Edward Scaife

Edward Scaife

Director

London, England, UK
May 23, 1912

Biography

Edward Scaife BSC (23 May 1912 – November 1994) was an English cinematographer, who worked five times with the director John Huston. Sometimes credited as Ted Scaife, he worked originally in the sound department of a London film company. From 1940 onwards, he was a member of the camera crew in productions such as Michael Powell's Black Narcissus (1947) and Huston's African Queen. From 1951 he was first employed as a chief camera man, and photographed films of all genres, including Night of the Demon (1957), 633 Squadron (1964), Khartoum (1966), and The Dirty Dozen (1967), before retiring from the industry in 1979.

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Edward Scaife 1

Representative Works

The Third Man
The Third Man
7.9
/ English
The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen
7.6
/ English
The African Queen
The African Queen
7.3
/ English
Khartoum
Khartoum
6.3
/ English
Hannie Caulder
Hannie Caulder
6.2
/ English
Play Dirty
Play Dirty
6.3
/ English
Dark of the Sun
Dark of the Sun
6.6
/ English
Night of the Demon
Night of the Demon
7.0
/ English
633 Squadron
633 Squadron
6.2
/ English
State Secret
State Secret
6.9
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Third Man
1949Winner

Career Highlight

The Third Man

The Dirty Dozen
1967Winner

Best Director

The Dirty Dozen

The African Queen
1952Nominee

Best Director

The African Queen

Career Highlights

Khartoum
1966Highlight

Best Director

Khartoum

Hannie Caulder
1971Highlight

Best Director

Hannie Caulder