Freddie Young

British cinematographer (1902–1998)

Frederick A. Young OBE, BSC was an English cinematographer. Sometimes credited as F. A. Young, his career in motion picture photography spanned more than 130 films across 65 years, between 1919 and 1984. He was best known for the sweeping, lush widescreen color photography he displayed through his collaborations with director David Lean. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography three times – for Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965) and Ryan's Daughter (1970) – all directed by Lean.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 18 films (1928–1975) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 2 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1928 The Somme. New Era Films Ltd. 16mm B&W
1929 THE BONDMAN. World Wide Pictures Inc 8 reels B&W
1933 BITTER SWEET. United Artists Corp. 10 reels B&W
1934 THAT'S A GOOD GIRL. British & Dominions Film Corp. Ltd. 7 reels B&W
1935 ESCAPE ME NEVER. British & Dominions Film Corp. Ltd. 11 reels. B&W
1936 PEG OF OLD DRURY. British and Dominions Film Corp. Ltd. 8 reels B&W
1936 When Knights Were Bold CFF 17 min. 16mm Color sound
1939 Goodbye Mr Chips! Sam Wood 110 min B&W
1939 NURSE EDITH CAVELL. Imperadio Pictures Ltd. 98 min B&W
1949 Conspirator. Victor Saville 87 min. 35mm B&W sound
1950 Edward, My Son. George Cukor 112 min 35mm B&W sound
1956 Bhowani Junction George Cukor 110 min Color
1956 Invitation to the dance Gene Kelly 93 min Color
1959 Solomon and Sheba Collectors Book Store 1:16 16mm Color
1969 Battle Of Britain CBS NEWS 27 16mm Color
1969 Sinful Davey. Mirisch-Webb Productions 95 min 35mm Color sound
1971 Nicholas and Alexandra Learning Corp. 168 min 16mm Color sound
1975 Permission to Kill Cyril Frankel 93 min 16mm