Sam Leavitt

Cinematographer

As cinematographer, Sam Leavitt shot 14 rated films; 3 were hits (80/100+), a .214 batting average.

Batting average
.214
Hits
3 of 14 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 29% of 425 cinematographers, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1954–1967

Films, rated out of 100

  1. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) — 73/100
  2. Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965) — 43/100
  3. Major Dundee (1965) — 72/100
  4. Cape Fear (1962) — 78/100
  5. Advise & Consent (1962) — 76/100
  6. Exodus (1960) — 67/100
  7. Anatomy of a Murder (1959) — 87/100 · hit
  8. The Crimson Kimono (1959) — 72/100
  9. Pork Chop Hill (1959) — 76/100
  10. The Defiant Ones (1958) — 76/100
  11. The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) — 72/100
  12. The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) — 81/100 · hit
  13. A Star Is Born (1954) — 81/100 · hit
  14. Carmen Jones (1954) — 66/100

Films that qualify under the rating methodology, not a complete filmography.

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. Anatomy of a Murder (1959) — 87/100 · hit
  2. A Star Is Born (1954) — 81/100 · hit
  3. The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) — 81/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965) — 43/100
  2. Carmen Jones (1954) — 66/100
  3. Exodus (1960) — 67/100

How these numbers work: Methodology