The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
Directed by Axel Schill
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Cinematographer John A. Alonzo was one of the driving creative forces in the resurgence of expressionistic American movies of the late 1960s and '70s. Director Axel Schill's documentary explores Alonzo's work on key films of that era and beyond. Clips from Chinatown, Scarface, Internal Affairs and other movies accompany interviews with stars such as Richard Dreyfuss, Sally Field and contemporary cinematographer Haskell Wexler.Read moreLess
Cinematographer John A. Alonzo was one of the driving creative forces in the resurgence of expressionistic American movies of the late 1960s and '70s. Director Axel Schill's documentary explores Alonzo's work on key films of that era and beyond. Clips from Chinatown, Scarface, Internal Affairs and other movies accompany interviews with stars such as Richard Dreyfuss, Sally Field and contemporary cinematographer Haskell Wexler.
The story
Cinematographer John A. Alonzo was one of the driving creative forces in the resurgence of expressionistic American movies of the late 1960s and '70s. Director Axel Schill's documentary explores Alonzo's work on key films of that era and beyond. Clips from Chinatown, Scarface, Internal Affairs and other movies accompany interviews with stars such as Richard Dreyfuss, Sally Field and contemporary cinematographer Haskell Wexler.
Cast & crew
John A. AlonzoSelf (archive footage)
Michael CrichtonSelf
Richard DreyfussSelf
Roger EbertSelf
Sally FieldSelf
Mike FiggisSelf
William FriedkinSelf
Frank Sinatra Jr.
John TollSelf
Haskell WexlerSelf
James Wong HoweSelf (archive footage)
Martin RittSelf (archive footage)Explore the crew
- Writer
- Axel Schill
- Director
- Axel Schill
- Writer
- Stephanie Bahr
- Director of Photography
- Volker Gläser
- Editor
- Volker Gläser