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<p>196.75.173.44: </p> <hr /> <div>{{short description|American film director}}<br /> <br /> {{Infobox person<br /> | name = Alexander Witt<br /> | image = Alexander Witt.jpg<br /> | caption = Witt in 2016<br /> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|04|10}}<br /> | birth_place = [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]], [[Chile]] <br /> | occupation = [[Film director]] and [[cinematographer]]<br /> | spouse = <br /> | website = <br /> | footnotes = <br /> | children = <br /> }}<br /> '''Alexander B. Witt''' (born 1952) is a Chilean-American [[film]]maker and [[cinematographer]] mostly known for his work as a [[camera operator]] and [[Second unit|second unit director]], including regular collaborations with director [[Ridley Scott]].<br /> <br /> == Life and career ==<br /> From a 2004 interview on [[IGN]], he says this about his history: {{Quote |&quot;I was born in Chile, the third generation of Germans there. And, we moved to Mexico, from Mexico in '73 I moved to Europe, where I started working in film. I started with [[Arri]]flex, the company that makes the cameras. I was there for a year and I did kind of a trainee type of year where I was in the sound department, in the lab, in the studio working with the actual productions and also assembling cameras. And then I moved to Europe, where I lived three years, and then, back in '76, I did my first movie as a camera assistant, which was ''[[21 Hours at Munich]]''. And then, I kept on going, I moved up to focus puller or first AC, and then operating and then DP-ing. And then I was DP-ing commercials and then I started directing commercials in the late 80's and beginning of [the] 90's. I was working with [[Jan de Bont]] and doing his second unit as a DP while he was a DP. He is the one that really gave me the break on ''[[Speed (1994 film)|Speed]]'' to start directing second unit.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/539/539681p3.html|title=Interview: Alexander Witt|last=Otto|first=Jeff|date=August 23, 2004|publisher=[[IGN]]|accessdate=2009-02-10}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> <br /> Witt works mostly as a [[Second Unit Director|second unit director]] and [[cinematographer]] and has worked on a plethora of films ranging from [[Gladiator (2000 film)|''Gladiator'']] to [[Cinderella (2015 Disney film)|''Cinderella'']]. He is a frequent collaborator of director [[Ridley Scott]], and served as the director of photography on his 2008 film [[Body of Lies (film)|''Body of Lies'']]. He made his directorial debut in 2004 with the video game adaptation ''[[Resident Evil: Apocalypse]]''. Witt also served as the second unit director on the James Bond films ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]'' (2006), ''[[Skyfall]]'' (2012), [[Spectre (2015 film)|''Spectre'']] (2015) and ''[[No Time to Die]]'' (2020).<br /> <br /> ==Filmography==<br /> ===Second unit===<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Year<br /> ! Title<br /> ! width=&quot;65&quot;| 2nd unit director<br /> ! width=&quot;65&quot;| 2nd unit DoP<br /> ! Director<br /> ! Notes<br /> |-<br /> | 1985<br /> | ''[[The Jewel of the Nile]]''<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Lewis Teague]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | 1990<br /> | ''[[The Hunt for Red October (film)|The Hunt for Red October]]''<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[John McTiernan]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| 1992<br /> | ''[[Lethal Weapon 3]]''<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Richard Donner]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Chaplin (film)|Chaplin]]''<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Richard Attenborough]]<br /> | As Alex Witt<br /> |-<br /> | 1994<br /> | ''[[Speed (1994 film)|Speed]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | [[Jan De Bont]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | 1995<br /> | ''[[Money Train]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Joseph Ruben]]<br /> | New York unit<br /> |-<br /> | 1996<br /> | ''[[Twister (1996 film)|Twister]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| Jan De Bont<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|1997<br /> | ''[[Speed 2: Cruise Control]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[The Postman (film)|The Postman]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | [[Kevin Costner]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | 1998<br /> | ''[[The X-Files (film)|The X-Files]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Rob Bowman (director)|Rob Bowman]]<br /> | Creature unit<br /> |-<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|1999<br /> | ''[[Forces of Nature (1999 film)|Forces of Nature]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Bronwen Hughes]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Inspector Gadget (film)|Inspector Gadget]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | David Kellogg<br /> | Uncredited<br /> |-<br /> |rowspan=2|2000<br /> | ''[[Gladiator (2000 film)|Gladiator]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Ridley Scott]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Remember the Titans]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Boaz Yakin]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |rowspan=2|2001<br /> | ''[[Hannibal (2001 film)|Hannibal]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| Ridley Scott<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Black Hawk Down (film)|Black Hawk Down]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |rowspan=2|2002<br /> | ''[[The Bourne Identity (2002 film)|The Bourne Identity]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Doug Liman]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[XXX (2002 film)|XXX]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Rob Cohen]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |rowspan=4|2003<br /> | ''[[Daredevil (film)|Daredevil]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Mark Steven Johnson]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[The Italian Job (2003 film)|The Italian Job]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | [[F. Gary Gray]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Hollywood Homicide]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Ron Shelton]]<br /> | Additional photography<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Gore Verbinski]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | 2004<br /> | ''[[Hidalgo (film)|Hidalgo]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | [[Joe Johnston]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | 2005<br /> | ''[[Æon Flux (film)|Æon Flux]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | [[Karyn Kusama]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |rowspan=2|2006<br /> | ''[[She's the Man]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | [[Andy Fickman]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Martin Campbell]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | 2007<br /> | ''[[American Gangster (film)|American Gangster]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | Ridley Scott<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | 2008<br /> | ''[[Fool's Gold (2008 film)|Fool's Gold]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | [[Andy Tennant]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | 2009<br /> | ''[[The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009 film)|The Taking of Pelham 123]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Tony Scott]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |rowspan=3|2010<br /> | ''[[Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (film)|Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Mike Newell (director)|Mike Newell]]<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Robin Hood (2010 film)|Robin Hood]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | Ridley Scott<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[The Town (2010 film)|The Town]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Ben Affleck]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |rowspan=2|2011<br /> | ''[[Fast Five]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Justin Lin]]<br /> | Train heist sequence<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[X-Men: First Class]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Matthew Vaughn]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |rowspan=3|2012<br /> | ''[[Safe House (2012 film)|Safe House]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Daniel Espinosa]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Skyfall]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Sam Mendes]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | ''Code Name Oracle''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | Max Bartoli<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | 2014<br /> | ''[[Hercules (2014 film)|Hercules]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Brett Ratner]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |rowspan=3|2015<br /> | ''[[Cinderella (2015 Disney film)|Cinderella]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Kenneth Branagh]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Terminator Genisys]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Alan Taylor (director)|Alan Taylor]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Spectre (2015 film)|Spectre]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | Sam Mendes<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | 2017<br /> | ''[[First They Killed My Father (film)|First They Killed My Father]]''<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Angelina Jolie]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |rowspan=2|2018<br /> | ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Anthony and Joe Russo]]<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Bird Box (film)|Bird Box]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Susanne Bier]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| 2021<br /> | ''[[No Time to Die]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Cary Joji Fukunaga]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Jungle Cruise (film)|Jungle Cruise]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Jaume Collet-Serra]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| 2023<br /> | ''[[Fast X]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Louis Leterrier]]<br /> |-<br /> | ''[[Ferrari (2023 film)|Ferrari]]''<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | [[Michael Mann]]<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Other work===<br /> '''Director'''<br /> * ''[[Resident Evil: Apocalypse]]'' (2004)<br /> * ''[[Sayen]]'' (2023)<br /> * ''Sayen: Desert Road'' (2023)<br /> * ''Sayen: The Huntress'' (2024)<br /> <br /> '''Cinematographer'''<br /> * ''[[Body of Lies (film)|Body of Lies]]'' (2008)<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *{{IMDb name|0936838}}<br /> <br /> {{Authority control}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Witt, Alexander}}<br /> [[Category:Film directors from California]]<br /> [[Category:American people of German descent]]<br /> [[Category:Chilean emigrants to the United States]]<br /> [[Category:1952 births]]<br /> [[Category:Chilean people of German descent]]<br /> [[Category:Living people]]<br /> [[Category:Chilean film directors]]<br /> [[Category:People from Santiago, Chile]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{US-film-director-1950s-stub}}<br /> {{Chile-film-director-stub}}</div>

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