Allen Daviau (June 14, 1942 – April 15, 2020) was an American cinematographer known for his collaborations with Steven Spielberg work on E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), The Color Purple (1985), and Empire of the Sun (1987). He received five Academy Award nominations and two British Academy Film Award nominations, with one win. In addition to his work in film, Daviau served as Cinematographer-in-Residence at the University of California, Los Angeles.
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
(Self)
Citizen Steve
(Self - DOP)
The Informer: Out of the Fog
(Self)
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
(Self)
Visions of Light
(Self)
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
(Self)
The 'E.T.' Journals
(Self)
Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation
(Himself)
Frank Capra's American Dream
(Self)
Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction?
(Self)
Cinematographer Style
(Self)
Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'
(Self)
The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel
(Self)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
(Director of Photography)
Avalon
(Director of Photography)
Congo
(Director of Photography)
Bugsy
(Director of Photography)
The Color Purple
(Director of Photography)
Empire of the Sun
(Director of Photography)
Fearless
(Director of Photography)
The Astronaut's Wife
(Director of Photography)
Defending Your Life
(Director of Photography)
Harry and the Hendersons
(Director of Photography)
Twilight Zone: The Movie
(Director of Photography)
The Falcon and the Snowman
(Director of Photography)
Amblin'
(Director of Photography)
The Boy Who Drank Too Much
(Director of Photography)
Rage!
(Director of Photography)
Van Helsing
(Director of Photography)
Names of Sin
(Cinematography)
The Tigger Movie
(Director of Photography)
Protozoa
(Thanks)
Top Secret!
(Additional Photography)
Everything You Know Is Wrong
(Director of Photography)
Legs
(Director of Photography)
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
(Director of Photography)
The Streets of L.A.
(Cinematography)
Brothers O'Toole
(Director of Photography)
Amazing Stories
(Cinematography)