FILM DIRECTOR

John Alcott

1930 - 1986

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Alcott has received more than 217,293 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. John Alcott is the 1,014th most popular film director (down from 651st in 2019), the 3,438th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,422nd in 2019) and the 79th most popular British Film Director.

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  • 220k

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  • 48.29

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  • 16

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  • 4.11

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  • 2.40

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Page views of John Alcotts by language

Over the past year John Alcott has had the most page views in the with 26,988 views, followed by Italian (3,976), and Spanish (2,806). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Greek (74.22%), Armenian (27.12%), and Italian (21.37%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Alcott ranks 1,014 out of 2,041. Before him are Preston Sturges, Ruth Orkin, Janusz Kamiński, Randall Wallace, Med Hondo, and Larry Cohen. After him are Dominic Sena, Pyotr Todorovsky, Konstantin Lopushansky, Peter Fleischmann, Iwao Takamoto, and Wilfred Jackson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, John Alcott ranks 379. Before him are Robert Ryman, Štefan Uher, Shel Silverstein, Choi Chung-min, Alakbar Mammadov, and Clarke Scholes. After him are Morgana King, Mervyn Rose, Malcolm Fraser, Aleksandar Petaković, Salvatore De Giorgi, and Polly Bergen. Among people deceased in 1986, John Alcott ranks 195. Before him are Reinhold Münzenberg, Jacques Plante, André Tassin, Herbert Runge, Eino Leino, and Constantin Stanciu. After him are Gerhard Rohlfs, John D. MacDonald, Gedeon Barcza, Vilmos Kohut, Richard Manuel, and Raymond Abellio.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Alcott ranks 3,438 out of 8,785. Before him are Gerrard Winstanley (1609), Peter Molyneux (1959), Val McDermid (1955), Samantha Bond (1961), Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet (1628), and David Lloyd (1950). After him are Vivian Fuchs (1908), Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (1745), Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768), Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer (1964), Philibert Jacques Melotte (1880), and Billy McNeill (1940).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, John Alcott ranks 79. Before him are Peter R. Hunt (1925), Tony Kaye (1952), Nick Park (1958), Roy Ward Baker (1916), Mike Figgis (1948), and Barry Ackroyd (1954). After him are Charles Jarrott (1927), Gerry Anderson (1929), Freddie Francis (1917), Mark Herman (1954), Joe Wright (1972), and Edgar Wright (1974).

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Filmography

A Clockwork Orange
Director
In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?
Dec 19o 19718.209 / 10
2001: A Space Odyssey
Director
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
Apr 2o 19688.078 / 10
The Shining
Director
Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.
May 23o 19808.217 / 10