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Cinematographer · 1897 to 1976

William V. Skall

Best rated: Rope (7.9)

Films
23
Avg rating
6.58
Peak run
1946’51
7+ run
2 films
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

William V. Skall, cinematography career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1946 to 1951, 6.94456781940194519501955Rope 7.9Life with Father 7.1Career avg 6.58

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

William V. Skall's career barcodecoolhot
193623 films1957
Current formLast 5: 6.66 vs career 6.58 (+0.08)
  1. WRope1948 · 7.9+1.3
  2. LKim1950 · 6.5−0.1
  3. WQuo Vadis1951 · 7.1+0.5
  4. LThe Silver Chalice1954 · 4.6−2.0
  5. WAll Mine to Give1957 · 7.2+0.6
As a cinematographer, films with 1,000+ votes

William by the numbers

Average
6.58
12 rated films
Vote weighted
6.67
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.88
rating spread
Career
22y
1936 to 1957
Total votes
226K
across every film
Best
7.9
Rope
Worst
7.1
Life with Father
Newest first

Filmography

Cinematography filmography
1957All Mine to Give7.21,780
1954The Silver Chalice4.61,997
1952The Golden Hawk·463
1952Cripple Creek·530
1952The Half-Breed·291
1951Quo Vadis posterQuo Vadis7.118,758
1950Kim6.52,399
1948Rope posterRope7.9167K
1948Two Guys from Texas·493
1947My Wild Irish Rose·474
1947Life with Father posterLife with Father7.17,165
1947Song of Scheherazade·255
1946The Time, the Place and the Girl·398
1946Night and Day6.13,554
1942The Forest Rangers·354
1942To the Shores of Tripoli6.01,116
1942Reap the Wild Wind posterReap the Wild Wind6.63,891
1941Billy the Kid5.71,204
1940Northwest Passage posterNorthwest Passage7.04,361
1939The Mikado·905
Better together?

William V. Skall's regulars

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: David Butler and William V. Skall movies · Michael Curtiz and William V. Skall movies · Victor Saville and William V. Skall movies

Takes

On William V. Skall

10 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

  • Best Cinematography (Color) · Academy Awards 1955
    William V. Skall
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography (Color) · Academy Awards 1952
    Robert Surtees, William V. Skall
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography (Color) · Academy Awards 1949
    Joseph Valentine, William V. Skall, Winton Hoch
    Won
  • Best Cinematography (Color) · Academy Awards 1948
    Peverell Marley, William V. Skall
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography (Color) · Academy Awards 1943
    Edward Cronjager, William V. Skall
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography (Color) · Academy Awards 1943
    Victor Milner, William V. Skall
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography (Color) · Academy Awards 1943
    Milton Krasner, William V. Skall, W. Howard Greene
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography (Color) · Academy Awards 1942
    William V. Skall, Leonard Smith
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography (Color) · Academy Awards 1941
    Sidney Wagner, William V. Skall
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography (Color) · Academy Awards 1940
    William V. Skall, Bernard Knowles
    Nominated

Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.

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