

Trick or Treat

Movie · Director of Photography

1985
The Sure Thing poster

The Sure Thing

Movie · Director of Photography

1985
Desert Hearts poster

Desert Hearts

Movie · Director of Photography

1985
Moving Violations poster

Moving Violations

Movie · Director of Photography

1984
Tiger Town poster

Tiger Town

Movie · Director of Photography

1984
CBS Schoolbreak Special poster

CBS Schoolbreak Special

TV · Director of Photography · 1 ep

1983
Summerspell poster

Summerspell

Movie · Director of Photography

1982
All Summer in a Day poster

All Summer in a Day

Movie · Director of Photography

1982
Waltz Across Texas poster

Waltz Across Texas

Movie · Director of Photography

1981
The End of August poster

The End of August

Movie · Director of Photography

1979
CBS Library poster

CBS Library

TV · Director of Photography · 1 ep

1978
Genesis: Four Billion Years in the Making poster

Genesis: Four Billion Years in the Making

Movie · Assistant Camera

1977
Fraternity Row poster

Fraternity Row

Movie · Camera Operator