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Robert Elfstrom

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Robert Elfstrom is known for Phantom of the Paradise (1974), The Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus (1973) and Mysteries of the Sea (1980).
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    William Finley in Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
    Phantom of the Paradise
    7.3
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1974
    Johnny Cash in The Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus (1973)
    The Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus
    5.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1973
    Mysteries of the Sea
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1980
    Moses Pendleton Presents Moses Pendleton
    • Cinematographer
    • 1982

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Truth Tellers (2021)
      Truth Tellers
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Saving North
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • The Groove Is Not Trivial (2016)
      The Groove Is Not Trivial
      9.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Art in the Twenty-First Century (2001)
      Art in the Twenty-First Century
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2001–2012
    • Extended Play (2008)
      Extended Play
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (as Bob Elfstrom)
      • 2008–2012
    • Manifest Destiny (2011)
      Manifest Destiny
      6.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • Keeping Score (2004)
      Keeping Score
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • director of photography: recreations (as Bob Elfstrom)
      • 2011
    • William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible (2010)
      William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible
      6.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 2010
    • Dancing Across Borders (2010)
      Dancing Across Borders
      6.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 2010
    • Inside Operation Wildfire
      4.8
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2008
    • The Investigators (2000)
      The Investigators
      7.1
      TV Series
      • director of photography (as Bob Elfstrom)
      • 2007
    • Roger Corman, John Landis, John Waters, John Badham, Diane Baker, Joe Dante, Stuart Gordon, Forrest J. Ackerman, Terry Castle, William Castle, Leonard Maltin, Marcel Marceau, and Fred Olen Ray in Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)
      Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
      7.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 2007
    • The New Medicine (2006)
      The New Medicine
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer (as Bob Elfstrom)
      • 2006
    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2002–2006

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Broadway Idiot (2013)
      Broadway Idiot
      7.6
      • additional camera (as Bob Elfstrom)
      • 2013
    • Rodney Brooks, Robert Krulwich, Jacob Ward, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Sherry Turkle, Carla Wohl, Ziya Tong, Kristi Curry Rogers, David Pogue, Raymond Rogers, Mary Schweitzer, Peter Standring, Manel Esteller, Derek Briggs, Brian Hare, David Spergel, Jim Gillogly, Chad Cohen, James Sanborn, Jennifer Wittmeyer, Ed Scheidt, Elonka Dunin, Said Musa, Arlie Petters, Bernice Waight, Jean-Pierre Issa, and Randy Jirtle in Nova ScienceNow (2005)
      Nova ScienceNow
      8.5
      TV Series
      • additional camera operator
      • 2012
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • additional photography
      • 2012
    • Commander in Heels
      TV Movie
      • additional photography
      • 2012
    • A Place at the Table (2012)
      A Place at the Table
      6.9
      • additional camera (as Bob Elfstrom)
      • 2012
    • Double Victory: The Tuskegee Airmen at War (2012)
      Double Victory: The Tuskegee Airmen at War
      7.9
      • camera
      • 2012
    • Always My Son
      Short
      • additional cinematography
      • 2010
    • Charlie Watts in Get Yer Ya Ya's Out (2009)
      Get Yer Ya Ya's Out
      7.4
      Video
      • additional photography
      • 2009
    • Leonard Cohen in Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 (2009)
      Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970
      8.3
      • director of photography: Joan Baez interview (as Bob Elfstrom)
      • 2009
    • San Quentin Film School
      7.1
      TV Series
      • guest cinematographer
      • 2009
    • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2004–2009
    • Bill Moyers' Journal (1972)
      Bill Moyers' Journal
      7.7
      TV Series
      • field camera (as Bob Elfstrom)
      • 2008
    • Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who (2007)
      Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who
      8.1
      • camera operator
      • 2007
    • Pete Seeger in Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007)
      Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
      8.4
      • additional photography
      • 2007
    • The Mystery of Love
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • camera operator
      • 2006

    Director

    • Portrait of America
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1985
    • NBC Special Treat (1975)
      NBC Special Treat
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1984
    • Moses Pendleton Presents Moses Pendleton
      • Director
      • 1982
    • Sixth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
      5.8
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 1981
    • Mysteries of the Sea
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Director (as Bob Elfstrom)
      • 1980
    • Lifeline (1978)
      Lifeline
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1978–1979
    • The Body Human
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1978
    • Johnny Cash in The Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus (1973)
      The Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus
      5.7
      • Director
      • 1973
    • Dolly Parton, Roy Acuff, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, and Porter Wagoner in The Nashville Sound (1972)
      The Nashville Sound
      7.1
      • Director
      • 1972
    • Till Tomorrow (1972)
      Till Tomorrow
      • Director
      • 1972
    • Johnny Cash in Johnny Cash! The Man, His World, His Music (1969)
      Johnny Cash! The Man, His World, His Music
      7.0
      • Director
      • 1969

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    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Bob Elfrstom

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