
Robert Elswit
- Born
- April 22, 1950 (76 years old)
- Place of birth
- California, USA
Biography
Robert Christopher Elswit, ASC (born April 22, 1950) is an American cinematographer.
He has collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson from 1996 to 2014, winning the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for There Will Be Blood.
Elswit has also collaborated with directors and screenwriters Tony and Dan Gilroy on all six films that either brother directed.
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Known for
Filmography
- —Faster, Cheaper, BetterFilm · Director of Photography

- —The Boys from BrazilThe Boys from BrazilSeries · Director of Photography
- 2026AnimalsFilm · Director of Photography

- 2026The Punisher: One Last KillFilm · Director of Photography★ 8.3

- 2025Ella McCayFilm · Director of Photography★ 5.5

- 2024RIPLEYSeries · Director of Photography★ 7.9

- 2024Bob Marley: One LoveFilm · Director of Photography★ 6.6

- 2021King RichardFilm · Director of Photography★ 7.6

- 2020The King of Staten IslandFilm · Director of Photography★ 7.0

- 2019Velvet BuzzsawFilm · Director of Photography★ 5.4

- 2018SkyscraperFilm · Director of Photography★ 6.3

- 2018Write When You Get WorkFilm · Director of Photography

- 2017Roman J. Israel, Esq.Film · Director of Photography★ 6.3

- 2017SuburbiconFilm · Director of Photography★ 5.9

- 2016The Night OfSeries · Director of Photography★ 8.0

- 2016GoldFilm · Director of Photography★ 6.6

- 2015The Diary of a Teenage GirlFilm · Thanks★ 6.6

- 2015Mission: Impossible - Rogue NationFilm · Director of Photography★ 7.2

- 2014Inherent ViceFilm · Director of Photography★ 6.5

- 2014NightcrawlerFilm · Director of Photography★ 7.7

- 2012The Bourne LegacyFilm · Director of Photography★ 6.3

- 2011Mission: Impossible - Ghost ProtocolFilm · Director of Photography★ 7.1

- 2010The TownFilm · Director of Photography★ 7.2

- 2010SaltFilm · Director of Photography★ 6.4

- 2009The Men Who Stare at GoatsFilm · Director of Photography★ 6.0

- 2009DuplicityFilm · Director of Photography★ 5.9

- 2008The Burning PlainFilm · Director of Photography★ 6.6

- 2008RedbeltFilm · Director of Photography★ 6.4

- 2008Shine a LightFilm · Camera Operator, Director of Photography★ 6.8

- 2007There Will Be BloodFilm · Director of Photography★ 8.1

- 2007Michael ClaytonFilm · Director of Photography★ 6.8

- 2006American DreamzFilm · Director of Photography★ 5.1

- 2005SyrianaFilm · Director of Photography★ 6.4

- 2005Good Night, and Good Luck.Film · Director of Photography★ 7.1

- 2003Runaway JuryFilm · Director of Photography★ 6.9

- 2003GigliFilm · Director of Photography★ 4.0

- 2003Behind the Red DoorFilm · Director of Photography★ 5.4

- 2002Punch-Drunk LoveFilm · Director of Photography★ 7.1

- 2001ImpostorFilm · Director of Photography★ 6.1

- 2001HeistFilm · Director of Photography★ 6.3

- 2000BounceFilm · Director of Photography★ 5.8

- 1999MagnoliaFilm · Director of Photography★ 7.7

- 19998MMFilm · Director of Photography★ 6.5

- 1998Richard Lester!Film · Director of Photography

- 1997Tomorrow Never DiesFilm · Director of Photography★ 6.4

- 1997Boogie NightsFilm · Director of Photography★ 7.6

- 1997Prince StreetPrince StreetSeries · Director of Photography
- 1997Hard EightFilm · Director of Photography★ 6.8

- 1996BoysFilm · Director of Photography★ 5.4

- 1996The PallbearerFilm · Director of Photography★ 5.0

- 1994The River WildFilm · Director of Photography★ 6.5

- 1993A Dangerous WomanFilm · Director of Photography★ 5.5

- 1992A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus StoryFilm · Director of Photography

- 1992WaterlandFilm · Director of Photography★ 6.3

- 1992Human TargetSeries · Director of Photography

- 1992The Hand That Rocks the CradleFilm · Director of Photography★ 6.9

- 1991Paris TroutFilm · Director of Photography

- 1991The Summer My Father Grew UpFilm · Director of Photography

- 1991Prison Stories: Women on the InsideFilm · Director of Photography

- 1990Opposites AttractFilm · Director of Photography

- 1990A Killing in a Small TownFilm · Director of Photography

- 1990Bad InfluenceFilm · Director of Photography★ 6.0

- 1989Heart of DixieFilm · Director of Photography

- 1989How I Got Into CollegeFilm · Director of Photography★ 6.0

- 1989Margaret Bourke-WhiteFilm · Director of Photography

- 1989Dream StreetDream StreetSeries · Director of Photography
- 1988Return of the Living Dead Part IIFilm · Director of Photography★ 6.4

- 1988Cadillac DreamsFilm · Director of Photography

- 1987Into the HomelandFilm · Director of Photography

- 1987Long GoneFilm · Director of Photography

- 1987Amazing Grace and ChuckFilm · Director of Photography★ 5.9

- 1987A Different AffairFilm · Director of Photography

- 1986Trick or TreatFilm · Director of Photography★ 6.1

- 1986The Children of Times SquareFilm · Director of Photography

- 1985Desert HeartsFilm · Director of Photography★ 7.1

- 1985Moving ViolationsFilm · Director of Photography★ 5.4

- 1985The Sure ThingFilm · Director of Photography★ 6.5

- 1984Tiger TownFilm · Director of Photography

- 1984CBS Schoolbreak SpecialSeries · Director of Photography

- 1983SummerspellFilm · Director of Photography

- 1983Return of the JediFilm · Visual Effects Camera★ 7.9

- 1982Waltz Across TexasFilm · Director of Photography

- 1982E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialFilm · Visual Effects Camera★ 7.5

- 1982All Summer in a DayFilm · Director of Photography

- 1981The End of AugustFilm · Director of Photography

- 1980The Empire Strikes BackFilm · Visual Effects Lineup★ 8.4

- 1979Star Trek: The Motion PictureFilm · Visual Effects Camera★ 6.5

- 1979CBS LibrarySeries · Director of Photography

- 1978Genesis: Four Billion Years in the MakingFilm · Assistant Camera

- 1977Fraternity RowFilm · Camera Operator
