Allen Daviau

Known for: Camera

Born: 1942-06-14 – 2020-04-15 (aged 77)

From: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Allen Daviau (June 14, 1942 – April 15, 2020) was an American cinematographer known for his collaborations with Steven Spielberg work on E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), The Color Purple (1985), and Empire of the Sun (1987). He received five Academy Award nominations and two British Academy Film Award nominations, with one win. In addition to his work in film, Daviau served as Cinematographer-in-Residence at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Filmography (14)

MOVIE★ 10.0
The 'E.T.' Journals
2012
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.0
Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation
2011
as Himself
MOVIE★ 5.6
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'
2008
as Self
MOVIE
The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.8
Cinematographer Style
2006
as Self
MOVIE
The Informer: Out of the Fog
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Making of 'The Color Purple'
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.4
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
1996
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.9
Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)
1995
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Visions of Light
1992
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Citizen Steve
1987
as Self - DOP