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From Wikipedia Alex Phillips (January 11, 1900 Renfrew, Ontario – June 14, 1977) was a Canadian-born Mexican cinematographer and the father of Alex Phillips, Jr., also a cinematographer. In his youth, his family moved to Russia, but he returned to Canada because of his dislike with the czarist government. He enlisted in the Canadian Army where he met Mary Pickford who introduced him to Hollywood since he expressed his interest in becoming an actor. He auditioned with Fox and Paramount Pictures but was unable to obtain a role. He later approached Christie Comedies where he was advised to look for more stable positions in the movie industry and started his career in cinematography and film editing. He received an opportunity when an assistant fell sick and was able to travel to France with the Canadian Official Photography. After Christie Comedies went bankrupt, he was hired by Samuel Goldwyn while he attended evening classes. He received the opportunity of working with Barnes, Edison and Meyer, and learned techniques such as graduations, tridimensional vision and the sense of potential balance. Phillips then began experimenting with lights and camera movements. He moved to Mexico in 1931 and worked with directors such as Arcady Boytler, Roberto Gavaldón, Julio Bracho and Luis Buñuel. He worked on some of the earliest Mexican movies such as the silent film Santa (1931) where his worked was considered expressionist. He worked in more than 250 movies in Mexico and 150 in the United States including La mujer del puerto (1934), Aventuras de Robinson Crusoe (1952 with Luis Buñuel), La Red (1953 with Emilio Fernández). His last film was El castillo de la pureza (1972 with Arturo Ripstein).
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1901-01-11
- event Death Date 1977-06-14
- school Known for: Camera
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- info Birth Place Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Alex Phillips
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The Wonderful Country
1959-10-21
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La guerrillera de Villa
1967-11-15
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The Dressel Family
1935-07-13
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Luponini (El terror de Chicago)
1935-01-02
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A Perfect 36
1923-11-18
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Grandpa's Girl
1924-06-15
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Quiero vivir
1953-01-28
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Every Man’s Woman
1946-01-11
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The Well-paid
1948-02-20
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The Absentee
1952-05-07
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Villa!!
1958-10-01
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Enemigos
1934-01-11
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The Mad Empress
1939-12-16
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Of Love and Desire
1963-09-11
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The Love Nest
1950-02-09
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Playa prohibida
1956-04-19
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There are not Crosses in the Sea
1968-01-01
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Tuya en cuerpo y alma
1945-06-01
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Mujeres que trabajan
1953-04-22
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Adventure in Rio
1953-05-02
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Rumbo a Brasilia
1961-10-19
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Sensualidad
1951-07-25
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Soulless Women
1934-01-01
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Damiana and the Men
1967-10-26
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Lucky Break
1992-01-01
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Amok
1944-12-22
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Twilight
1945-04-13
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Little Town
1962-08-02
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La golondrina
1938-06-11
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Celos
1936-01-23
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Ay, Jalisco, Don't Give Up!
1941-11-12
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El diario de mi madre
1957-12-08
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Forgotten Faces
1952-10-18
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Juarez and Maximilian
1934-06-28
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Ojos tapatios
1938-02-10
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Una vida por otra
1932-02-10
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El dolor de los hijos
1949-05-13
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Andante
1969-10-09
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In the Palm of Your Hand
1951-06-21
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Castle of Purity
1973-05-10
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Dead Aim
1971-01-01
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Cortesana
1948-05-12
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Aventurera
1950-10-18
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Geronimo
1962-04-27
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The Other
1946-11-20
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The Woman of the Port
1934-02-14
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The Kneeling Goddess
1947-08-13
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La soldadera
1967-08-10
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The White Monk
1945-10-06
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Black Wind
1965-12-23
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Remolino de pasiones
1970-04-30
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Doña Bárbara
1943-09-16
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Viviré otra vez
1940-04-26
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The Devil Is a Woman
1950-01-28
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Up in Mabel's Room
1926-06-20
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The Moderate Doctor
1971-08-12
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Alazán y enamorado
1966-09-29
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Estrategia matrimonio
1967-03-23
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Gran Hotel
1944-08-14
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Nobody's Wife
1937-10-26
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The Shame of the Sabine Women
1962-07-19
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El tigre de Yautepec
1933-12-14
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Santa
1932-03-30
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El secreto del sacerdote
1941-01-22
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Juan Colorado
1966-08-16
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The Macabre Trunk
1936-09-04
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Eagles Across the Sun
1932-05-02
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Tizoc
1957-10-23
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La rabia por dentro
1962-01-01
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Sube y baja
1959-01-01
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Robinson Crusoe
1954-08-05
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Mexican Bus Ride
1952-06-25
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Ave sin rumbo
1937-06-24
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Pepita Jimenez
1946-02-22
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The Nervous Wreck
1926-10-09
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May God Forgive Me
1948-03-25
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Madre a la fuerza
1940-08-01
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School for Buglars
1958-05-09
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La paloma
1937-08-20
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La zandunga
1938-03-18
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Hombre o demonio
1940-10-17
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For the Love of Mike
1960-08-28
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The Night of a Thousand Cats
1972-11-01
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Ride 'Em Cowboy
1924-01-13
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Hand to Hand
1932-12-10
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Shadow of Pancho Villa
1933-02-08
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Dos de abajo
1983-11-03
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Hold Your Breath
1924-05-24
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Suprema ley
1937-03-19
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Sierra Baron
1958-07-01
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Perdida
1950-06-03
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Coqueta
1949-07-22
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María la Voz
1955-04-16
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My Dear Captain
1950-12-07
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Music of Always
1958-07-17
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Miguel Strogoff
1944-01-01
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Away We Go
1924-01-01
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Cruz Diablo
1934-11-28
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Untouched
1954-12-23
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La odalisca No. 13
1958-10-22
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Mujeres sacrificadas
1952-07-10
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Little Red Riding Hood
1959-05-05
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Adam and Eve
1956-11-15
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Memories of the Future
1969-06-25
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The Proud and the Beautiful
1953-11-25
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Stolen Heaven
1951-10-04
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Time to Die
1966-08-11
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Reportaje
1953-11-13
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The Last of the Fast Guns
1958-07-01
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Desired
1951-04-04
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María Magdalena, pecadora de Magdala
1946-10-10
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The Net
1953-06-08
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Revancha
1948-09-15
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Hoy comienza la vida
1935-03-21
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Ten Days To Tulara
1958-10-29
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Despedida de casada
1968-04-17
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The Birthday of the Dog
1975-09-10
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Ya se quien eres (te he estado observando)
1971-09-03