Cinematography: Al Francis

The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by Al Francis. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.


The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series)

1972 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Quinn Martin · Virgil W. Vogel · Walter Grauman · William Hale

Cast Karl Malden · Michael Douglas · Richard Hatch · Darleen Carr

Plot TV Series (1972-1977). 5 Seasons. 120 Episodes. A pair of plainclothes homicide detectives, Lt. Mike Stone and Inspector Steve Keller, cruise the streets of San Francisco solving a variety of...

6.6

1K votes

6.6

1K votes

The Immortal (TV Series)

1969 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Michael Caffey · Leslie H. Martinson · Don Weis · Robert Douglas

Cast Christopher George · Don Knight · David Brian · Carol Lynley

Plot (TV Series 1969–1971). Test driver Ben Richards discovers his blood contains every immunity known to man--in effect making him immortal. When an elderly billionaire named Maitland learns of Richards' condition,...

6.6

35 votes

6.6

35 votes

Star Trek (TV Series)

1966 · Series · 47 min. · United States

Direction Gene Roddenberry · Marc Daniels · Joseph Pevney · Vincent McEveety

Cast William Shatner · Leonard Nimoy · DeForest Kelley · Grace Lee Whitney

Plot TV Series (1966-1969). 3 Seasons. 80 Episodes. Capt. Kirk and the crew of the Starship U.S.S. Enterprise explore space and defend the United Federation of Planets. It is the 23rd...

6.3

16K votes

6.3

16K votes

The Blue and the Gray (TV Miniseries)

1982 · Series · 381 min. · United States

Direction Andrew V. McLaglen

Cast Stacy Keach · John Hammond · Lloyd Bridges · Rory Calhoun

Plot The plot revolves around the families of two sisters; Maggie Geyser and Evelyn Hale. The Geysers are southern farmers from Charlottesville, Virginia. The Hales own a small newspaper in Gettysburg,...

6.2

125 votes

6.2

125 votes

Goliath Awaits (TV Miniseries)

1981 · Series · 200 min. · United States

Direction Kevin Connor

Cast Eddie Albert · John Carradine · Alex Cord · Christopher Lee

Plot During World War II, the passenger liner "Goliath" is sunk by a German attack (This should say "attack submarine"). Portions of the ship's hull remain airtight, and some of the...

5.9

51 votes

5.9

51 votes

Longstreet (TV Series)

1971 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Don McDougall · James H. Brown · David Lowell Rich · Paul Krasny

Cast James Franciscus · Marlyn Mason · Peter Mark Richman · Ann Doran

Plot Mike Longstreet was an insurance investigator who was blinded in an explosion. His wife was killed by the same blast. With the aid of braille teacher Nikki and guide dog...

5.9

21 votes

5.9

21 votes

The Waltons (TV Series)

1972 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Earl Hamner Jr. · Harry Harris · Philip Leacock · Ralph Waite

Cast Jon Walmsley · Eric Scott · Kami Cotler · Earl Hamner Jr.

Plot TV Series (1971-1981). 9 seasons. 213 episodes. In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, during the Great Depression, the Walton family makes its small income from its saw mill on...

5.7

87 votes

5.7

87 votes

Hunter (TV Series)

1984 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction James Whitmore Jr. · Michael Preece · Tony Mordente · Corey Allen

Cast Fred Dryer · Stepfanie Kramer · Charles Hallahan · Perry Cook

Plot Detective Sergeant Rick Hunter and his partner, Sergeant Dee Dee McCall, are homicide investigators with the Los Angeles Police Department. Often they must go undercover to catch a variety of...

5.6

49 votes

5.6

49 votes

T.J. Hooker (TV Series)

1982 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Rick Husky · Cliff Bole · Sigmund Neufeld Jr. · William Shatner

Cast William Shatner · Heather Locklear · Adrian Zmed · James Darren

Plot TV Series (1982-1986). 89 episodes. In the tradition of other cop shows like "Miami Vice" and "Car 54, Where Are You?", this series is no exception. The viewer follows the...

4.7

29 votes

4.7

29 votes

Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women (TV)

1979 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Joseph Pevney

Cast Steven Keats · Jaime Lyn Bauer · Jayne Kennedy · Kathryn Davis

Plot Some men in a plane land on an uncharted island. They discover that it's inhabited by women. Women who don't trust men. They try to get them to help them.

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Who Is the Black Dahlia? (TV)

1975 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Joseph Pevney

Cast Efrem Zimbalist Jr. · Ronny Cox · Macdonald Carey · Lucie Arnaz

Plot Dramatization of an actual homicide investigation. In 1947 Los Angeles, a police detective tries to solve the shocking and grisly murder of 22-year-old aspiring actress Elizabeth Short, whose nude body...

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The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan (TV)

1979 · Movie · 94 min. · United States

Direction Frank De Felitta

Cast Lindsay Wagner · Marc Singer · Alain Feinstein · Linda Gray

Plot A woman finds an antique dress in her attic, and after putting it on, finds herself flashing back 80 years in the past, where she falls in love with a...

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David Cassidy - Man Undercover (TV Series)

1978 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Richard Fielder · Edward M. Abroms · Vince Edwards · Alvin Ganzer

Cast David Cassidy · Simon Oakland · Wendy Rastattar · Michael A. Salcido

Plot Officer Dan Shay was a married policeman in his twenties with the Los Angeles Police Department. Since he looked much younger than his age, he was very useful in undercover...

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The Deadly Triangle (TV)

1977 · Movie · 75 min. · United States

Direction Charles S. Dubin

Cast Dale Robinette · Taylor Lacher · Geoffrey Lewis · Robert Lansing

Plot A former Olympic ski champion, now the sheriff of a ski-resort town, investigates the murder of the member of a skiing team that came to the resort to train.

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Train Ride to Hollywood

1975 · Movie · 89 min. · United States

Direction Charles R. Rondeau

Cast Willis Draffen Jr. · Charles Love · Charles McCormick · Harry Williams

Plot Harry Williams, of the r&b band, Bloodstone, is about to go onstage, when he's hit on the head. We follow his dream, as the other band members become conductors aboard...

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Love American Style (TV Series)

1969 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Charles R. Rondeau · Bruce Bilson · Alan Rafkin · Leslie H. Martinson

Cast Stuart Margolin · Mary Grover · Barbara Minkus · Michael Callan

Plot An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about...

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The Quest (TV Series)

1976 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Tracy Keenan Wynn · Bernard McEveety

Cast Kurt Russell · Tim Matheson · Frank Salsedo · Dan O'Herlihy

Plot Morgan and Quintin Beaudine are two brothers in the West, who were separated when Morgan was taken by some Indians. He would spend several years with them until the army...

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Code Red (TV Series)

1981 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction James Sheldon

Cast Lorne Greene · Julie Adams · Andrew Stevens · Sam J. Jones

Plot Joe Rorchek is a 30 year veteran of the LA Fire Department. His sons follow in his footsteps, as does 13-year-old adopted Danny who wants to be a fireman. Heavy...

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The Memory of Eva Ryker (TV)

1980 · Movie · 144 min. · United States

Direction Walter Grauman

Cast John Alderson · Jean-Pierre Aumont · William Beckley · Ralph Bellamy

Plot A young woman has spent her life tormented by the death of her mother, who was on a ship torpedoed during World War II. When her father hires an investigator...

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