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Allen Daviau

Camera · Born June 14, 1942 · 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.

Allen Daviau movies and shows

  • Van Helsing2004
  • Amazing Stories1985
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial1982
  • The Tigger Movie2000
  • Empire of the Sun1987
  • The Color Purple1985
  • Twilight Zone: The Movie1983
  • Top Secret!1984
  • Congo1995
  • The Astronaut's Wife1999
  • Harry and the Hendersons1987
  • The Falcon and the Snowman1985
  • Bugsy1991
  • Defending Your Life1991
  • Avalon1990
  • Fearless1993
  • The E.T. Journals2012
  • The Boy Who Drank Too Much1980
  • Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)1995
  • Mooch Goes to Hollywood1971
  • The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'1996
  • Citizen Steve1987
  • Visions of Light1992
  • Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation2011