Edward Scaife BSC (23 May 1912 – November 1994) was an English

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, who worked five times with the director

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. Sometimes credited as Ted Scaife, he worked originally in the sound department of a London film company. From 1940 onwards, he was a member of the camera crew in productions such as

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Black Narcissus ''Black Narcissus'' is a 1947 British psychological drama film jointly written, directed and produced by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, based on the 1939 novel by Rumer Godden. It stars Deborah Kerr, Sabu, David Farrar, and Flora R ...

'' (1947) and Huston's ''

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''. From 1951 he was first employed as a chief camera man, and photographed films of all genres, including ''

Night of the Demon ''Night of the Demon'' (U.S. title: ''Curse of the Demon'') is a 1957 British horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins and Niall MacGinnis. It was produced by Hal E. Chester and Frank Bevis, and was ...

'' (1957), ''

633 Squadron ''633 Squadron'' is a 1964 war film directed by Walter Grauman and starring Cliff Robertson, George Chakiris, and Maria Perschy. The plot, which involves the exploits of a fictional World War II British fighter-bomber squadron, was based on ...

'' (1964), ''

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'' (1966), and ''

The Dirty Dozen ''The Dirty Dozen'' is a 1967 war film directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Lee Marvin, with an ensemble supporting cast including Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Richard Jaeckel, George Kennedy, Ralph Meeker, ...

'' (1967), before retiring from the industry in 1979.

Selected filmography

*1947: ''

'' (Camera operator) *1949: ''

The Third Man ''The Third Man'' is a 1949 film noir directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene, and starring Joseph Cotten as Holly Martins, Alida Valli as Anna Schmidt, Orson Welles as Harry Lime and Trevor Howard as Major Calloway. Set in post-Worl ...

'' (Camera operator) *1951: ''

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman ''Pandora and the Flying Dutchman'' is a 1951 British Technicolor Romance film, romantic Fantasy film, fantasy Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Albert Lewin. The screenplay is based on legend of the Flying Dutchma ...

'' (2nd Unit Photographer) *1951: ''

Outcast of the Islands ''Outcast of the Islands'' is a 1951 British adventure drama film directed by Carol Reed and starring Trevor Howard, Ralph Richardson, Robert Morley and Wendy Hiller. The screenplay was by William Fairchild by based on Joseph Conrad's 18 ...

'' *1951: '' The African Queen'' (Second Unit photography) *1953: '' The Intruder'' *1954: ''

An Inspector Calls ''An Inspector Calls'' is a modern morality play and drawing room play written by English dramatist J. B. Priestley, first performed in the Soviet Union in 1945 and at the New Theatre in London the following year. It is one of Priestley's ...

'' *1954: ''

Twist of Fate (1954 film) ''Twist of Fate'' (UK title: ''Beautiful Stranger''; also known as ''Lifeline'') is a 1954 British and American mystery film film noir, noir directed by David Miller (director), David Miller and starring Ginger Rogers and Herbert Lom. It was writ ...

'' (U.S. ' Beautiful Stranger ') *1955: '' A Kid for Two Farthings *1956: ''

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'' *1957: ''

'' *1959: ''

The House of the Seven Hawks ''The House of the Seven Hawks'' is a 1959 British mystery film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Robert Taylor, Nicole Maurey and Linda Christian. It was written by Jo Eisinger based on the 1952 Victor Canning novel '' The House of the ...

'' *1959: ''

Tarzan's Greatest Adventure ''Tarzan's Greatest Adventure'' is a 1959 American Eastmancolor adventure film directed by John Guillermin, produced by Sy Weintraub and Harvey Hayutin, and written by Les Crutchfield, based on the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs as ...

'' *1960: ''

Carry on Constable ''Carry On Constable'' is a 1960 British comedy film, the fourth in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). It was released in February 1960. Of the regular team, it featured Kenneth Connor, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Jo ...

'' *1962: ''

The Dock Brief ''The Dock Brief'' (US title ''Trial and Error''; also known as ''A Case for the Jury'') is a 1962 black-and-white UK, British legal satire directed by James Hill (British director), James Hill, starring Peter Sellers and Richard Attenborough, a ...

'' *1962: ''

The List of Adrian Messenger ''The List of Adrian Messenger'' is a 1963 American mystery film directed by John Huston starring Kirk Douglas, George C. Scott, Dana Wynter, Clive Brook, Gladys Cooper and Herbert Marshall. It is based on a 1959 novel of the same name writt ...

'' (European Unit Director of Photography) *1963: '' Tarzan's Three Challenges'' *1964: ''

'' *1965: '' Young Cassidy'' *1966: ''

'' *1967: ''

'' *1969: ''

A Walk with Love and Death ''A Walk with Love and Death'' is a 1969 American historical-drama film directed by John Huston and starring Anjelica Huston and Assi Dayan. The screenplay was by Dale Wasserman based on the 1961 novel of the same title by Hans Koningsberger ...

'' *1969: '' Sinful Davey'' *1970: ''

The Kremlin Letter ''The Kremlin Letter'' is a 1970 American spy thriller film in PanavisionSeymour, Gene. "100 Greatest Spy Movies: A Special Collector's Edition from the Editors of American History. 2009. Weider History Group. directed by John Huston and sta ...

'' *1971: ''

Catlow ''Catlow'' is a 1971 American Western film, based on a 1963 novel of the same name by Louis L'Amour. It stars Yul Brynner as a renegade outlaw determined to pull off a Confederate gold heist. It co-stars Richard Crenna and Leonard Nimoy. Nim ...

'' *1978: '' The Water Babies'' (Scaife won Best Cinematography award at ''

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'', 1981)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scaife, Edward 1912 births 1994 deaths English cinematographers Film people from London