The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo (2007)

Cinematographer John A. Alonzo was one of the driving creative forces in the resurgence of expressionistic American movies of the late 1960s and '70s. Director Axel Schill's documentary explores Alonzo's work on key films of that era and beyond. Clips from Chinatown, Scarface, Internal Affairs and other movies accompany interviews with stars such as Richard Dreyfuss, Sally Field and contemporary cinematographer Haskell Wexler.
- Released
- 2007-01-01
- Genres
- Documentary
- Runtime
- 78 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Axel Schill
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- John A. Alonzo as Self (archive footage)
- Michael Crichton as Self
- Richard Dreyfuss as Self
- Roger Ebert as Self
- Sally Field as Self
- Mike Figgis as Self
- William Friedkin as Self
- Frank Sinatra Jr. as Self
- John Toll as Self
- Haskell Wexler as Self
- James Wong Howe as Self (archive footage)
- Martin Ritt as Self (archive footage)
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