Wally Pfister

Wally Pfister

CinematographerCamera and Electrical DepartmentDirector
Born
July 8, 1961
Awards
29 wins, 70 nominations

Wally Pfister is an American cinematographer and film director, who is best known for his work with Christopher Nolan. He is also known for his work on director F. Gary Gray's The Italian Job (2003) and Bennett Miller's Moneyball (2011). He made his directorial debut with the film Transcendence…

Biography

Wally Pfister is an American cinematographer and film director, who is best known for his work with Christopher Nolan. He is also known for his work on director F. Gary Gray's The Italian Job (2003) and Bennett Miller's Moneyball (2011).

He made his directorial debut with the film Transcendence (2014), starring Johnny Depp.

His first collaboration with Nolan was on the neo-noir thriller Memento (2000). The success of this collaboration resulted in Pfister taking over as director of photography for Nolan's subsequent films: Insomnia (2002), Batman Begins (2005), The Prestige (2006), The Dark Knight (2008), which he partially shot with IMAX cameras, and Inception, which was shot partially in 5-perf 65 mm. He is the only cinematographer that has worked with director Christopher Nolan between Memento and Dark Knight Rises.

Pfister won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Inception (2010).

Actor

Batman BeginsBatman Begins(2005)as Walter Pfister

Additional Crew

TurboTurbo(2013)

Self

CandelaCandela(2020)as Self
Secret History of ComicsSecret History of Comics(2017)as Self - Director of Photography - 'The Dark Knight'
Lennon or McCartneyLennon or McCartney(2014)as Self
Side by Side Extra: Volume TwoSide by Side Extra: Volume Two(2014)as Self
Advanced Filmmaking(2014)as Self

Known for

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Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Caine, Wally Pfister, Christopher Nolan, and Elliot Page in Inception (2010)Wally Pfister and P. Scott Sakamoto in Transcendence (2014)Christian Bale, Wally Pfister, Tom Hardy, and Christopher Nolan in The Dark Knight Rises (2012)Wally PfisterWally PfisterAl Pacino, Wally Pfister, and Christopher Nolan in Insomnia (2002)