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Alun Bollinger

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Alun Bollinger, also known as AlBol, is one of New Zealand's most respected and talented cinematographers, having worked with filmmakers Peter Jackson, Gaylene Preston, Vincent Ward and Geoff Murphy. He is the subject of the biographical film Barefoot Cinema: The Art and Life of Cinematographer Alun Bollinger (2008). He was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen's 2005 Birthday Honours.
Born1948
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 12 nominations total

    Known for

    Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey in Heavenly Creatures (1994)
    Heavenly Creatures
    7.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1994
    Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, and Sean Young in No Way Out (1987)
    No Way Out
    7.1
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1987
    Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
    8.9
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2001
    The Frighteners (1996)
    The Frighteners
    7.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1996

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • GRACE A Prayer for Peace (2025)
      GRACE A Prayer for Peace
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Beyond the Veil (2022)
      Beyond the Veil
      6.6
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2022
    • Whetu Marama- Bright Star (2021)
      Whetu Marama- Bright Star
      5.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Rima Te Wiata in The Tender Trap (2021)
      The Tender Trap
      6.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Behold the Ghost (2018)
      Behold the Ghost
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Run Rabbit
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Rihari Te Are in In Dark Places (2018)
      In Dark Places
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Poroaki Merritt-McDonald in My Brother Mitchell (2018)
      My Brother Mitchell
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Alice Eve in The Stolen (2017)
      The Stolen
      5.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Notes to Eternity (2016)
      Notes to Eternity
      7.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Miriama McDowell and Renee Lyons in The Great Maiden's Blush (2016)
      The Great Maiden's Blush
      7.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Abandon Ship
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Voices of the Land: Nga Reo O Te Whenua (2014)
      Voices of the Land: Nga Reo O Te Whenua
      7.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • White Lies (2013)
      White Lies
      7.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Sally Hawkins and Rhys Darby in Love Birds (2011)
      Love Birds
      6.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Dream in the Making: The Making of Sleeping Dogs
      Short
      • camera (as Alun Bolinger)
      • 2018
    • Jodie Foster, Gerard Butler, and Abigail Breslin in Nim's Island (2008)
      Nim's Island
      6.0
      • director of photography: additional photography
      • 2008
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
      9.0
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2003
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
      8.8
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2002
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
      8.9
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2001
    • Tom Hanks in Cast Away (2000)
      Cast Away
      7.8
      • director of photography: second unit (as Alun 'Albol' Bollinger)
      • 2000
    • Nancy Brunning, Clint Eruera, Temuera Morrison, and Rena Owen in What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? (1999)
      What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
      6.3
      • camera operator
      • 1999
    • The Frighteners (1996)
      The Frighteners
      7.1
      • camera operator
      • 1996
    • Bread & Roses (1993)
      Bread & Roses
      7.5
      • camera operator
      • 1993
    • Harvey Keitel and Holly Hunter in The Piano (1993)
      The Piano
      7.5
      • camera operator
      • 1993
    • Anne Parillaud in Map of the Human Heart (1992)
      Map of the Human Heart
      7.0
      • second unit photography
      • 1992
    • Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, and Sean Young in No Way Out (1987)
      No Way Out
      7.1
      • director of photography: New Zealand
      • 1987
    • Dark of the Night (1984)
      Dark of the Night
      5.2
      • camera operator
      • 1984
    • Heart of the Stag (1984)
      Heart of the Stag
      5.7
      • photographer: second unit
      • 1984
    • Patu! (1983)
      Patu!
      7.6
      • camera operator
      • 1983

    Director

    • The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
      The Ray Bradbury Theater
      7.3
      TV Series
      • directed by
      • 1989
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Alun Bolinger
    • Born
      • 1948
      • Wellington, New Zealand

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