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John Toll

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Producer
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John Toll in Pas si simple (2009)
Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.
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Tonnerre sous les tropiques (2008)
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John Toll is an American cinematographer. His filmography spans a wide variety of genres, including epic period drama, comedy, science fiction, and contemporary drama. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in both 1994 and 1995 for Legends of the Fall and Braveheart respectively.

He has collaborated with several noteworthy directors, including Francis Ford Coppola, Edward Zwick, Terrence Malick, Mel Gibson, John Madden, The Wachowskis, and Ang Lee. Outside of film, he has shot several commercials, the pilot episode of Golden Globe-winning drama series Breaking Bad, and has served as chief cinematographer on the Netflix original series Sense8.

Toll was also nominated for an Academy Award for his work on The Thin Red Line (1998).
BornJune 15, 1952
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BornJune 15, 1952
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    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 18 wins & 26 nominations total

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    Known for

    Tom Cruise in Le Dernier Samouraï (2003)
    Le Dernier Samouraï
    7.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 2003
    Mel Gibson in Braveheart (1995)
    Braveheart
    8.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1995
    La Ligne rouge (1998)
    La Ligne rouge
    7.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1998
    Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Julia Ormond, and Aidan Quinn in Légendes d'automne (1994)
    Légendes d'automne
    7.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1994

    Credits

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    Cinematographer



    • Sally Field, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, and Lily Tomlin in 80 for Brady (2023)
      80 for Brady
      5.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Eréndira Ibarra, Jessica Henwick, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Matrix Resurrections (2021)
      Matrix Resurrections
      5.6
      • director of photography
      • 2021
    • Leslie Odom Jr., Janelle Monáe, and Cynthia Erivo in Harriet (2019)
      Harriet
      6.7
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • Bae Doona, Max Riemelt, Brian J. Smith, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Tuppence Middleton, Tina Desai, Jamie Clayton, and Toby Onwumere in Sense8 (2015)
      Sense8
      8.2
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2015–2018
    • Un jour dans la vie de Billy Lynn (2016)
      Un jour dans la vie de Billy Lynn
      6.2
      • director of photography
      • 2016
    • Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum in Jupiter: Le destin de l'univers (2015)
      Jupiter: Le destin de l'univers
      5.3
      • director of photography
      • 2015
    • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, and Paul Bettany in Iron Man 3 (2013)
      Iron Man 3
      7.1
      • director of photography
      • 2013
    • Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Bae Doona, Jim Sturgess, and Ben Whishaw in Cloud Atlas (2012)
      Cloud Atlas
      7.4
      • director of photography
      • 2012
    • CJ Adams in La Drôle de Vie de Timothy Green (2012)
      La Drôle de Vie de Timothy Green
      6.6
      • director of photography
      • 2012
    • Matt Damon and Emily Blunt in L'Agence (2011)
      L'Agence
      7.0
      • director of photography
      • 2011
    • Alec Baldwin and Meryl Streep in Pas si simple (2009)
      Pas si simple
      6.6
      • director of photography
      • 2009
    • Gimme Shelter (2008)
      Gimme Shelter
      5.9
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2008
    • Robert Downey Jr., Ben Stiller, and Jack Black in Tonnerre sous les tropiques (2008)
      Tonnerre sous les tropiques
      7.1
      • director of photography
      • 2008
    • Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)
      Breaking Bad
      9.5
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2008
    • Casey Affleck in Gone Baby Gone (2007)
      Gone Baby Gone
      7.6
      • director of photography
      • 2007

    Camera and Electrical Department



    • Loin de la terre brûlée (2008)
      Loin de la terre brûlée
      6.7
      • additional photographer
      • 2008
    • Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, and James McAvoy in Wanted : Choisis ton destin (2008)
      Wanted : Choisis ton destin
      6.7
      • director of photography: New York
      • 2008
    • Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Ronnie Wood in Shine a Light (2008)
      Shine a Light
      7.1
      • camera operator
      • 2008
    • Colin Hanks and Jack Black in Orange County (2002)
      Orange County
      6.2
      • cinematographer: end beach sequence (uncredited)
      • 2002
    • Richard Dreyfuss, John Goodman, and Holly Hunter in Always (1989)
      Always
      6.4
      • additional photographer: Montana
      • 1989
    • Paul Newman and Lolita Davidovich in Blaze (1989)
      Blaze
      6.0
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 1989
    • Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Kurt Russell in Tequila Sunrise (1988)
      Tequila Sunrise
      6.1
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 1988
    • Milagro (1988)
      Milagro
      6.8
      • camera operator
      • 1988
    • Theresa Russell and Debra Winger in La veuve noire (1987)
      La veuve noire
      6.4
      • camera operator
      • 1987
    • Kathleen Turner in Peggy Sue s'est mariée (1986)
      Peggy Sue s'est mariée
      6.4
      • camera operator
      • 1986
    • Ted Danson, Christine Lahti, Mary Tyler Moore, and Sam Waterston in Just Between Friends (1986)
      Just Between Friends
      6.0
      • camera operator
      • 1986
    • Ed Harris and Jessica Lange in Sweet Dreams (1985)
      Sweet Dreams
      7.0
      • camera operator
      • 1985
    • Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn in Le jeu du faucon (1985)
      Le jeu du faucon
      6.8
      • camera operator
      • 1985
    • Al Pacino in Scarface (1983)
      Scarface
      8.3
      • camera operator
      • 1983
    • La Quatrième Dimension (1983)
      La Quatrième Dimension
      6.5
      • camera operator (segment "2-4")
      • 1983

    Producer



    • Bae Doona, Max Riemelt, Brian J. Smith, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Tuppence Middleton, Tina Desai, Jamie Clayton, and Toby Onwumere in Sense8 (2015)
      Sense8
      8.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2016–2018

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    Videos5

    Tropic Thunder
    Trailer 2:27
    Tropic Thunder
    "A Multitude of Drops"
    Featurette 6:18
    "A Multitude of Drops"
    "A Multitude of Drops"
    Featurette 6:18
    "A Multitude of Drops"
    Super Bowl Extended Look
    Promo 1:34
    Super Bowl Extended Look
    Super Bowl Spot
    Promo 0:31
    Super Bowl Spot
    Celebrate 30
    Promo 0:32
    Celebrate 30

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • June 15, 1952
      • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    • Spouse
      • Lois BurwellNovember 14, 1998 - present
    • Other works
      Director of photography for Capital One TV commercial "Magnifying Glass" (2006).

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    • Trivia
      One of four cinematographers to win consecutive Oscars for Best Cinematography (for Légendes d'automne (1994) and Braveheart (1995)). The others are Emmanuel Lubezki, Leon Shamroy and Winton C. Hoch.
    • Quotes
      [on the 'optimum' T-Stop he likes to work at] I don't normally like to work deeper than an 8, and I never work wider than 2.8 in anamorphic. I feel much more comfortable working at around 4. Shooting wider than 2.8 in anamorphic is pointless, I think, because at that stop there's just not enough information in focus.

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