- Films
- 82
- Avg rating
- 6.89
- Peak run
- 1941’44
- 7+ run
- 6 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a cinematographer, films with 1,000+ votes
John by the numbers
Average
6.89
32 rated films
Vote weighted
6.98
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.67
rating spread
Career
40y
1921 to 1960
Total votes
653K
across every film
Best
8.4
Sunset Boulevard
Worst
6.3
Invaders from Mars
Newest first
Filmography
| 1960 | Guns of the Timberland | · | 634 |
| 1959 | Island of Lost Women | · | 364 |
| 1959 | The Man in the Net | · | 936 |
| 1958 | The Badlanders | 6.4 | 1,860 |
| 1958 | The Deep Six | · | 613 |
| 1957 | The Big Land | · | 765 |
| 1956 | A Cry in the Night | 6.0 | 1,042 |
| 1956 | Santiago | · | 364 |
| 1955 | The McConnell Story | · | 750 |
| 1955 | Hell on Frisco Bay | · | 850 |
| 1955 | Many Rivers to Cross | 6.2 | 1,521 |
| 1954 | The Rocket Man | · | 315 |
| 1954 | Rogue Cop | 6.6 | 1,115 |
| 1954 | Saskatchewan | 6.4 | 1,357 |
| 1953 | Fort Algiers | · | 320 |
| 1953 | Desert Legion | · | 432 |
| 1953 |  Invaders from Mars | 6.3 | 10,518 |
| 1952 | The Savage | · | 817 |
| 1952 | The Iron Mistress | 6.2 | 1,092 |
| 1952 | Botany Bay | · | 725 |
Better together?
John F. Seitz's regulars
- Rex IngramCinematographer · 6 films · 7.10 avg
- Frank TuttleCinematographer · 6 films · 6.65 avg
- Sam WoodCinematographer · 6 films · 6.20 avg
- John FarrowCinematographer · 5 films · 7.35 avg
- Billy WilderCinematographer · 4 films · 7.95 avg
- Gordon DouglasCinematographer · 4 films · 6.20 avg
- Harold S. BucquetCinematographer · 3 films
- George B. SeitzCinematographer · 3 films
- Preston SturgesCinematographer · 3 films · 7.67 avg
- Richard ThorpeCinematographer · 3 films · 6.80 avg
- Lewis AllenCinematographer · 3 films · 6.25 avg
- Leslie FentonCinematographer · 2 films
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Rex Ingram and John F. Seitz movies · Frank Tuttle and John F. Seitz movies · Sam Wood and John F. Seitz movies · John Farrow and John F. Seitz movies
Takes
On John F. Seitz
7 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Cinematography (Black-and-White) · Academy Awards 1955John Seitz
- NominatedBest Cinematography (Color) · Academy Awards 1952John F. Seitz, W. Howard Greene
- NominatedBest Cinematography (Black-and-White) · Academy Awards 1951John F. Seitz
- NominatedBest Cinematography (Black-and-White) · Academy Awards 1946John F. Seitz
- NominatedBest Cinematography (Black-and-White) · Academy Awards 1945John Seitz
- NominatedBest Cinematography (Black-and-White) · Academy Awards 1944John Seitz
- NominatedBest Cinematography · Academy Awards 1930John Seitz
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