Jack Asher

Jack Asher

Known for: Camera
Birthday: 1916-03-29
Deathday: 1991-04-01 (75 years old)

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Jack Asher B.S.C. (29 March 1916, London – 1991) was an English cinematographer. His brother Robert Asher was a film and TV director with whom he worked on several occasions.

He began his cinematic career as a camera operator, and made his first film as cinematographer or "lighting cameraman" on The Magic Bow (1946).

Asher is best remembered for his work on Hammer films, beginning with The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), the first of Hammer's gothic horrors, and the earliest colour version of the Frankenstein story. He was the director of photography on several of the colour Hammer horror films including Dracula (1958), The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), The Mummy (1959), The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) and The Brides of Dracula (1960) as well as some of the company’s moody monochrome thrillers like The Camp on Blood Island and The Snorkel (both 1958).His style was characterized by a fantastical use of colours, such as non-realistic purples and greens. Director Terence Fisher said of him, "Jack Asher had a very distinctive style of lighting, which was quite different from Arthur Grant's...(Who) had a more realistic approach to the situation. Jack Asher's was almost theatrical lighting with little tricks, like color slides placed over the lights and so on."Asher's non-Hammer films included The Good Die Young (1954) and Reach for the Sky (1956).

In 1964, he was nominated for a BAFTA for Best British Cinematography (Colour) for his work on The Scarlet Blade.

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Filmography

All 47

Movies 47

Director 8

Producer 1

Cinematography
The Early Bird

The Early Bird (1965)

Movie
Cinematography
The Intelligence Men

The Intelligence Men (1965)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Secret of Blood Island

The Secret of Blood Island (1964)

Movie
Director of Photography
A Stitch in Time

A Stitch in Time (1963)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Scarlet Blade

The Scarlet Blade (1963)

Movie
Producer
She'll Have to Go

She'll Have to Go (1962)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Bulldog Breed

The Bulldog Breed (1960)

Movie
Director of Photography
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)

Movie
6.25
Director of Photography
The Brides of Dracula

The Brides of Dracula (1960)

Movie
5.29
Cinematographer
The Mummy

The Mummy (1959)

Movie
5.08
Cinematographer
The Man Who Could Cheat Death

The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

Movie
4.75
Cinematographer
Follow a Star

Follow a Star (1959)

Movie
Cinematographer
Passport to Shame

Passport to Shame (1958)

Movie
Director of Photography
The Snorkel

The Snorkel (1958)

Movie
6
Director of Photography
The Revenge of Frankenstein

The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)

Movie
5.35
Cinematographer
Dracula

Dracula (1958)

Movie
5.68
Cinematographer
The Camp on Blood Island

The Camp on Blood Island (1958)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Steel Bayonet

The Steel Bayonet (1958)

Movie
Cinematographer
After the Ball

After the Ball (1957)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Curse of Frankenstein

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

Movie
5.05
Cinematographer
Reach for the Sky

Reach for the Sky (1956)

Movie
Cinematographer
Cast a Dark Shadow

Cast a Dark Shadow (1955)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Secret

The Secret (1955)

Movie
Cinematographer
Before I Wake

Before I Wake (1955)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Young Lovers

The Young Lovers (1954)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Good Die Young

The Good Die Young (1954)

Movie
Cinematographer
Fast and Loose

Fast and Loose (1954)

Movie
Cinematography
Albert R.N.

Albert R.N. (1953)

Movie
Cinematographer
All Hallowe'en

All Hallowe'en (1953)

Movie
Director of Photography
Grand National Night

Grand National Night (1953)

Movie
Cinematographer
Cosh Boy

Cosh Boy (1953)

Movie
Cinematographer
Women of Twilight

Women of Twilight (1953)

Movie
Cinematographer
A Killer Walks

A Killer Walks (1952)

Movie
Cinematographer
Girdle of Gold

Girdle of Gold (1952)

Movie
Cinematography
Hell Is Sold Out

Hell Is Sold Out (1951)

Movie
Cinematographer
Lilli Marlene

Lilli Marlene (1950)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Astonished Heart

The Astonished Heart (1950)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Lost People

The Lost People (1949)

Movie
Cinematography
Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter (1949)

Movie
Director of Photography
Portrait from Life

Portrait from Life (1948)

Movie
Camera Operator
Snowbound

Snowbound (1948)

Movie
Director of Photography
Easy Money

Easy Money (1948)

Movie
Cinematography
The Magic Bow

The Magic Bow (1946)

Movie
Camera Operator
Time Flies

Time Flies (1944)

Movie
Camera Operator
Back-Room Boy

Back-Room Boy (1942)

Movie
Camera Operator
Hyde Park Corner

Hyde Park Corner (1935)

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.96
Based on 107 Tausend movie and tv ratings over time
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1955
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1965
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Information

Known for
Camera

Gender
Male

Birthday
1916-03-29

Deathday
1991-04-01 (75 years old)

Place of birth
London, United Kingdom

Siblings
Robert Asher

Citizenships
United Kingdom


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