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Dick Pope

Born 3 August 1947 · Bromley, Kent, England · Died 22 October 2024

Richard Campbell Pope (August 3, 1947 – October 21, 2024) was a British cinematographer, known for his work with director Mike Leigh. Born in Bromley, Richard Campbell Pope took an early interest in photography. He trained at the Pathé lab in London, and began his career in 1968 working as a camera operator on documentaries. He began working as a cinematographer on feature films in the 1980s. He began his collaboration with Mike Leigh in 1990's Life is Sweet, and continued to work with him for over thirty years, until Hard Truths (2024).

Known for

The Illusionist
Legend
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Motherless Brooklyn
The Outfit
Bernie
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
Secrets & Lies
Naked
Mr. Turner
Man of the Year
Happy-Go-Lucky
Hard Truths
The Outfit
Supernova
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Motherless Brooklyn
Peterloo
Angelica
Legend
Cuban Fury
Mr. Turner
A Running Jump
Bernie
Thin Ice
Another Year
It's a Wonderful Afterlife
Happy-Go-Lucky
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
Me and Orson Welles
Honeydripper
Man of the Year
The Illusionist
Vera Drake
All or Nothing
Nicholas Nickleby
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
The Way of the Gun
Topsy-Turvy
The Debt Collector
Swept from the Sea
Career Girls
Secrets & Lies
Nothing Personal
Deadly Voyage
An Awfully Big Adventure
The Air Up There
Naked
A Sense of History
Life Is Sweet
The Reflecting Skin
The Fruit Machine
Coming Up Roses
The Girl in the Picture
Punk and Its Aftershocks
Women in Rock
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