Oliver Stapleton
Oliver David Whiteside Stapleton (born 12 April 1948), BSC is an English cinematographer. He graduated from the University of Cape Town in 1970 with a degree in psychology and from the National Film and Television School (NFTS) UK while working in South Africa (from 1966 to 1974) and England. One of his first efforts was the student film Shadowplay, a film about South African immigrants trying to adjust to life in London, which he wrote, directed, and edited. He progressed to filming music videos and commercials. He worked with many famous bands in the early-to-mid 80s, including a-ha, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Eddy Grant and The Human League.
Bad News
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Movie pageCompletely Bad News
as HimselfA double offering of heavy metal madness from The Comic Strip and Bad News.
Movie pageSeduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters
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Movie pageInterview with Oliver Stapleton
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Movie pageThe Comic Strip Presents...
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