Allen Daviau

Allen Daviau

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.

  • Title: Allen Daviau
  • Popularity: 1.494
  • Known For: Camera
  • Birthday: 1942-06-14
  • Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Allen Daviau Movies

  • 1996
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    The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'

    The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'

    7.4 1996 HD

    A behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of Steven Spielberg's 1982 film "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial."

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  • 1987
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    Citizen Steve

    Citizen Steve

    5.7 1987 HD

    On the occasion of the 40th birthday of the almighty filmmaker Steven Allan Spielberg, inquisitive reporter Clip Maxwell attempts to uncover the...

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  • 2006
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    The Informer: Out of the Fog

    The Informer: Out of the Fog

    1 2006 HD

    This is a special feature included on the DVD for "The Informer"--a film John Ford made for RKO and which was released in 1935. Victor McLaglen...

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  • 2009
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    No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

    No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

    6.3 2009 HD

    The artistry, triumph and lifelong friendship of the great cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond. With film school equipment, they shoot...

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  • 1992
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    Visions of Light

    Visions of Light

    7 1992 HD

    Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips...

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  • 2005
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    The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz

    The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz

    7 2005 HD

    "The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz" - a featurette narrated by Sydney Pollack.

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  • 2012
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    The 'E.T.' Journals

    The 'E.T.' Journals

    10 2012 HD

    The following documentary is composed exclusively of original behind-the-scenes footage shot during the production of "E.T." in 1981. It follows the...

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  • 2011
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    Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation

    Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation

    5 2011 HD

    This documentary short takes you inside the fascinating world of film preservation and restoration.

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  • 1997
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    Frank Capra's American Dream

    Frank Capra's American Dream

    6.167 1997 HD

    A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.

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  • 1995
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    Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction?

    Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction?

    5.8 1995 HD

    This provacative FOX Network "prime time" television special investigates the purported "Alien Autopsy" footage that was allegedly filmed by the...

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  • 2006
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    Cinematographer Style

    Cinematographer Style

    6.8 2006 HD

    110 of the world's top cinematographers discuss the art of how and why films look the way they do.

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  • 2008
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    Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'

    Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'

    6.5 2008 HD

    We hear from Coppola, Spielberg, director of photography Gordon Willis, consulting restoration cinematographer Allen Daviau, film archivist Robert A....

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  • 2006
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    The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel

    The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel

    1 2006 HD

    Retrospective documentary of the film "Bugsy"

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  • 1982
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    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    7.519 1982 HD

    An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliot who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the...

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  • 1990
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    Avalon

    Avalon

    6.604 1990 HD

    A Polish-Jewish family comes to the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a...

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  • 1995
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    Congo

    Congo

    5.5 1995 HD

    Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa where human greed and the laws of nature have gone...

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  • 1991
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    Bugsy

    Bugsy

    6.4 1991 HD

    New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't...

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  • 1985
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    The Color Purple

    The Color Purple

    7.753 1985 HD

    An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry....

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  • 1987
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    Empire of the Sun

    Empire of the Sun

    7.518 1987 HD

    Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured...

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  • 1993
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    Fearless

    Fearless

    6.9 1993 HD

    After a terrible air disaster, survivor Max Klein emerges a changed person. Unable to connect to his former life or to wife Laura, he feels godlike...

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  • 1999
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    The Astronaut's Wife

    The Astronaut's Wife

    5.597 1999 HD

    When astronaut Spencer Armacost returns to Earth after a mission that nearly cost him his life, he decides to take a desk job in order to see his...

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  • 1991
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    Defending Your Life

    Defending Your Life

    6.914 1991 HD

    Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way...

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  • 1987
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    Harry and the Hendersons

    Harry and the Hendersons

    6.1 1987 HD

    Returning from a hunting trip in the forest, the Henderson family's car hits an animal in the road. At first they fear it was a man, but when they...

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  • 1983
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    Twilight Zone: The Movie

    Twilight Zone: The Movie

    6.466 1983 HD

    An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at...

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  • 1985
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    The Falcon and the Snowman

    The Falcon and the Snowman

    6.5 1985 HD

    The true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union.

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  • 1968
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    Amblin'

    Amblin'

    6.2 1968 HD

    Two wanderers, a young man and a young woman, meet in the desert and decide to travel on together. The two travellers walk and hitch-hike their way...

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  • 1980
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    The Boy Who Drank Too Much

    The Boy Who Drank Too Much

    2 1980 HD

    A high school athlete is well on the road to becoming an alcoholic like his ex-hockey pro father until his teammate and best friend commits himself...

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  • 1980
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    Rage!

    Rage!

    7 1980 HD

    In an attempt to be rehabilitated, a rapist goes to therapy while in prison.

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  • 2004
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    Van Helsing

    Van Helsing

    6.373 2004 HD

    Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna...

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  • 1975
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    Names of Sin

    Names of Sin

    1 1975 HD

    A dramatization about a nine-year-old girl Missy who is persuaded by her peers to throw a stone at an old lady. She later discovers that the old lady...

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  • 2000
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    The Tigger Movie

    The Tigger Movie

    6.5 2000 HD

    Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Owl, Kanga, Roo, and Rabbit are preparing a suitable winter home for Eeyore, the perennially dejected donkey, but Tigger's...

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  • 1993
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    Protozoa

    Protozoa

    5.05 1993 HD

    Darren Aronofsky’s AFI short opens with angry slacker Dave sitting in a dreary, empty junkyard. Dave stares into space, sips beer, and beats...

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  • 1984
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    Top Secret!

    Top Secret!

    7.1 1984 HD

    Popular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festival. When he loses his heart to the gorgeous...

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  • 1975
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    Everything You Know Is Wrong

    Everything You Know Is Wrong

    7 1975 HD

    "Dogs flew space ships! The Aztecs invented the vacation! Men and Women are the same sex! Our forefathers took drugs! Your brain is not the boss!"....

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  • 1983
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    Legs

    Legs

    1 1983 HD

    Three ambitious young women risk it all when they compete for a chance to dance with the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes.

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  • 1971
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    Mooch Goes to Hollywood

    Mooch Goes to Hollywood

    5.1 1971 HD

    A dog tries to become a canine star with the help of Zsa Zsa Gabor.

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  • 1979
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    The Streets of L.A.

    The Streets of L.A.

    5 1979 HD

    A woman embarks on a lone pursuit of three teenaged hoods in the Los Angeles barrio after becoming incensed at their malicious tire-slashing on...

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  • 1973
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    Brothers O'Toole

    Brothers O'Toole

    6.7 1973 HD

    The O'Toole Brothers are Eastern con men, exceptionally good at talking their way out of tight situations. When they ride into Molybdenum, Colorado,...

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  • 1970
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    7.466 1970 HD

    A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg...

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