Robert Elswit
Personal Info
Known for
Camera
Gender
Male
Birthday
1950-04-22 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
California, USA
Robert Elswit
Biography
Robert Christopher Elswit, ASC (born April 22, 1950) is an American cinematographer.
He has collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson from 1996 to 2014, winning the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for There Will Be Blood.
Elswit has also collaborated with directors and screenwriters Tony and Dan Gilroy on all six films that either brother directed.
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Known For
Acting
(2017)
(2006)
The Informer: Out of the Fog
as Self
(2000)
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
as Self
Crew
Faster, Cheaper, Better
Director of Photography
Animals
Director of Photography
Untitled The Punisher Special
Director of Photography
(2025)
Ella McCay
Director of Photography
(2024)
Bob Marley: One Love
Director of Photography
(2021)
King Richard
Director of Photography
(2020)
The King of Staten Island
Director of Photography
(2019)
Velvet Buzzsaw
Director of Photography
(2018)
Write When You Get Work
Director of Photography
(2018)
Skyscraper
Director of Photography
(2017)
Suburbicon
Director of Photography
(2017)
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Director of Photography
(2016)
Gold
Director of Photography
(2015)
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Director of Photography
(2015)
(2014)
Inherent Vice
Director of Photography
(2014)
Nightcrawler
Director of Photography
(2012)
The Bourne Legacy
Director of Photography
(2011)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Director of Photography
(2010)
The Town
Director of Photography
(2010)
Salt
Director of Photography
(2009)
Duplicity
Director of Photography
(2009)
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Director of Photography
(2008)
Shine a Light
Camera Operator, Director of Photography
(2008)
The Burning Plain
Director of Photography
(2008)
Redbelt
Director of Photography
(2007)
Michael Clayton
Director of Photography
(2007)
There Will Be Blood
Director of Photography
(2006)
American Dreamz
Director of Photography
(2005)
Syriana
Director of Photography
(2005)
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Director of Photography
(2003)
Behind the Red Door
Director of Photography
(2003)
Runaway Jury
Director of Photography
(2003)
Gigli
Director of Photography
(2002)
Punch-Drunk Love
Director of Photography
(2001)
Impostor
Director of Photography
(2001)
Heist
Director of Photography
(2000)
Bounce
Director of Photography
(1999)
Magnolia
Director of Photography
(1999)
8MM
Director of Photography
(1998)
Richard Lester!
Director of Photography
(1997)
Tomorrow Never Dies
Director of Photography
(1997)
Boogie Nights
Director of Photography
(1996)
Hard Eight
Director of Photography
(1996)
The Pallbearer
Director of Photography
(1996)
Boys
Director of Photography
(1994)
The River Wild
Director of Photography
(1993)
A Dangerous Woman
Director of Photography
(1992)
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
Director of Photography
(1992)
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Director of Photography
(1992)
Waterland
Director of Photography
(1991)
Paris Trout
Director of Photography
(1991)
The Summer My Father Grew Up
Director of Photography
(1991)
Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
Director of Photography
(1990)
Opposites Attract
Director of Photography
(1990)
A Killing in a Small Town
Director of Photography
(1990)
Bad Influence
Director of Photography
(1989)
Margaret Bourke-White
Director of Photography
(1989)
How I Got Into College
Director of Photography
(1989)
Heart of Dixie
Director of Photography
(1988)
Cadillac Dreams
Director of Photography
(1988)
Return of the Living Dead Part II
Director of Photography
(1987)
Amazing Grace and Chuck
Director of Photography
(1987)
Long Gone
Director of Photography
(1987)
Into the Homeland
Director of Photography
(1987)
A Different Affair
Director of Photography
(1986)
The Children of Times Square
Director of Photography
(1986)
Trick or Treat
Director of Photography
(1985)
The Sure Thing
Director of Photography
(1985)
Desert Hearts
Director of Photography
(1985)
Moving Violations
Director of Photography
(1984)
Tiger Town
Director of Photography
(1983)
Return of the Jedi
Visual Effects Camera
(1983)
Summerspell
Director of Photography
(1982)
All Summer in a Day
Director of Photography
(1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Visual Effects Camera
(1982)
Waltz Across Texas
Director of Photography
(1981)
The End of August
Director of Photography
(1980)
The Empire Strikes Back
Visual Effects Lineup
(1979)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Visual Effects Camera
(1978)
Genesis: Four Billion Years in the Making
Assistant Camera
(1977)
Fraternity Row
Camera Operator