FILM DIRECTOR

Edward Lachman

1948 - Today

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Edward Lachman (born March 31, 1948) is an American cinematographer and director. He has primarily worked in independent film, and has served as director of photography on films by Todd Haynes, Pablo Larrain, Ulrich Seidl, Wim Wenders, Steven Soderbergh and Paul Schrader. Lachman has received four Academy Award for Best Cinematography nominations for his work on Far from Heaven (2002), Carol (2015), El Conde (2023), and Maria (2024). His other work includes La Soufrière (1977), Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Mississippi Masala (1991), The Virgin Suicides (1999), Erin Brockovich (2000), A Prairie Home Companion (2006), and Life During Wartime (2009). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Edward Lachman is the 1,559th most popular film director (down from 1,390th in 2024), the 11,547th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,449th in 2019) and the 436th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Edward Lachman ranks 1,559 out of 2,041. Before him are Darren Star, Art Clokey, Robin Campillo, Jörg Buttgereit, Peter Schamoni, and Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche. After him are Martha Coolidge, Mark Sandrich, Tom McGrath, Stéphane Brizé, Marcus Nispel, and Hiroyuki Morita.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Edward Lachman ranks 678. Before him are Bernhard Lehmann, Takashi Kuwahara, Vladimir Shadrin, Mimi Kennedy, Brian Stableford, and Sheila Jeffreys. After him are Josef Bierbichler, Borivoje Đorđević, Mao Chi-kuo, Tsai Chih-chung, Scott Fahlman, and Jim Byrnes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edward Lachman ranks 11,549 out of 20,380. Before him are Abby Mann (1927), Eric Van Lustbader (1946), George Amick (1924), Oliver Hudson (1976), Genesis Rodriguez (1987), and Peter the Aleut (1800). After him are Glen Powell (1988), April Bowlby (1980), John J. Crittenden (1787), Scott Grimes (1971), Bill Laswell (1955), and Criss Oliva (1963).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Edward Lachman ranks 436. Before him are Raja Gosnell (1958), H. Bruce Humberstone (1901), Kenneth Lonergan (1962), Jonathan Mostow (1961), Darren Star (1961), and Art Clokey (1921). After him are Martha Coolidge (1946), Mark Sandrich (1900), Tom McGrath (1964), F. Gary Gray (1969), Birt Acres (1854), and Barrie M. Osborne (1944).

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