Born in Tahiti, the son of writer
James Norman Hall, author of "Mutiny on the
Bounty," Conrad Hall studied filmmaking at USC. He and two classmates
formed a production company and sold a project to a local television
station. Hall's company branched out into making industrial films and
TV commercials. They were hired to shoot location footage for several
feature films, including's Disney's
The Living Desert (1953). In the early 1960s, Hall
was hired as a camera assistant on several features and worked his way
up to camera operator. He received his first cinematographer credit in
1965. Hall won acclaim for his rich and complex compositions,
especially for
In Cold Blood (1967) and won an Academy Award for
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). He won two
more Oscars, for
American Beauty (1999), in 2000, and
Road to Perdition (2002).
Running Target(1956)
Declaration of Independence(2003)
Road to Perdition(2002)
American Beauty(1999)
A Civil Action(1998)
Without Limits(1998)
Jennifer 8(1992)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid(1969)
Sleepy Hollow(1999)
Scrooged(1988)
The Rose(1979)
Mutiny on the Bounty(1962)
Wilfred Undone(2019)
Marvin's Room(1996)
Visions of Light(1992)
Streetwise(1984)
Something's Gonna Live(2009)as Self
Who Needs Sleep?(2006)as Self
Tell Them Who You Are(2004)as Self
The 75th Annual Academy Awards(2003)as Self (Memorial Tribute)
HBO First Look(1992)as Self
Martini Shot: William Atherton and 'The Day of the Locust'(2020)as Self
Light & Shadow(2013)as Self
Memories from 'the Professionals'(2005)as Self
