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Peter Hannan (b. 1941)

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Birthplace:
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Born:
February 1, 1941

Biography from TheMovieDB

Peter Hannan (born 1 February 1941 in Sydney) is an Australian cinematographer who spent the majority of his career in Great Britain.  One of his first jobs in the film industry was as an assistant cameraman on Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). Since 1972, Hannan has worked on more than 30 films as the director of photography. They include the Terry Jones films Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) and Absolutely Anything (2015), Nicholas Roeg's Insignificance (1985) and Bruce Robinson's cult film Withnail and I (1987). Hannon has worked with Monty Python members and George Harrison's production company HandMade Films on multiple occasions. In addition to his films as a lead cameraman, he also worked as the Second unit photographer on blockbuster productions like Sleepy Hollow (1999) and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004).  His awards include a 2001 BAFTA TV Award in the category Best Photography and Lighting (for his work on Longitude) and a 2005 Academy Award in the special technical category Scientific and Engineering Award (together with Laurie Frost and Richard Loncraine, for the development of the remote camera head known as the Hot-Head).

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Film Production

Additional Photography:
1966  Goal!

Cinematography:
1966  Goal!
1973  Radio Wonderful
1981  Sredni Vashtar
1982  The Missionary

Director of Photography:
1966  Goal!
1973  Radio Wonderful
1975  Eskimo Nell
1975  Flame
1975  James Dean: The First American Teenager
1976  The Moon Over the Alley
1978  Full Circle
1978  The Stud
1981  Sredni Vashtar
1982  A Dangerous Summer
1982  Brimstone & Treacle
1982  The Missionary
1983  Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1984  The Razor's Edge
1985  Dance with a Stranger
1985  Insignificance
1985  Turtle Diary
1986  Club Paradise
1986  Half Moon Street
1987  The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
1987  Withnail & I
1988  A Handful of Dust
1989  How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1990  Living with Dinosaurs
1991  Not Without My Daughter
1997  Mothertime
1999  Milk
2000  Longitude
2000  Solarmax
2002  The Gathering Storm
2015  Absolutely Anything
2015  Dough

First Assistant Camera:
1966  Goal!
1970  Performance
1973  Radio Wonderful
1975  Eskimo Nell
1975  Flame
1975  James Dean: The First American Teenager
1976  The Moon Over the Alley
1978  Full Circle
1978  The Stud
1981  Sredni Vashtar
1982  A Dangerous Summer
1982  Brimstone & Treacle
1982  The Missionary
1983  Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1984  The Razor's Edge
1985  Dance with a Stranger
1985  Insignificance
1985  Turtle Diary
1986  Club Paradise
1986  Half Moon Street
1987  The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
1987  Withnail & I
1988  A Handful of Dust
1989  How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1990  Living with Dinosaurs
1991  Not Without My Daughter
1997  Mothertime
1999  Milk
2000  Longitude
2000  Solarmax
2002  The Gathering Storm
2015  Absolutely Anything
2015  Dough

Other:
1966  Goal!
1970  Performance
1971  Walkabout
1973  Radio Wonderful
1975  Eskimo Nell
1975  Flame
1975  James Dean: The First American Teenager
1976  The Moon Over the Alley
1978  Full Circle
1978  The Stud
1981  Sredni Vashtar
1982  A Dangerous Summer
1982  Brimstone & Treacle
1982  The Missionary
1983  Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1984  The Razor's Edge
1985  Dance with a Stranger
1985  Insignificance
1985  Turtle Diary
1986  Club Paradise
1986  Half Moon Street
1987  The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
1987  Withnail & I
1988  A Handful of Dust
1989  How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1990  Living with Dinosaurs
1991  Not Without My Daughter
1997  Mothertime
1999  Milk
2000  Longitude
2000  Solarmax
2002  The Gathering Storm
2015  Absolutely Anything
2015  Dough

Second Unit Director of Photography:
1966  Goal!
1970  Performance
1971  Walkabout
1973  Radio Wonderful
1975  Eskimo Nell
1975  Flame
1975  James Dean: The First American Teenager
1976  The Moon Over the Alley
1978  Full Circle
1978  The Stud
1981  Sredni Vashtar
1982  A Dangerous Summer
1982  Brimstone & Treacle
1982  The Missionary
1983  Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1984  The Razor's Edge
1985  Dance with a Stranger
1985  Insignificance
1985  Turtle Diary
1986  Club Paradise
1986  Half Moon Street
1987  The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
1987  Withnail & I
1988  A Handful of Dust
1989  How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1990  Living with Dinosaurs
1991  Not Without My Daughter
1997  Mothertime
1999  Milk
1999  Sleepy Hollow
2000  Longitude
2000  Solarmax
2002  The Gathering Storm
2006  Children of Men
2015  Absolutely Anything
2015  Dough

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TV Production

Director of Photography:
2000  Longitude

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