Robert Elswit
Camera
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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Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Robert Elswit
Filmography
Acting (3)
2006
The Informer: Out of the Fogas Self
2000
That Moment: Magnolia Diaryas Self
7.7
Production & Directing (83)
2026
AnimalsDirector of Photography
2026
The Punisher: One Last KillDirector of Photography
8.3
2025
Ella McCayDirector of Photography
5.5
2024
Bob Marley: One LoveDirector of Photography
6.6
2021
King RichardDirector of Photography
7.6
2020
The King of Staten IslandDirector of Photography
7.0
2019
Velvet BuzzsawDirector of Photography
5.4
2018
SkyscraperDirector of Photography
6.3
2018
Write When You Get WorkDirector of Photography
3.9
2017
Roman J. Israel, Esq.Director of Photography
6.3
2017
SuburbiconDirector of Photography
5.9
2016
GoldDirector of Photography
6.6
2015
6.6
2015
Mission: Impossible - Rogue NationDirector of Photography
7.2
2014
Inherent ViceDirector of Photography
6.5
2014
NightcrawlerDirector of Photography
7.7
2012
The Bourne LegacyDirector of Photography
6.3
2011
Mission: Impossible - Ghost ProtocolDirector of Photography
7.1
2010
The TownDirector of Photography
7.2
2010
SaltDirector of Photography
6.4
2009
The Men Who Stare at GoatsDirector of Photography
6.0
2009
DuplicityDirector of Photography
5.9
2008
The Burning PlainDirector of Photography
6.6
2008
RedbeltDirector of Photography
6.4
2008
Shine a LightCamera Operator
6.8
2008
Shine a LightDirector of Photography
6.8
2007
There Will Be BloodDirector of Photography
8.1
2007
Michael ClaytonDirector of Photography
6.8
2006
American DreamzDirector of Photography
5.1
2005
SyrianaDirector of Photography
6.4
2005
Good Night, and Good Luck.Director of Photography
7.1
2003
Runaway JuryDirector of Photography
6.9
2003
GigliDirector of Photography
4.0
2003
Behind the Red DoorDirector of Photography
5.4
2002
Punch-Drunk LoveDirector of Photography
7.1
2001
ImpostorDirector of Photography
6.1
2001
HeistDirector of Photography
6.3
2000
BounceDirector of Photography
5.8
1999
MagnoliaDirector of Photography
7.7
1999
8MMDirector of Photography
6.5
1998
Richard Lester!Director of Photography
7.0
1997
Tomorrow Never DiesDirector of Photography
6.4
1997
Boogie NightsDirector of Photography
7.6
1997
Hard EightDirector of Photography
6.8
1996
BoysDirector of Photography
5.4
1996
The PallbearerDirector of Photography
5.0
1994
The River WildDirector of Photography
6.5
1993
A Dangerous WomanDirector of Photography
5.5
1992
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus StoryDirector of Photography
4.4
1992
WaterlandDirector of Photography
6.3
1992
The Hand That Rocks the CradleDirector of Photography
6.9
1991
Paris TroutDirector of Photography
5.5
1991
The Summer My Father Grew UpDirector of Photography
8.0
1991
Prison Stories: Women on the InsideDirector of Photography
4.2
1990
Opposites AttractDirector of Photography
7.0
1990
A Killing in a Small TownDirector of Photography
4.8
1990
Bad InfluenceDirector of Photography
6.0
1989
Heart of DixieDirector of Photography
5.8
1989
How I Got Into CollegeDirector of Photography
6.0
1989
Margaret Bourke-WhiteDirector of Photography
1988
Return of the Living Dead Part IIDirector of Photography
6.4
1988
Cadillac DreamsDirector of Photography
6.8
1987
Into the HomelandDirector of Photography
6.6
1987
Long GoneDirector of Photography
6.1
1987
Amazing Grace and ChuckDirector of Photography
5.9
1987
A Different AffairDirector of Photography
7.0
1986
Trick or TreatDirector of Photography
6.1
1986
The Children of Times SquareDirector of Photography
6.3
1985
Desert HeartsDirector of Photography
7.1
1985
Moving ViolationsDirector of Photography
5.4
1985
The Sure ThingDirector of Photography
6.5
1984
Tiger TownDirector of Photography
7.0
1983
SummerspellDirector of Photography
8.0
1983
Return of the JediVisual Effects Camera
7.9
1982
Waltz Across TexasDirector of Photography
10.0
1982
E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialVisual Effects Camera
7.5
1982
All Summer in a DayDirector of Photography
7.0
1981
The End of AugustDirector of Photography
7.0
1980
The Empire Strikes BackVisual Effects Lineup
8.4
1979
Star Trek: The Motion PictureVisual Effects Camera
6.5
1978
Genesis: Four Billion Years in the MakingAssistant Camera
1977
Fraternity RowCamera Operator
7.0
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Faster, Cheaper, BetterDirector of Photography