Dick Pope

Born: 3rd of August 1947

Died: 22nd of October 2024 (aged 77)

Biography:
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).

Dick Pope's Filmography

Side by Side

Side by Side

  •   Movie
  • 2012
Self
Hard Truths

Hard Truths

  •   Movie
  • 2024
Director of Photography
The Outfit

The Outfit

  •   Movie
  • 2022
Director of Photography
Supernova

Supernova

  •   Movie
  • 2020
Director of Photography
Motherless Brooklyn

Motherless Brooklyn

  •   Movie
  • 2019
"B" Camera Operator, Director of Photography
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

  •   Movie
  • 2019
Director of Photography
Peterloo

Peterloo

  •   Movie
  • 2018
Director of Photography
Legend

Legend

  •   Movie
  • 2015
Director of Photography
Mr. Turner

Mr. Turner

  •   Movie
  • 2014
Director of Photography
Cuban Fury

Cuban Fury

  •   Movie
  • 2014
Director of Photography
Thin Ice

Thin Ice

  •   Movie
  • 2012
Director of Photography
Another Year

Another Year

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Camera Operator, Director of Photography
It's a Wonderful Afterlife

It's a Wonderful Afterlife

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Director of Photography
Me and Orson Welles

Me and Orson Welles

  •   Movie
  • 2008
Director of Photography
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging

  •   Movie
  • 2008
Director of Photography
Happy-Go-Lucky

Happy-Go-Lucky

  •   Movie
  • 2008
Camera Operator, Director of Photography
Man of the Year

Man of the Year

  •   Movie
  • 2006
Director of Photography
The Illusionist

The Illusionist

  •   Movie
  • 2006
Director of Photography
Vera Drake

Vera Drake

  •   Movie
  • 2004
Camera Operator, Director of Photography
Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby

  •   Movie
  • 2002
Director of Photography
All or Nothing

All or Nothing

  •   Movie
  • 2002
Camera Operator, Director of Photography
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

  •   Movie
  • 2001
Director of Photography
The Way of the Gun

The Way of the Gun

  •   Movie
  • 2000
Director of Photography
Topsy-Turvy

Topsy-Turvy

  •   Movie
  • 1999
Camera Operator, Director of Photography
The Debt Collector

The Debt Collector

  •   Movie
  • 1999
Director of Photography
Swept from the Sea

Swept from the Sea

  •   Movie
  • 1998
Director of Photography
Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies

  •   Movie
  • 1996
Director of Photography
The Air Up There

The Air Up There

  •   Movie
  • 1994
Director of Photography
Naked

Naked

  •   Movie
  • 1993
Camera Operator, Director of Photography
The Reflecting Skin

The Reflecting Skin

  •   Movie
  • 1990
Director of Photography
The Girl in the Picture

The Girl in the Picture

  •   Movie
  • 1986
Director of Photography
Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

  •   Movie
  • 1984
Camera Operator