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Milton Krasner

1904–1988 · American cinematographer

Biography

Milton Krasner (1904-1988) was an American cinematographer, accredited as A.S.C. by the American Society of Cinematographers. He worked in film from the 1930s into the early 1970s, and his name is most closely tied to the 1950s.

During those years he was a frequent presence at 20th Century Fox, where he shot many of the studio's Technicolor productions, among them Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954), Désirée (1954) and The Rains of Ranchipur (1955). His black-and-white work is also highly regarded, with A Double Life, The Set-Up and All About Eve among his most remembered films. He won the Academy Award for Best Color Cinematography for Three Coins in the Fountain and the Cannes Film Festival prize for Best Cinematography for The Set-Up.

His last film was Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970). Today he is remembered as a cinematographer with a long and varied career, whose extensive filmography spans genres from film noir to romantic comedy.

Key films

  • All About Eve (1950)
  • A Double Life (1947)
  • The Seven Year Itch (1955)
  • Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
  • The Set-Up (1949)

Trivia

Oscar for Three Coins in the Fountain

Krasner won the Academy Award for Best Color Cinematography for this film, presented in 1955. He had earlier been nominated in the same category for Arabian Nights (1943), a nomination shared with two other cinematographers.

Cannes prize

His work on The Set-Up earned him the Best Cinematography award at the 1949 Cannes Film Festival.

On Cinematopedia

All About Eve1950How the West Was Won1962The Seven Year Itch1955An Affair to Remember1957A Double Life1947Sweet Bird of Youth1962Bus Stop1956Beneath the Planet of the Apes1970The Farmer's Daughter1947Monkey Business1952Scarlet Street1945The Woman in the Window1944

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