David A. Ellis has interviewed some of the most influential and highly regarded cameramen of the last half century and more and he has assembled these exchanges in Conversations with Cinematographers. While their names may not be known by the general public these men and their work have left indelible imprints on the silver screen. Among those interviewed are several awardwinning artistsampbull Douglas Slocombe Kind Hearts and Coronets Julia Raiders of the Lost Arkampbull Oswald Morris The Guns of Navarone Fiddler on the Roof Oliverampbull Christopher Challis A Shot in the Dark Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Top Secretampbull Billy Williams Women in Love The Wind and the Lion Gandhiampbull Freddie Francis Sons and Lovers The Elephant Man Gloryampbull Chris Menges The Killing Fields The Mission The Readerampbull John De Borman The Full Monty Hamlet An Educationampbull Gilbert Taylor Dr. Strangelove A Hard Dayamp39s Night Frenzy Star Warsampbull Jack Cardiff Black Narcissus The Red Shoes The African Queenampbull Nicolas Roeg Fahrenheit 451 Far from the Madding Crowd Petuliaampbull Alex Thomson Excalibur Legend Hamletampbull Walter Lassally Tom Jones Zorba the Greek Heat and Dustampbull Anthony Dod Mantle Slumdog Millionaire The Last King of Scotland 127 HoursAlong with several camera operators who were also interviewed these cinematographers recount their experiences on sets and reveal what it was like to work with some of the most acclaimed directors of all time including Alfred Hitchcock Fred Zinnemann Carol Reed John Huston David Lynch and Steven Spielberg. With valuable insight into the craft of moviemaking this collection of interviews will appeal to film professors scholars and students as well as anyone with an interest in the art of cinematography.