Ernest Day(1927-2006)

Camera and Electrical Department
Cinematographer
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Ernest Day was born on 15 April 1927 in Richmond, Surrey, England, UK. He was a cinematographer and assistant director, known for Mission: Impossible (1996), Moonraker (1979) and L'Espion qui m'aimait (1977). He was married to Rosemary Rossi and Judith Clare Randall. He died on 16 November 2006 in Cobham, Surrey, England, UK.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 4 nominations total

Known for

Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible (1996)

Mission: Impossible

7.2

Camera and Electrical Department(as Ernie Day, second unit)

1996

Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, and Richard Kiel in Moonraker (1979)

6.3

Second Unit or Assistant Director

1979

Roger Moore and Barbara Bach in L'Espion qui m'aimait (1977)

L'Espion qui m'aimait

7.0

Second Unit or Assistant Director

1977

Gene Hackman, Mariel Hemingway, Jon Cryer, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Margot Kidder, Marc McClure, and Mark Pillow in Superman IV (1987)

3.7

Cinematographer

1987

Credits

Camera and Electrical Department

Mission: Impossible
7.2
- director of photography: second unit (as Ernie Day)
- 1996
Une saison blanche et sèche
7.0
- additional photography (as Ernie Day)
- 1989
Space Riders
5.3
- camera operator (as Ernie Day)
- 1984
Le défi mortel
6.3
- photographer: second unit
- 1978
Quand la panthère rose s'emmêle
7.1
- camera operator (as Ernie Day)
- 1976
Les aventuriers du Lucky Lady
5.2
- photographer: second unit (as Ernst Day)
- 1975
Terreur sur le Britannic
6.6
- camera operator
- 1974
Orange mécanique
8.2
- camera operator (as Ernie Day)
- 1971
Nicolas et Alexandra
7.2
- camera operator
- 1971
Les cavaliers
6.2
- camera operator
- 1971
La Fille de Ryan
7.4
- camera operator
- 1970
Davey des grands chemins
5.7
- camera operator
- 1969
Les Bas-fonds de Londres
6.5
- camera operator (as Ernie Day)
- 1969
Les souliers de Saint-Pierre
7.0
- camera operator: second unit (as Ernie Day)
- 1968
Un jour parmi tant d'autres
6.5
- camera operator
- 1968

Cinematographer

Incident in a Small Town
6.4
TV Movie
- director of photography
- 1994
Spender
7.5
TV Series
- Cinematographer
- 1993
Walking the Dog
6.0
Short
- Cinematographer
- 1991
Piège de feu
5.6
TV Movie
- director of photography
- 1991
Intrigues impériales
7.4
TV Movie
- Cinematographer
- 1991
Femme et Homme: Les histoires de la séduction
5.2
TV Movie
- Cinematographer (segment "'The Man In The Brooks Brothers Suit'")
- 1990
Parents
6.1
- director of photography
- 1989
Burning Secret
6.5
- Cinematographer
- 1988
Rambo III
5.8
- Cinematographer (uncredited)
- 1988
Superman IV
3.7
- Cinematographer
- 1987
Les derniers beaux jours
6.0
TV Movie
- Cinematographer
- 1986
Let's Go
Short
- Cinematographer
- 1985
Prête-moi ta vie
7.1
TV Mini Series
- director of photography
- 1985
La route des Indes
7.3
- director of photography
- 1984
La course vers le pôle
6.4
TV Movie
- Cinematographer
- 1983

Second Unit or Assistant Director

Docteur Norman Bethune
6.4
- second unit director
- 1990
Rambo III
5.8
- second unit director
- 1988
April Morning
6.4
TV Movie
- second unit director
- 1988
À l'ouest rien de nouveau
7.1
TV Movie
- second unit director (as Ernie Day)
- 1979
Moonraker
6.3
- second unit director
- 1979
Le défi mortel
6.3
- second unit director
- 1978
L'Espion qui m'aimait
7.0
- second unit director
- 1977
Sept hommes à l'aube
7.0
- second unit director
- 1975
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
4.3
- second unit director
- 1974
L'Homme au pistolet d'or
6.7
- second unit director (uncredited)
- 1974
Les derniers aventuriers
5.2
- second unit director
- 1970

Personal details

Alternative names
- E. Day
Born
- April 15, 1927
- Richmond, Surrey, England, UK
Died
- November 16, 2006
- Cobham, Surrey, England, UK(complications from stroke)
Spouses
Relatives
- Dorothy Provine(Sibling)
Publicity listings
- 1 Article

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Trivia
Younger brother of Robert Day.

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