PETER HANNAN BSC ACS

Directors of Photography


Peter’s features include Withnail & I, Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life and, with director Nicholas Roeg, Insignificance, and with Mike Newell Dance With A Stranger. He won a BAFTA for his work on Longitude directed by Charles Sturridge and the AFI Award for Cinematography for The Gathering Storm. Peter also shot the features Absolutely Anything directed by Terry Jones, and Dough directed by John Goldsmitsch.

FEATURES / DRAMA

ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING
Prod. Ben Timlett & Bill Jones
Dir. Terry Jones
Starring: Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale, Robin Williams, Terry Gilliam, Joanna Lumley, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Brian Cox
Nomination: National Film Awards 2016 for Best Comedy, Best British Film and Best Actor (Simon Pegg)

DOUGH
Prod. Viva Films / Bruno Peter Gyorgy
Dir. John Goldschmidt
Starring: Jonathan Pryce, Ian Hart

GRAVITY (2nd Unit)
Dir. Alfonso Cuaron

HIPPIE HIPPIE SHAKE (2nd Unit)
Prod. Oz Films Ltd / Nicky Kentish Barnes/Tim Bevan/Eric Fellner/Tori Parry
Dir. Beeban Kidron
Starring: Sienna Miller & Cillian Murphy

CHILDREN OF MEN (2nd Unit DP & Director / Main Unit DP Emmanuel Lubezki ASC AMC)
Prod. Universal Pictures / Marc Abraham/Eric Newman/Hilary Shor/Iain Smith
Dir. Alfonso Cuaron
Starring: Michael Owen, Julianne Moore, Chiwetel Ejiofor & Michael Caine

EGYPT (The Great Belzoni & Champollion)
Prod. BBC / Paul Bradshaw
Dir. Ferdinand Fairfax
Starring: Matthew Kelly, Linsey Baxter, Elliot Cowan & Tania Emery

DERAILED (2nd Unit DP / Main Unit DP: Peter Biziou BSC)
Prod. Miramax / Harvey Weinstein/Bob Weinstein/Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Dir. Mikael Hafstrom
Starring: Clive Owen, Jennifer Anniston, Vincent Cassel & Melissa George

HARRY POTTER & THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (Main Unit DP: Michael Seresin BSC)
Prod. Warner Bros / David Hayman/Chris Columbus/Mark Radcliffe
Dir. Alfonso Cuaron
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Robbie Coltrane, Gary Oldman

MY HOUSE IN UMBRIA
Prod. Canine Films/HBO Films / Frank Doelger/Ann Wingate
Dir. Richard Loncraine
Starring: Maggie Smith, Emmy Clarke, Benno Furmann, Ronnie Barker & Timothy Spell

THE GATHERING STORM
Prod. Scott Free Productions/HBO Films / Ridley Scott/Julie Payne/Frank Doelger/David Thompson
Dir. Richard Loncraine
Starring: Albert Finney, Vanessa Redgrave, Linus Roach, Lena Headey & Jim Broadbent
Winner: AFI Award for Cinematography
Winner: American Academy Award EMMI: Best Film

PUCKOON
Prod. MBP & Insight Ventures Ltd / Terrence Ryan/Ken Tuohy
Dir. Terrence Ryan
Starring: Sean Hughes, Elliot Gould, John Lynch, Griff Rhys Jones & Richard Attenborough

IMAX: SOLARMAX
Prod. Java Films in Assoc. with The Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago / John Weiley
Dir. John Weiley

LONGITUDE
Prod. Granada Films / Selwyn Roberts
Dir. Charles Sturridge
Starring: Michael Gambon, Jeremy Irons, Ian Hart & Ian McNeice
Winner: BAFTA – Best Cinematography

SLEEPY HOLLOW (2nd Unit: Alan Munro / Main Unit Emmanuel Lubezki ASC AMC)
Prod. Paramount Pictures / Scott Rubin
Dir. Tim Burton
Starring: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Michael Gambon, Miranda Richardson & Christopher Walken

MILK
Prod. Arcane Pictures Ltd/Gummfluh Films / Meg Thompson/George Duffield
Dir. William Brookfield
Starring: James Fleet, Clotilde Courou, Joss Ackland, Dawn French & Francesca Annis

MOTHERTIME
Prod. Airtight Films / Josh Golding
Dir. Matthew Jacobs
Starring: Gina McKee, Kate Maberly, Imogene Stubs & Anthony Andrews

NOT WITHOUT MY DAUGHTER
Prod. Pathe Pictures/MGM / Harry & Mary Ufland/Alan Ladd Jr./Sandy Leberson
Dir. Brian Gilbert
Starring: Sally Field, Alfred Molina, Sheila Rosentile

LIVING WITH DINOSAURS
Prod. Henson Film Productions / Anthony Minghella/Duncan Kenworthy
Dir. Paul Weiland
Starring: Michael Maloney, Juliet Stevenson & Gregory Chrisholm

HOW TO GET AHEAD IN ADVERTISING
Prod. Handmade Films / David Wimbury/Ray Cooper
Dir. Bruce Robinson
Starring: Richard E Grant, Rachel Ward, Richard Wilson

A HANDFUL OF DUST
Prod. Stagescreen Films / Derek Granger
Dir. Charles Sturridge
Starring: Kristin Scott-Thomas, James Wilby, Anjelica Huston, Judy Dench & Alex Guinness

THE LONELY PASSION OF JUDITH HEARNE
Handmade Films/UBA / Richard Johnson/George Harrison
Dir. Jack Clayton
Starring: Maggie Smith, Bob Hoskins, Wendy Hiller, Ian McNeice

WITHNAIL & I
Handmade Films / Paul Heller/George Harrison
Dir. Bruce Robinson
Starring: Richard E Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths

HALF MOON STREET
Prod. RKO / Geoff Reeve
Dir. Bob Swaim
Starring: Sigourney Weaver & Michael Caine

CLUB PARADISE
Prod. Warner Bros / Michael Shamburg/Trevor Albert/Paul Hitchcock
Dir. Harold Ramis
Starring: Robin Williams, Peter O’Toole, Rick Moranis, Jimmy Cliff, Twiggy

DANCE WITH A STRANGER
Prod. First Film Company / Roger Randall-Cutler
Dir. Mike Newell
Starring: Miranda Richardson, Rupert Everett, Ian Holm

INSIGNIFICANCE
Prod. Zenith Films/Recorded Picture Company / Jeremy Thomas
Dir. Nicolas Roeg
Starring: Tony Curtis, Gary Busey, Theresa Russell, Will Sampson, Michael Emil

TURTLE DIARY
Prod. UBA / Richard Johnson
Dir. John Irvin
Starring: Michael Gambon / Ben Kingsley / Glenda Jackson / Eleanor Bron / Nigel Hawthorne

THE RAZOR’S EDGE
Prod. Columbia Pictures / Harry Benn
Dir. John Byrum
Starring: Bill Murray, Theresa Russell, Katherine Hicks, Denholm Elliott & James Keach

MONTY PYTHON’S THE MEANING OF LIFE
Prod. Universal Pictures / John Goldstone
Dir. Terry Jones
Starring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin

THE MISSIONARY
Prod. Handmade Films / Neville Thompson/Michael Palin/George Harrison
Dir. Richard Loncraine
Starring: Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard, Timothy Small, Denholm Elliott, Michael Hordern, Phoebe Nicholls

BRIMSTONE & TREACLE
Prod. Namara Films / Kenith Trodd/Naim Attallah
Dir. Richard Loncraine
Starring: Sting, Denholme Elliott, Joan Plowright, Suzanna Hamilton

A DANGEROUS SUMMER
Prod. Filmco Productions / McElroy/McElroy
Dir. Quentin Masters
Starring: James Mason, Tom Skemitt, Ray Barrett, Wendy Hughes

MOON OVER THE ALLEY
Prod. BFI / William Dumaresq
Dir. Joseph Despins
Starring: Sean Caffery, Basil Clarke, Erna May

BLADE ON THE FEATHER (aka Deep Cover)
LWT / Kenith Trodd/Dennis Potter
Dir. Richard Loncraine
Starring: Donald Pleasance, Tom Conti, Denholm Elliott, Kika Markham, Phoebe Nicholls
Nomination: British Academy Award for Cinematography – TV

SREDNI VASHTAR
Prod. Laurentic Productions/Twentieth Century Fox
Dir. Andrew Birkin
Starring: Judy Campbell, Alexander Puttnam, Vernon Dobtcheff, Gordon Kaye, Lila Kaye
Nomination: American Academy Short Film Award

SECRET ORCHARDS
Prod. Granada Films / James Bradazon
Dir. Richard Loncraine
Starring: Freddie Jones, Judy Parfitt, Joe Blatchley, Phoebe Nicholls, Suzana Burden, Sophie Thompson

THE STUD DIRECTOR
Prod. Brent Walker Productions / Allan Walker
Dir. Quentin Masters
Starring: Joan Collins, Oliver Tobias, Sue Lloyd, Emma Jacobs, Constantine Gregory

FULL CIRCLE (The Haunting of Julia)
Prod. Famous Players & Classic Productions / Peter Fetterman/Alfred Pariser
Dir. Richard Loncraine
Starring: Mia Farrow, Keir Dullea, Tom Conti, Cathleen Nesbitt

NELL
Prod. Salon Productions / Stanley Long
Dir. Martin Campbell
Starring: Roy Kinnear, Anna Quayle, Christopher Timothy, Katy Manning)

FLAME
Prod. VPS Goodtimes / Gravic Losey/David Puttman/Sandy Liberson
Dir. Richard Loncraine
Starring: Tom Conti, Johnny Shannon, Alan Lake, Noddy Holder, Jim Lee, Dave Hill, Don Powell