Robert Elswit

Personal Info

Known For Camera

Gender Male

Birthday 1950-04-22 (74 years old)

Place of Birth California, USA

Robert Elswit

Biography

Robert Christopher Elswit, ASC (born April 22, 1950) is an American cinematographer. He has had multiple Oscar, BAFTA and Independent Spirit nominations for several films, including winning for There Will Be Blood (2007). Elswit has frequently collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson.

Known For

Camera

Faster, Cheaper, Better

as Director of Photography

Ella McCay

as Director of Photography

2024
Bob Marley: One Love

as Director of Photography

2024
RIPLEY

as Director of Photography

2021
King Richard

as Director of Photography

2020
The King of Staten Island

as Director of Photography

2019
Velvet Buzzsaw

as Director of Photography

2018
Write When You Get Work

as Director of Photography

2018
Skyscraper

as Director of Photography

2017
Suburbicon

as Director of Photography

2017
Roman J. Israel, Esq.

as Director of Photography

2016
Gold

as Director of Photography

2016
The Night Of

as Director of Photography

2015
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

as Director of Photography

2014
Inherent Vice

as Director of Photography

2014
Nightcrawler

as Director of Photography

2012
The Bourne Legacy

as Director of Photography

2011
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

as Director of Photography

2010
The Town

as Director of Photography

2010
Salt

as Director of Photography

2009
Duplicity

as Director of Photography

2009
The Men Who Stare at Goats

as Director of Photography

2008
Shine a Light

as Camera Operator

2008
Shine a Light

as Director of Photography

2008
The Burning Plain

as Director of Photography

2008
Redbelt

as Director of Photography

2007
Michael Clayton

as Director of Photography

2007
There Will Be Blood

as Director of Photography

2006
American Dreamz

as Director of Photography

2005
Syriana

as Director of Photography

2005
Good Night, and Good Luck.

as Director of Photography

2003
Behind the Red Door

as Director of Photography

2003
Runaway Jury

as Director of Photography

2003
Gigli

as Director of Photography

2002
Punch-Drunk Love

as Director of Photography

2001
Impostor

as Director of Photography

2001
Heist

as Director of Photography

2000
Bounce

as Director of Photography

1999
Magnolia

as Director of Photography

1999
8MM

as Director of Photography

1998
Richard Lester!

as Director of Photography

1997
Tomorrow Never Dies

as Director of Photography

1997
Boogie Nights

as Director of Photography

1997
Hard Eight

as Director of Photography

1996
The Pallbearer

as Director of Photography

1996
Boys

as Director of Photography

1994
The River Wild

as Director of Photography

1993
A Dangerous Woman

as Director of Photography

1992
1992
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle

as Director of Photography

1992
Waterland

as Director of Photography

1991
Paris Trout

as Director of Photography

1991
The Summer My Father Grew Up

as Director of Photography

1991
Prison Stories: Women on the Inside

as Director of Photography

1990
Opposites Attract

as Director of Photography

1990
A Killing in a Small Town

as Director of Photography

1990
Bad Influence

as Director of Photography

1989
Margaret Bourke-White

as Director of Photography

1989
How I Got Into College

as Director of Photography

1989
Heart of Dixie

as Director of Photography

1988
Cadillac Dreams

as Director of Photography

1988
Return of the Living Dead Part II

as Director of Photography

1987
Amazing Grace and Chuck

as Director of Photography

1987
Long Gone

as Director of Photography

1987
Into the Homeland

as Director of Photography

1987
A Different Affair

as Director of Photography

1986
The Children of Times Square

as Director of Photography

1986
Trick or Treat

as Director of Photography

1985
The Sure Thing

as Director of Photography

1985
Desert Hearts

as Director of Photography

1985
Moving Violations

as Director of Photography

1984
Tiger Town

as Director of Photography

1983
Summerspell

as Director of Photography

1982
All Summer in a Day

as Director of Photography

1982
Waltz Across Texas

as Director of Photography

1981
The End of August

as Director of Photography

1977
Fraternity Row

as Camera Operator

Visual Effects

1983
Return of the Jedi

as Visual Effects Camera

1982
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

as Visual Effects Camera

1980
The Empire Strikes Back

as Visual Effects Lineup

1979
Star Trek: The Motion Picture

as Visual Effects Camera

Crew

1980
The Incredible Book Escape

as Cinematography