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Gordon Willis

Born: 28 May 1931, Astoria, New York
Died: 18 May 2014, Falmouth, Mass.

Highlighted works

  • The Godfather

    The Godfather

    The first of Francis Ford Coppola’s epic trilogy about the Corleone crime family is the disturbing story of a son drawn inexorably into his father’s Mafia affairs.

  • Manhattan

    Manhattan

    Filmed in black and white and filled with Ira Gershwin tunes, Manhattan is Woody Allen’s rhapsodic tribute to New York City.

  • Annie Hall

    Annie Hall

    Woody Allen’s breakthrough as a ‘serious’ filmmaker is a sublimely funny romantic comedy about an overly anxious comedian’s relationship with Diane Keaton’s ditzy eccentric.

  • All the President's Men

    In this classic political thriller the Watergate scandal is told from the viewpoints of the journalists (Hoffman and Redford).

  • The Godfather Part II

    The Godfather Part II

    The expansive second part of Francis Ford Coppola’s Mafia saga continues the Corleone family story, charting in parallel young Vito’s earlier rise to prominence.

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