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John Palmer(II)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Writer
  • Cinematographer
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John Palmer was born in June 1942 in Islington, London, England, UK. He is a writer and cinematographer, known for Superman III (1983), Firefox (1982) and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994).
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    • Known for

    Richard Pryor and Christopher Reeve in Superman III (1983)
    Superman III
    5.0
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1983
    Clint Eastwood in Firefox (1982)
    Firefox
    5.9
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1982
    Robert De Niro in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
    Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
    6.3
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1994
    Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Denise Richards, and Robert Carlyle in The World Is Not Enough (1999)
    The World Is Not Enough
    6.4
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1999

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • The Tony Rock Project (2008)
      The Tony Rock Project
      4.5
      TV Series
      • lighting technician
      • 2008
    • Kate Ashfield, Nick Frost, and Simon Pegg in Shaun of the Dead (2004)
      Shaun of the Dead
      7.8
      • camera operator: additional photography
      • 2004
    • Rowan Atkinson, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Laura Linney, Keira Knightley, Martine McCutcheon, and Bill Nighy in Love Actually (2003)
      Love Actually
      7.5
      • camera operator: 'b' camera
      • 2003
    • Nicolas Cage, John Hurt, and Penélope Cruz in Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
      Captain Corelli's Mandolin
      5.9
      • camera operator
      • 2001
    • Glenn Close in 102 Dalmatians (2000)
      102 Dalmatians
      4.9
      • camera operator
      • 2000
    • Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Denise Richards, and Robert Carlyle in The World Is Not Enough (1999)
      The World Is Not Enough
      6.4
      • additional photographer
      • 1999
    • John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin in Fierce Creatures (1997)
      Fierce Creatures
      6.4
      • camera operator
      • 1997
    • Glenn Close in 101 Dalmatians (1996)
      101 Dalmatians
      5.8
      • camera operator: second unit
      • 1996
    • Rainbow (1995)
      Rainbow
      4.5
      • camera operator
      • 1995
    • The Haunting of Helen Walker (1995)
      The Haunting of Helen Walker
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • camera operator
      • 1995
    • Robert Downey Jr., Annette Bening, and Ian McKellen in Richard III (1995)
      Richard III
      7.3
      • camera operator: second camera
      • 1995
    • Robert De Niro in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
      Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
      6.3
      • camera operator: second unit
      • 1994
    • Black Beauty (1994)
      Black Beauty
      6.6
      • camera operator: 'a' camera
      • 1994
    • Andie MacDowell and John Malkovich in The Object of Beauty (1991)
      The Object of Beauty
      5.6
      • camera operator
      • 1991
    • Anjelica Huston, Jasen Fisher, and Mai Zetterling in The Witches (1990)
      The Witches
      6.8
      • camera operator: second unit
      • 1990

    Writer

    • The Funny Side
      TV Series
      • script
      • 1985
    • Edie Sedgwick in Ciao Manhattan (1972)
      Ciao Manhattan
      5.6
      • screenplay
      • additional story
      • 1972
    • Empire (1964)
      Empire
      3.7
      • idea (uncredited)
      • 1964

    Cinematographer

    • Sweating in the Spirit (2005)
      Sweating in the Spirit
      9.0
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2005
    • Ivy Nicholson and Tasciotti in The Dead Life (2005)
      The Dead Life
      • Cinematographer
      • 2005
    • Phil Collins, Tony Banks, Bill Bruford, Mike Rutherford, Steve Hackett, and Genesis in The Genesis Concert Movie (1977)
      The Genesis Concert Movie
      8.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 1977
    • Edie Sedgwick in Ciao Manhattan (1972)
      Ciao Manhattan
      5.6
      • Cinematographer
      • 1972
    • Miracles of Modern Medicine (1967)
      Miracles of Modern Medicine
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1967

    Personal details

    • Born
      • June 1942
      • Islington, London, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Ivy Nicholson(2 children)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Wife Ivy Nicholson was a one-time Andy Warhol "superstar" in his films. One of their two children is actress Pénélope Palmer.

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