Brian Probyn

Nacimiento : 1920-11-30, UK

Muerte : 1982-11-25

Películas

Far East
Director of Photography
A cynical Australian Vietnam War veteran runs a sleazy bar in the Philippines. His old flame enters his life again asking for help when her husband, an investigative journalist, is prosecuted by the junta for discovering too much.
Sweet Dreamers
Cinematography
Two young Australian filmmakers meet in London and return home with dreams of making films that reflect their Australian ideals. A film about dreams and aspirations.
The Mango Tree
Director of Photography
Jamie is a young man growing up in the small Australian town of Bundaberg during the early 1940s. Jamie loves his tranquil life, surrounded by the friendly locals, and being brought up by his warm caring grandmother. But when a local preacher goes nutty, all hell breaks loose for the community, and Jamie leaves Bundaberg for the city.
Los tigres no lloran
Director of Photography
Un líder africano enfermo es ingresado en un hospital. Un paciente le secuestra, pero nada es lo que parece...
Inn of the Damned
Director of Photography
A sheriff investigates why the guests at a local hostelry check in, but never check out.
Plugg
Director of Photography
A sleazy private detective named Horatio Plugg is hired to keep watch over a brothel. Inspector Closer is onto him though.
Frankenstein y el monstruo del infierno
Director of Photography
El barón Victor Frankenstein, recluido en un sanatorio mental con el nombre de Carl Victor, sigue haciendo experimentos. Cuenta con la ayuda de Simon Heider, un joven médico, para llevar a cabo un nuevo proyecto en el que utiliza como cobaya el cuerpo de un interno violento. Con ellos colabora también la hermosa Sarah. Las manos de un artesano y el cerebro de un brillante profesor completan el organismo de la criatura. Éste es el último de los numerosos films de la Hammer sobre Frankenstein.
Acorralado en Hong Kong
Director of Photography
Shatter, an international contract killer, has been assigned to assassinate the President of a small African country and collect his fee from a bank in the Far East. On arrival in Hong Kong his life is threatened and when the bank denies all knowledge of payment arrangements, he realises he has been drawn into a dangerous game where there are no rules. Amongst the players are the Mafia and several foreign intelligence services and the stakes being played for are deadly.
Los ritos satánicos de Drácula
Director of Photography
Londres, años 70. El inspector Murray de Scotland Yard, investigando unas extrañas muertes, llega a la conclusión de que se enfrenta a un caso de vampirismo. Decide entonces pedir ayuda al profesor Van Helsing, famoso investigador experto en la materia y desacendiente de un famoso cazador de vampiros. Al parecer, los asesinatos están relacionados con una secta satánica de la que forman parte destacados miembros del gobierno de su Majestad.
Malas tierras
Director of Photography
Dakota del Sur, 1959. Cuando el joven Kit Carruthers (Martin Sheen) conoce a Holly (Sissy Spacek), decide dejar atrás su mediocre vida y alcanzar el triunfo sea como sea. Pero tras un trágico incidente, ambos jóvenes se convierten en fugitivos.
Holiday on the Buses
Director of Photography
Due to a female passenger falling out of her top whilst running for the bus Stan is distracted and crashes the bus resulting in the depot managers car being written off. As a result Stan, Jack and Blakey are fired. Stan and Jack soon get new jobs as a bus crew at a Pontins holiday resort but discover that Blakey has also gotten a job there as the chief security guard.
Man at the Top
Director of Photography
Northerner Joe Lampton becomes involved with Lord Ackerman, the powerful chairman of a pharmaceutical concern, his beautiful wife Alex, and daughter Robin. But trouble starts when Joe is made Managing Director of one of Ackerman’s companies and makes a shocking discovery: his predecessor committed suicide...
De Oriente a Occidente para matar
Director of Photography
Un agente de la organización británica K, especializada en espionaje, sufre un desequilibrio emocional debido a las torturas sufridas tras caer en poder del enemigo. A pesar de ello, lo eligen para llevar a cabo una peligrosa misión: se trata de encontrar a un científico ruso que ha escapado de una cárcel siberiana. El principal problema es que el KGB también lo está buscando.
Y después, sin parar, hasta el final
Director of Photography
Una mujer tímida y retraída se encuentra con un hombre que cree que es finalmente el amor de su vida, sin darse cuenta de que es un asesino en serie.
The Revolutionary
Director of Photography
"A", a member of a student protest organization, becomes disenchanted by his group's inability to effect real change. Emboldened to pursue more radical methods by the older, experienced leftist organizer Despard, "A" unwittingly becomes party to a labor strike that turns violent. Ultimately held responsible by the authorities for the fracas, "A" allies himself with terrorist Leonard, who intends to avenge those jailed in the protest.
El descenso de la muerte
Director of Photography
Un atractivo y solitario esquiador (Robert Redford) de un pueblo de Colorado se ha empeñado en convertirse en el rey de las cimas. A pesar de que la tensión y las presiones son cada vez mayores, se va adaptando a la competición al tiempo que aprende lo frágil y volátil que puede ser la fama.
The Other People
Director of Photography
Peter can't get over his ex-girlfriend Elsa even though they broke up over a year ago. He spends all his time on a barge owned by his friend John and John's younger brother Colin. One morning Peter, John and Colin see a middle aged man, Clive, fall out of a motor cruiser into the water. They rescue him and decide to ransom him for £1,000. Peter and Elsa are-reunited but Elsa then commences an affair with Colin. Clive turns out to be Elsa's father.
Todo un día para morir
Director of Photography
Drama bélico dedicado a las reacciones de tres soldados británicos perdidos en zona alemana durante el transcurso de la II Guera Mundial.
Poor Cow
Cinematography
Joy está casada con Tom, un ladrón violento que se burla de ella y la humilla constantemente, incluso en presencia de sus amigos. Cuando Tom es encarcelado, Joy decide empezar una nueva vida y, para ello, se traslada con su hijo a casa de su tía Emm. Empieza incluso a salir con Dave, un amigo de su marido, del que se enamora perdidamente. Pero también Dave es detenido y condenado a doce años de prisión. Joy le promete esperarlo hasta que salga de la cárcel, pero antes quedará en libertad su marido.
Jemima + Johnny
Cinematography
A white boy and a black Jamaican girl have a day out in a city where racial hostility prevails.
Goal!
Additional Photography
This entertaining documentary of the World Cup Soccer tournament of 1966 follows the 15 countries competing for the sport's most coveted prize. Nigel Patrick narrates, with commentary provided by Brian Glanville. The executive producer spent $336,000 on the production and used 117 cameras to record nearly 48 hours worth of action. Four editors were employed to created the final 108-minute feature.
The End of Arthur's Marriage
Camera Operator
In this off-beat musical – a satire that combines fantasy, social observation and songs – a working class man goes to put a deposit on a new house only to find he prefers spending to saving and is happy to spend his money on a few hours of happiness rather than a lifetime's conventionality.
The Great Steam Fair
Camera Operator
Co-directed by innovative British filmmakers David Gladwell and Derrick Knight, The Great Steam Fair is a beautifully crafted documentary filmed at Shottesbrooke Park, Berkshire in 1964 at a nostalgic event which brought together many traditional fairground rides and steam engines. The film skilfully combines the techniques of traditional sponsored documentary with the new approaches of the direct cinema movement.
I Do - and I Understand
Camera Operator
A BAFTA award winning film providing an analysis of a new method of mathematics teaching, through the use of practical apparatus, for primary school-children in England.
The Saturday Men
Director of Photography
A sports documentary about association football that follows a week in the life of West Bromwich Albion football club.