Peter Hannan

Peter Hannan

Birth Date

2/1/1941 (85)

Birth Place

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Peter Hannan (born 1 February 1941 in Sydney) is an Australian cinematographer who spent the majority of his career in Great Britain. One of his first jobs in the film industry was as an assistant cameraman on Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). Since 1972, Hannan has worked on more than 30 films as the director of photography. They include the Terry Jones films Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) and Absolutely Anything (2015), Nicholas Roeg's Insignificance (1985) and Bruce Robinson's cult film Withnail and I (1987). Hannon has worked with Monty Python members and George Harrison's production company HandMade Films on multiple occasions. In addition to his films as a lead cameraman, he also worked as the Second unit pho...

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Gender

Male

Total Credits

17

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Director of Photography

Second Unit Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Second Unit Director of Photography

Director of Photography

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Frequent Collaborators

Terry Jones

Terry Jones

5 films together

Richard Loncraine

Richard Loncraine

4 films together

Michael Palin

Michael Palin

4 films together

Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam

2 films together

Bruce Robinson

Bruce Robinson

2 films together

Harold Ramis

Harold Ramis

2 films together

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