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I've long been an admirer of Philip French's way of writing as well as his knowledge of films. He was one of the few critics to be aware, and make audiences aware, of the work of people on a film set other than the director.

~Douglas Slocombe

Topics: Admirer Audiences Aware Been Critics Director Few Film Film Set Films French He His Knowledge Long Make Other People Philip Set Than Way Well Work Writing

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If you want to know what London looked like in 1947, with all the bomb-sites, 'Hue and Cry' will tell you. And when I shot 'The Lavender Hill Mob' four years later, it didn't look that different.

~Douglas Slocombe

Topics: Cry Different Four Hill Hue Know Later Like London Look Looked Mob Shot Tell Want Will Years You

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It's a weird feeling to have outlived virtually everyone you ever worked with.

~Douglas Slocombe

Topics: Ever Everyone Feeling Outlived Virtually Weird Worked You

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As a rule, Michael Balcon was at great pains to ensure Ealing remained very British. There was no point our trying to be MGM, and we didn't see a lot of American stars.

~Douglas Slocombe

Topics: American British Ensure Great Lot Michael No Point Our Pains Point Remained Rule See Stars Trying Very Mgm

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I had fallen in love with photography and was making a living doing photographic features for publications such as 'Picture Post,' 'Paris Match' and 'Life' magazine. But in 1939, I saw a huge headline, which I think was in the 'Sunday Express.' It said, 'Danzig - Danger Point of Europe.' I packed up my Leica, got on a train, and went.

~Douglas Slocombe

Topics: Danger Doing Europe Express Fallen Features Got Had Headline Huge Life Living Love Magazine Making Making A Living Match Packed Paris Photographic Photography Picture Point Post Publications Said Saw Sunday Think Train Up Which I Think

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I remember taking photographs as the local Gauleiter, Albert Forster, harangued huge crowds of Germans in the evenings with a big swastika flag in the background.

~Douglas Slocombe

Topics: Albert Background Big Crowds Evenings Flag Germans Huge Local Photographs Remember Taking I Remember

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I found myself right in the middle of an absolute hotbed of Nazi intrigue. All the Jewish shops had 'Jude' daubed over the windows, and the Jews themselves were attacked.

~Douglas Slocombe

Topics: Absolute Attacked Found Had Intrigue Jewish Jews Jude Middle Myself Over Right Shops Themselves Were Windows

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The Eyemo was heavy and could be noisy. Once, I was in an auditorium filming a speech made by Goebbels when, suddenly, it decided to emit a huge snarling sound. Goebbels froze, and hundreds of uniformed Brownshirts turned and glared at me in anger. It was not a comfortable moment.

~Douglas Slocombe

Topics: Anger Auditorium Comfortable Could Decided Filming Heavy Huge Hundreds Made Me Moment Noisy Once Sound Speech Suddenly Turned

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So long as you've got one good eye, the other one is just back-up.

~Douglas Slocombe

Topics: Eye Good Got Just Long Other You

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Director

Born: February 10th, 1913

Died: February 22nd, 2016

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