Owen Roizman Overview

Biography

Began his career working on TV commercials in New York and shot his first feature, Bill Gunn's "Stop," in 1970. Roizman soon became known for his gritty, documentary-influenced urban compositions, particularly in films such as "The French Connection" (1971) and "The Taking of Pelham 1, 2, 3" (1974). Roizman formed a commercial production company, Roizman and Associates, in 1983 but...