Frank Walter Stanley (May 5, 1922 – December 21, 1999) was an American cinematographer.Maslin, Janet. "Screen: Saga of a Car In 'Corvette Summer': A Double Debut," New York Times (August 4, 1978). Accessed May 18, 2009. He is best known for four Clint Eastwood films in a row: Breezy (1973), Magnum Force (1973), Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) and The Eiger Sanction (1975).
Career During the filming of The Eiger Sanction, shot in Switzerland, which required a great deal of precarious mountain-climbing cinematography, Stanley fell during the shoot but survived. He used a wheelchair for some time and was taken out of action.McGilligan (1999), p.249 Stanley, who later managed to complete filming after a delay under pressure from an unsympathetic Clint Eastwood, would later blame Eastwood for the accident due to a lack of preparation, describing him both as a director and an actor as "a very impatient man who doesn't really plan his pictures or do any homework. He figures he can go right in and sail through these things".McGilligan (1999), p.250 Stanley was never hired by Eastwood or Malpaso Productions again.McGilligan (1999), p.247 Bruce Surtees was Eastwood's regular cinematographer before and after this period, on a total of twelve films.
Later Stanley was the cinematographer on Blake Edwards's 10 (1979) and Grease 2 (1982). Filmography
Director of photography
Film Year Film Director Notes1971 J. W. CoopCliff Robertson 1972 The Carey TreatmentBlake EdwardsFourth collaboration with Blake Edwards A Separate PeaceLarry PeerceSecond collaboration with Larry Peerce 1973 Tom SawyerDon Taylor BreezyClint EastwoodSecond collaboration with Clint Eastwood Magnum ForceTed Post Willie DynamiteGilbert MosesFirst collaboration with Gilbert Moses1974 Thunderbolt and LightfootMichael Cimino 1975 Mr. RiccoPaul Bogart The Eiger SanctionClint EastwoodThird collaboration with Clint Eastwood1976 Car WashMichael Schultz 1977 HeroesJeremy KaganFirst collaboration with Jeremy Kagan A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a SandwichRalph Nelson 1978 Corvette SummerMatthew Robbins The Big FixJeremy KaganSecond collaboration with Jeremy Kagan 1979 10Blake EdwardsFifth collaboration with Blake Edwards The Fish That Saved PittsburghGilbert MosesSecond collaboration with Gilbert Moses1980 Wholly Moses!Gary Weis1981 Under the RainbowSteve Rash1982 Grease 2Patricia Birch1983 The ProdigalJames F. Collier
Camera and electrical department
Year Film Director Role Notes Other notes 1962 Hatari!Howard Hawks Assistant cameraFirst collaboration with Howard Hawks To Kill a MockingbirdRobert MulliganFirst collaboration with Robert Mulligan1963 A Gathering of EaglesDelbert Mann1964 Man's Favorite Sport?Howard Hawks First assistant cameraSecond collaboration with Howard Hawks1965 The Great RaceBlake EdwardsFirst collaboration with Blake Edwards1966 HawaiiGeorge Roy HillFirst collaboration with George Roy Hill 1967 TobrukArthur Hiller Thoroughly Modern MillieGeorge Roy HillSecond collaboration with George Roy Hill1968 The Green BeretsCamera operator1969 A Time for DyingBudd Boetticher First assistant camera 1970 The GrasshopperJerry Paris Darling LiliBlake EdwardsSecond collaboration with Blake Edwards 1971 The BeguiledDon Siegel Assistant camera Raid on RommelHenry Hathaway The Sporting ClubLarry PeerceFirst collaboration with Larry Peerce Summer of '42Robert MulliganFirst assistant cameraSecond collaboration with Robert Mulligan Wild RoversBlake EdwardsPhotographer: Second unitThird collaboration with Blake Edwards Play Misty for MeClint EastwoodAssistant cameraFirst collaboration with Clint Eastwood 1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Steven Spielberg Additional director of photographyFirst collaboration with Steven Spielberg1979 1941Second collaboration with Steven Spielberg
TV movies Year Film Director1974 Winter KillJud Taylor1975 KatherineJeremy Kagan 1976 James DeanRobert Butler Return to EarthJud Taylor Nightmare in Badham CountyJohn Llewellyn Moxey I Want to Keep My Baby!Jerry Thorpe 1977 The Strange Possession of Mrs. OliverGordon Hessler SnowbeastHerb Wallerstein1978 When Every Day Was the Fourth of July Dan Curtis1979 The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang 1981 East of EdenHarvey Hart The Other VictimNoel Black1982 Cry for the StrangersPeter Medak 1983 Wait till Your Mother Gets Home!Bill Persky Secrets of a Mother and DaughterGabrielle Beaumont Heart of SteelDonald Wrye 1984 Dark MirrorRichard Lang PassionsSandor Stern The Three Wishes of Billy GrierCorey Blechman 1985 Consenting AdultGilbert Cates Love, MaryRobert Day
TV series Year Title Notes1981 East of Eden3 episodes
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