Robert Krasker

Robert Krasker, A.S.C. (21 August, 1913 - 16 August, 1981) was a gifted cinematographer, who worked on more than fifty films in his career.

He was born in [Alexandria, Egypt while en route to Australia with his parents, three sisters and elder brother George. However, his birth was registered in [Perth, Western Australia|Perth] , Australia and he travelled to England in 1932 via photographic studios in Paris and Dresden, and found work at Korda's London Films, where he became a senior camera operator.

Krasker's work was strongly influenced by film noir and German Expressionism. His most notable films included "The Third Man" (1949), for which he won an Oscar, and "Odd Man Out" (1947), both for director Carol Reed, as well as "Brief Encounter" for David Lean and "Another Man's Poison" for Irving Rapper. Despite Krasker's brilliant and atmospheric work on "Brief Encounter", Lean sacked him from his next film, "Great Expectations", because he and Ronald Neame were unhappy with his handling of the marsh scenes. His later films included the epics "Alexander the Great", "El Cid" and "The Fall of the Roman Empire".

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