Joseph Ruttenberg
Joseph Ruttenberg is known for The Philadelphia Story (1940), Gaslight (1944), Gigi (1958).
Biography
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Joseph Ruttenberg, A.S.C. (July 4, 1889 - May 1, 1983) was a Russian-born American photojournalist and cinematographer.
Ruttenberg was accomplished at winning accolades. At MGM, Ruttenberg was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography ten times, winning four. In addition, he won the 1954 Golden Globe Award for his camera work on the film Brigadoon. Born into a Jewish family in Berdychiv Zhytomyr oblast, Ukraine , Joseph Ruttenberg emigrated to the United States, arriving in Boston, Massachusetts on 7 January 1895. As a young man he went to work at the Boston Globe newspaper as a photojournalist but left in 1915 to accept a job with the Fox Film Corporation in New York City to train as a cinematographer. Two years later he was behind the camera for his first silent film, The Painted Madonna (1917), which marked the start of a remarkably successful career
In the late 1920s Ruttenberg went to work for Paramount Pictures in New York. His first talkie assignment was The Struggle (1931), D.W. Griffith's final film. Then in 1934 Ruttenberg signed on with MGM, moving to Hollywood where he was invited to join the American Society of Cinematographers.
Joseph Ruttenberg retired from MGM in 1968 and died in Los Angeles on May 1, 1983.
Questions about Joseph Ruttenberg
How many Joseph Ruttenberg films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 76 films with Joseph Ruttenberg, from 1931 to 1968.
What is the best rated Joseph Ruttenberg film?
The best rated Joseph Ruttenberg film in the catalogue is Gaslight (1944), rated 7.5.
What was the first Joseph Ruttenberg film?
The first Joseph Ruttenberg film in the catalogue is Fury, from 1936.
Who has Joseph Ruttenberg worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Joseph Ruttenberg shares the most credits with Franz Waxman (5 films), Joseph L. Mankiewicz (4 films) and Bronislau Kaper (3 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
Full filmography
76 films — 76 in the catalogue
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6.0 You Can't Fool a Camera
1941 · Himself
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5.9 Speedway
1968
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5.6 Harlow
1965
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5.2 Love Has Many Faces
1965
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6.3 Sylvia
1965
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5.3 A Global Affair
1964
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6.1 Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
1963
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5.8 It Happened at the World's Fair
1963
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5.2 Who's Got the Action?
1962
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6.3 Bachelor in Paradise
1961
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6.5 Ada
1961
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6.3 BUtterfield 8
1960
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5.1 The Subterraneans
1960
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6.3 The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959
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5.7 Green Mansions
1959
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6.2 Gigi
1958
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6.3 Until They Sail
1957
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7.2 Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956
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6.9 The Swan
1956
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5.6 Kismet
1955
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4.6 The Prodigal
1955
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6.1 The Last Time I Saw Paris
1954
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6.5 Brigadoon
1954
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10.0 The Great Diamond Robbery
1954
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7.1 Julius Caesar
1953
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6.9 The Prisoner of Zenda
1952
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6.8 Because You're Mine
1952
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5.2 Young Man with Ideas
1952
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7.0 Kind Lady
1951
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5.9 The Great Caruso
1951
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5.9 Cause for Alarm!
1951
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6.2 The Miniver Story
1950
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6.0 That Forsyte Woman
1949
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6.3 The Bribe
1949
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6.3 B.F.'s Daughter
1948
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6.3 Killer McCoy
1947
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6.5 Desire Me
1947
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7.2 The Valley of Decision
1945
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6.0 Mrs. Parkington
1944
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7.5 Gaslight
1944
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7.2 Madame Curie
1943
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6.5 Presenting Lily Mars
1943
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7.1 Mrs. Miniver
1942
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7.0 Woman of the Year
1942
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6.4 Two-Faced Woman
1941
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6.7 Ziegfeld Girl
1941
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6.1 Comrade X
1940
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7.5 The Philadelphia Story
1940
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7.5 Waterloo Bridge
1940
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6.8 Broadway Melody of 1940
1940
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7.2 The Women
1939
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7.6 On Borrowed Time
1939
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5.6 The Ice Follies of 1939
1939
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6.8 The Shopworn Angel
1938
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7.3 Three Comrades
1938
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7.1 A Day at the Races
1937
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7.5 Fury
1936
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6.9 Three Godfathers
1936
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7.0 The People's Enemy
1935
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6.1 Woman in the Dark
1934
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5.1 The Oscar
1966
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6.0 Man on Fire
1957
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5.9 Her Twelve Men
1954
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5.9 Crossroads
1942
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6.5 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941
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6.7 The Reluctant Debutante
1958
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6.0 Invitation to the Dance
1956
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5.6 Small Town Girl
1953
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6.5 Side Street
1950
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6.7 Julia Misbehaves
1948
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7.7 Big City
1937
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6.8 Piccadilly Jim
1936
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5.1 Too Young to Kiss
1951
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6.7 The Struggle
1931
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5.9 The Great Waltz
1938
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5.8 Interrupted Melody
1955
People data: TMDb.
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