John A. Alonzo

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John A. Alonzo

Born 1934-06-12 · Dallas, Texas, USA

John A. Alonzo (June 12, 1934 - March 13, 2001) was an American cinematographer and actor, known for Chinatown (1974), The Magnificent Seven (1960) and Star Trek: Generations (1994). He was previously married to Suzanne L. Heltzel and Jan Murray.

Acting credits

The Magnificent Seven poster
7.5

An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.

The Magnificent Seven

1960

The Gun Runners poster
6.1

Remake of "To Have and Have Not" based on Hemingway short story. Plot reset to early days of Cuban revolution. A charter boat skipper gets entangled in gunrunning scheme to get money to pay off debts. Sort of a sea-going film noir with bad girl, smarmy villain, and the "innocent" drawn into wrong side of law by circumstances.

The Gun Runners

1958

Invitation to a Gunfighter poster
5.9

In New Mexico, a Confederate veteran returns home to find his fiancée married to a Union soldier, his Yankee neighbors rallied against him and his property sold by the local banker who then hires a gunman to kill him.

Invitation to a Gunfighter

1964

Susan Slade poster
5.9

A pregnant teen allows her mother to pass her secret baby off as her own.

Susan Slade

1961

Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' poster
7.0

A documentary about 'The Magnificent Seven'.

Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'

2000

The Crowded Sky poster
5.9

When Navy pilot Dale Heath takes off, he doesn't expect his navigational equipment to fail and must adapt when it goes out along with his radio. Heading straight for a commercial jet piloted by Dick Barnett, whose plane is full of passengers, Heath can't tell which way to turn in order to avoid a catastrophe.

The Crowded Sky

1960

The Making of 'Scarface' poster
8.0

A 52-minute documentary on "Scarface," both the making of the film and its reception.

The Making of 'Scarface'

1998

Visions of Light poster
7.0

Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from Birth of a Nation to Do the Right Thing. Themes: the DP tells people where to look; changes in movies (the arrival of sound, color, and wide screens) required creative responses from DPs; and, these artisans constantly invent new equipment and try new things, with wonderful results. The narration takes us through the identifiable studio styles of the 30s, the emergence of noir, the New York look, and the impact of Europeans. Citizen Kane, The Conformist, and Gordon Willis get special attention.

Visions of Light

1992

The Long Rope poster
6.2

A judge in a murder trial, believing the defendant is innocent, sets out to find the real killer.

The Long Rope

1961

Hand of Death poster
4.4

A scientist spills a new serum in his lab, accidentally inhales its fumes, and turns into a murderous monster who kills anyone he touches.

Hand of Death

1962

Terror At Black Falls poster
6.0

A Mexican gunslinger is injured trying to save his son and is put into prison. When he's released, he's got revenge on his mind.

Terror At Black Falls

1962

Nightmare in Chicago poster
4.0

The story of a serial killer known as "Georgie Porgie." The Chicago turnpike is threatened over a three-day period as the police try to catch him by blocking the whole area.

Nightmare in Chicago

1964

The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo poster
6.0

Cinematographer John A. Alonzo was one of the driving creative forces in the resurgence of expressionistic American movies of the late 1960s and '70s. Director Axel Schill's documentary explores Alonzo's work on key films of that era and beyond. Clips from Chinatown, Scarface, Internal Affairs and other movies accompany interviews with stars such as Richard Dreyfuss, Sally Field and contemporary cinematographer Haskell Wexler.

The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo

2007

Behind the camera