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Donald McAlpine(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Donald McAlpine was born on 13 April 1934 in Quandialla, New South Wales, Australia. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Moulin Rouge! (2001), Romeo + Juliet (1996) and The Dressmaker (2015).
BornApril 13, 1934
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 13 wins & 24 nominations total

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    Known for

    Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge! (2001)
    Moulin Rouge!
    7.5
    • Cinematographer(as Donald M. McAlpine)
    • 2001
    Claire Danes, Leonardo DiCaprio, John Leguizamo, Jamie Kennedy, Dash Mihok, and Harold Perrineau in Romeo + Juliet (1996)
    Romeo + Juliet
    6.7
    • Cinematographer(as Donald M. McAlpine)
    • 1996
    Kate Winslet in The Dressmaker (2015)
    The Dressmaker
    7.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 2015
    Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator (1987)
    Predator
    7.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1987

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Sam Neill, Christoph Waltz, Sophie Wilde, Patrick Gibson, and Jessica De Gouw in The Portable Door (2023)
      The Portable Door
      6.2
      • director of photography (as Donald M. McAlpine)
      • 2023
    • Katherine Langford in Savage River (2022)
      Savage River
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Jason Clarke, Michelle Monaghan, and Jai Courtney in Black Site (2022)
      Black Site
      4.5
      • Cinematographer (as Donald M. McAlpine)
      • 2022
    • Maggie Blinco and Hoa Xuande in A Stitch in Time (2022)
      A Stitch in Time
      6.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Essie Davis, Ann Dowd, Jessica Barden, and Sam Reid in Lambs of God (2019)
      Lambs of God
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer (as Don McAlpine)
      • 2019
    • Rajma Chawal (2018)
      Rajma Chawal
      5.7
      • director of photography
      • 2018
    • Donald McAlpine, Rodney Afif, Don Hany, Andrew Knight, Spencer McLaren, Helen Panckhurst, Robert Rabiah, Jeffrey Walker, Nigel Westlake, Ryan Corr, Natalie Gamsu, Osamah Sami, Shahin Shafaei, Majid Shokor, Frances Duca, Rahel Romahn, Sheila Jayadev, Lliam Murphy, Maha Wilson, Behrouz Harvasi, Khaled Khalafalla, Helana Sawires, Shayan Salehian, Asal Shenaveh, and Ghazi Alkinani in Ali's Wedding (2017)
      Ali's Wedding
      6.9
      • director of photography (as Don McAlpine)
      • 2017
    • Rajat Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Ratna Pathak Shah, Alia Bhatt, Fawad Khan, and Sidharth Malhotra in Kapoor & Sons (2016)
      Kapoor & Sons
      7.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Kate Winslet in The Dressmaker (2015)
      The Dressmaker
      7.0
      • director of photography
      • 2015
    • Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Abigail Breslin, Asa Butterfield, and Hailee Steinfeld in Ender's Game (2013)
      Ender's Game
      6.6
      • director of photography (as Donald M. McAlpine)
      • 2013
    • Mental (2012)
      Mental
      6.1
      • director of photography (as Donald M. McAlpine)
      • 2012
    • Kareena Kapoor and Imran Khan in Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (2012)
      Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu
      5.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Main Street (2010)
      Main Street
      4.8
      • director of photography (as Donald M. McAlpine)
      • 2010
    • Hugh Jackman in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
      X-Men Origins: Wolverine
      6.5
      • director of photography (as Donald M. McAlpine)
      • 2009
    • Michael Madsen, Liam Neeson, Dawn French, Jim May, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Cameron Rhodes, Tilda Swinton, Ray Winstone, Skandar Keynes, Shane Rangi, and Georgie Henley in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
      The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
      6.9
      • director of photography (as Donald M. McAlpine)
      • 2005

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Lemonade
      • best boy daily
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • Let the Balloon Go (1976)
      Let the Balloon Go
      7.1
      • camera operator: second unit
      • 1976
    • Garry McDonald in The Norman Gunston Show (1975)
      The Norman Gunston Show
      7.9
      TV Series
      • film camera
      • 1975
    • The Ships That Flew (1974)
      The Ships That Flew
      • additional cinematography
      • 1974
    • Introducing Australian Football
      Short
      • camera operator
      • 1973
    • The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House (1973)
      The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House
      Short
      • camera operator
      • 1973

    Actor

    • ITV Special: Peter Pan
      9.0
      TV Movie
      • Director of Photography
      • 2003
    • Surrender in Paradise (1976)
      Surrender in Paradise
      7.1
      • Raw Meat (as Don McAlpine)
      • 1976
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Promo 0:31
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    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Dan McAlpine
    • Born
      • April 13, 1934
      • Quandialla, New South Wales, Australia
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      • 1 Article

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      Member of the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) and the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).

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