John Alton

Camera

Born October 5, 1901 · Sopron, Austria-Hungary

2 films as director · Active 1933–1939

John Alton A.S.C. (October 5, 1901 – June 2, 1996), born Johann Altmann, in Sopron/Ödenburg, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary, was an American cinematographer. Alton won an Academy Award for the c…

Known for

Glorious Technicolor

1998

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

2006

Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir

1995

Mystery Street: Murder at Harvard

2007

'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris

2008

Directed(2)

1939Puerta cerrada★ 5.3

1933El hijo de papá

Acting(5)

2008'S Wonderful: Creating An American in ParisSelf (archival footage)

Film

2007Mystery Street: Murder at Harvard

Film

2006Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to LightSelf

Film