caption academyawards death_date death_place years_active birth_place name birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name occupation
historical photo of freddie francis '' and lovers '' 1989 '' glory '' ` best cinematography '' ' 1960 '' sons 17 march 2007 isleworth , middlesex , england 1937 -- 1999 islington , london , england freddie francis 22 december 1917 gladys -lrb- 1963 -- 2007 -rrb- dorrell -lrb- 1940 -- 1961 -rrb- pamela mann freddie francis photo.jpg freddie francis
 frederick william francis cinematographer , film director
freddie francis

frederick william `` freddie '' francis bsc -lrb- 22 december 1917 -- 17 march 2007 -rrb- was an english cinematographer and film director .
he achieved his greatest successes as a cinematographer , including winning two academy awards , for `` sons and lovers '' -lrb- 1960 -rrb- and `` glory '' -lrb- 1989 -rrb- .
as a director , he has cult status on account of his association with the british production companies amicus and hammer in the 1960s and 1970s .
