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Nov 30, 2018 · As much a black comedy as it is film noir, Sunset Boulevard (1950) benefits greatly from stylish lighting by John F. Seitz, ASC — who had previously worked with director Billy Wilder on the noir classics Double Indemnity (1944) and Lost Weekend (1945).
Mar 4, 2021 · But credit for this outstanding film belongs equally to the men behind the scenes — to Hans Dreier and John Meehan for their inspired art direction, to Franz Waxman for his provocative musical score, and especially to John F. Seitz, ASC, for his brilliant job of photography.
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Motion-Picture Cinematographer. For 40 years he was one of Hollywood's top cameramen. Restlessly creative, he worked best with directors who challenged him, such as Rex Ingram, Preston Sturges, and Billy Wilder. Seitz helped develop the matte process of special-effects photography, and his signature use of intense...
Feb 23, 2014 · Music is by Victor Young and cinematography by John F. Seitz. Al Goddard (Ladd) is a U.S. Postal Inspector sent to investigate the grim murder of one of his colleagues. There's a witness to locate and possibly protect, a nun, Sister Augustine (Calvert), and soon enough Al has to go undercover as a crook to infiltrate the gang responsibl...
Influential cinematographer of both the silent and sound eras. Seitz began his career as a lab technician with the St. Louis Motion Picture Company, joined American Mutual in 1916 and had graduated to cinematographer by 1919. His best work was done at Metro (1920-28), especially for director Rex...
Featuring scene-stealing supporting work from Edward G. Robinson and the chiaroscuro of cinematographer John F. Seitz, Double Indemnity is one of the most entertainingly perverse stories ever told and the standard by which all noir must be measured.
