Camera • AGE 76
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...


The Punisher: One Last Kill
Director of Photography
2026

Ella McCay
Director of Photography
2025

RIPLEY
Director of Photography
2024

Bob Marley: One Love
Director of Photography
2024

King Richard
Director of Photography
2021

The King of Staten Island
Director of Photography
2020

Velvet Buzzsaw
Director of Photography
2019

Skyscraper
Director of Photography
2018

Write When You Get Work
Director of Photography
2018

Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Director of Photography
2017

Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert Hearts
Self
2017

Suburbicon
Director of Photography
2017

The Night Of
Director of Photography
2016

Gold
Director of Photography
2016

The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Thanks
2015

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Director of Photography
2015

Inherent Vice
Director of Photography
2014

Nightcrawler
Director of Photography
2014

The Bourne Legacy
Director of Photography
2012

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Director of Photography
2011

The Town
Director of Photography
2010

Salt
Director of Photography
2010

The Men Who Stare at Goats
Director of Photography
2009

Duplicity
Director of Photography
2009

The Burning Plain
Director of Photography
2008

Redbelt
Director of Photography
2008

Shine a Light
Camera Operator
2008

There Will Be Blood
Director of Photography
2007

Michael Clayton
Director of Photography
2007

American Dreamz
Director of Photography
2006

Syriana
Director of Photography
2005

Good Night, and Good Luck.
Director of Photography
2005

Gigli
Director of Photography
2003

Runaway Jury
Director of Photography
2003

Behind the Red Door
Director of Photography
2003

Punch-Drunk Love
Director of Photography
2002

Impostor
Director of Photography
2001

Heist
Director of Photography
2001

Bounce
Director of Photography
2000

That Moment: Magnolia Diary
Self
2000

Magnolia
Director of Photography
1999

8MM
Director of Photography
1999

Richard Lester!
Director of Photography
1998

Tomorrow Never Dies
Director of Photography
1997

Boogie Nights
Director of Photography
1997

Hard Eight
Director of Photography
1997

Boys
Director of Photography
1996

The Pallbearer
Director of Photography
1996

The River Wild
Director of Photography
1994

A Dangerous Woman
Director of Photography
1993

A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
Director of Photography
1992

Waterland
Director of Photography
1992

Human Target
Director of Photography
1992

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Director of Photography
1992

Paris Trout
Director of Photography
1991

The Summer My Father Grew Up
Director of Photography
1991

Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
Director of Photography
1991

Opposites Attract
Director of Photography
1990

A Killing in a Small Town
Director of Photography
1990

Bad Influence
Director of Photography
1990

Heart of Dixie
Director of Photography
1989

How I Got Into College
Director of Photography
1989

Margaret Bourke-White
Director of Photography
1989

Return of the Living Dead Part II
Director of Photography
1988

Cadillac Dreams
Director of Photography
1988

Into the Homeland
Director of Photography
1987

Long Gone
Director of Photography
1987

Amazing Grace and Chuck
Director of Photography
1987

A Different Affair
Director of Photography
1987

Trick or Treat
Director of Photography
1986

The Children of Times Square
Director of Photography
1986

Desert Hearts
Director of Photography
1985

Moving Violations
Director of Photography
1985

The Sure Thing
Director of Photography
1985

Tiger Town
Director of Photography
1984

CBS Schoolbreak Special
Director of Photography
1984

Summerspell
Director of Photography
1983

Return of the Jedi
Visual Effects Camera
1983

Waltz Across Texas
Director of Photography
1982

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Visual Effects Camera
1982

All Summer in a Day
Director of Photography
1982

The End of August
Director of Photography
1981

The Empire Strikes Back
Visual Effects Lineup
1980

Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Visual Effects Camera
1979

CBS Library
Director of Photography
1979

Genesis: Four Billion Years in the Making
Assistant Camera
1978

Fraternity Row
Camera Operator
1977

The Oscars
Self
1953

Faster, Cheaper, Better
Director of Photography

Animals
Director of Photography