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Douglas Slocombe dies aged 103
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Royal Dalton
, Feb 22 2016 11:16 PM
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Posted 23 February 2016 - 12:52 AM
He had a good innings.
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Posted 23 February 2016 - 01:06 AM
103! He must have had a little sip from the Holy Grail in The Last Crusade. What a life. Rest In Peace.
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Posted 23 February 2016 - 06:34 AM
A true master of his craft. Someone who never imposed his own style on the films but found the perfect one for each endeavour.
Rest in peace, Sir.
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Posted 23 February 2016 - 08:24 AM
A cracking age to reach with a wonderful legacy of work behind him, and pushing 70 when he did the Indy films? Good work that man!
RIP Mr Slocombe.
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Posted 23 February 2016 - 08:42 AM
103! I had no idea what age he was when I saw his name on the credits. Didn't think for a minute he would have been in his 70s for the Indy films or NSNA.
Incredible life.
RIP.
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Posted 23 February 2016 - 04:29 PM
Apparently Connery personally insisted on him for Never Say Never Again, claiming that Slocombe would give the film "prestige and substance".
Edited by hilly, 23 February 2016 - 04:50 PM.
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Posted 23 February 2016 - 06:05 PM
Another legend gone.
RIP
RIP
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Posted 23 February 2016 - 07:06 PM
I think he was famous for shooting without the need to use a light meter. His films were richly photographed. RIP.