- Cinematography films
- 42
- Cinematography avg
- 6.55
- Peak run
- 1920’39
- 7+ run
- 2 films
Cinematography films, by TMDB rating
The career
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
As a cinematographer, films with 25+ votes
Theodor by the numbers
Average
6.55
16 rated films
Vote weighted
6.59
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.59
rating spread
Career
29y
1917 to 1945
Total votes
1.26K
across every film
Best
7.5
The Wildcat
Worst
5.7
Baby's Laxative
Newest first
Filmography
| 1945 |  Murder, He Says | 6.8 | 35 |
| 1945 |  Blood on the Sun | 5.9 | 42 |
| 1945 |  Salty O'Rourke | · | 10 |
| 1944 |  Till We Meet Again | · | 3 |
| 1943 |  Johnny Come Lately | · | 21 |
| 1942 |  Star Spangled Rhythm | · | 11 |
| 1942 |  The Glass Key | 6.7 | 135 |
| 1942 |  Street of Chance | · | 21 |
| 1942 |  Wake Island | 5.9 | 28 |
| 1942 |  Dr. Broadway | · | 7 |
| 1941 |  Among the Living | 6.1 | 31 |
| 1941 |  Second Chorus | 5.8 | 41 |
| 1939 |  The Light That Failed | · | 8 |
| 1939 |  Beau Geste | 7.0 | 114 |
| 1938 |  If I Were King | · | 14 |
| 1938 |  The Texans | · | 7 |
| 1938 |  Dangerous to Know | · | 9 |
| 1937 |  Wells Fargo | · | 15 |
| 1937 |  High, Wide and Handsome | · | 5 |
| 1937 |  Internes Can't Take Money | · | 20 |
Better together?
Theodor Sparkuhl's regulars
- Ernst LubitschCinematographer · 12 films · 6.80 avg
- Frank LloydCinematographer · 3 films · 5.90 avg
- Mitchell LeisenCinematographer · 2 films
- William A. WellmanCinematographer · 2 films · 7.01 avg
- George MarshallCinematographer · 2 films · 6.80 avg
- Jean RenoirCinematographer · 2 films · 6.50 avg
- Stuart HeislerCinematographer · 2 films · 6.40 avg
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: Ernst Lubitsch and Theodor Sparkuhl movies · Frank Lloyd and Theodor Sparkuhl movies · Mitchell Leisen and Theodor Sparkuhl movies · William A. Wellman and Theodor Sparkuhl movies
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