The American Society of Cinematographers, in celebration of the organization’s 100th anniversary, has revealed its list of 100 milestone films in the art and craft of cinematography from the 20th century.
The list culminates with a top 10, and Number One in the list is David Lean’s Oscar-winning 1962 epic “Lawrence of Arabia.” The camera work was done by Freddy Young.
The ASC milestones list is the first of its kind to showcase the best of cinematography as selected by professional cinematographers, and the top 10 films are:
- “Lawrence of Arabia” (1962), Freddie Young, BSC (Dir. David Lean)
- “Blade Runner” (1982), Jordan Cronenweth, ASC (Dir. Ridley Scott)
- “Apocalypse Now” (1979), Vittorio Storaro, ASC, AIC (Dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
- “Citizen Kane” (1941), Gregg Toland, ASC (Dir. Orson Wells)
- “The Godfather” (1972), Gordon Willis, ASC (Dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
- “Raging Bull” (1980), Michael Chapman, ASC (Dir. Martin Scorsese)
- “The Conformist” (1970), Vittorio Storaro, ASC, AIC (Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci)
- “Days of Heaven” (1978), Néstor Almendros, ASC (Dir. Terrence Malick)
- “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), Geoffrey Unsworth, BSC; additional photography: John Alcott, BSC (Dir. Stanley Kubrick)
- “The French Connection” (1971), Owen Roizman, ASC (Dir. William Friedkin