Green was born in Frome, Somerset, England. He began working in film in 1929 and became a noted film cinematographer and a founding member of the British Society of Cinematographers. Green became a full-time director of photography in the mid-1940s, working on such films as David Lean's Oliver Twist in 1948. In about 1955, Green switched to directing, and he moved to Hollywood around 1962. In addition to directing A Patch of Blue (1965), Green also wrote and co-produced the film. After his death, his widow Josephine told AP that it was his proudest accomplishment. Among his other films as director are The Angry Silence (1960), The Mark (1961) (nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival), Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough (1975), and The Devil's Advocate (1977). Green died in his Beverly Hills home from kidney and heart failure, aged 91. In addition to his wife of 57 years, he was survived by his son, Michael; his daughter, Marilyn Feldman; and two grandchildren.
Oliver Twist
(Director of Photography)
Sea of Sand
(Director)
The Magus
(Director)
A Patch of Blue
(Director)
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
(Director of Photography)
The Snorkel
(Director)
A Cinderella Named Elizabeth
(Director)
Light in the Piazza
(Director)
SOS Pacific
(Director)
The Angry Silence
(Director)
I Am a Camera
(Director of Photography)
River Beat
(Director)
Once Is Not Enough
(Director)
A Walk in the Spring Rain
(Director)
House of Secrets
(Director)
Lost
(Director)
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
(Director)
The Mark
(Director)
Diamond Head
(Director)
Portrait of Alison
(Director)
Portrait of Alison
(Writer)
Luther
(Director)
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
(Director of Photography)
The Hour of 13
(Director of Photography)
The Devil's Advocate
(Director)
Adam and Evelyne
(Director of Photography)
For Better, for Worse
(Director of Photography)
The Way Ahead
(Director of Photography)
Carnival
(Director of Photography)
The Dark Avenger
(Director of Photography)
The Beggar's Opera
(Director of Photography)
A Patch of Blue
(Producer)
Great Expectations
(Director of Photography)
In Which We Serve
(Camera Operator)
55 Days at Peking
(Co-Director)
Madeleine
(Director of Photography)
The Passionate Friends
(Director of Photography)
Captain Horatio Hornblower
(Director of Photography)
Strong Medicine
(Director)
Pretty Polly
(Director)
A Patch of Blue
(Screenplay)
Jimmy B. & Andre
(Director)
Escape to Danger
(Director of Photography)
This Happy Breed
(Camera Operator)
Blanche Fury
(Director of Photography)
Take My Life
(Director of Photography)
Isabel's Choice
(Director)
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
(Director)
Night Without Stars
(Director of Photography)
Inmates: A Love Story
(Director)
Strong Medicine
(Director)