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Nicholas Ray
FilmmakerKnown for:
Rebel Without a Cause (1955), In a Lonely Place (1950)
Education:
University of Chicago (architecture, one year); trained as assistant to Elia Kazan
Nicholas Ray directed They Live by Night (1948), In a Lonely Place (1950), and Johnny Guitar (1954) before Rebel Without a Cause (1955) made him the director most identified with postwar American adolescent alienation. His films are characterized by a command of widescreen CinemaScope composition - he was among the first directors to exploit the format's potential for psychological staging - and by a sympathy with characters who cannot find a place in the social world. Jean-Luc Godard dedicated Pierrot le Fou to him with the line "Nicholas Ray is cinema."
Nicholas Ray's Gear List(1)
Mitchell
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Connection note
CinemaScope with Bausch & Lomb anamorphic lenses on Rebel Without a Cause (1955); DP Ernest Haller
Product description
The Mitchell BNC (Blimped Newsreel Camera) was the standard studio motion picture camera in Hollywood from the 1930s through the 1960s. Its rock-steady registration, optical viewfinder, and compatibility with studio lighting rigs made it the instrument of classical Hollywood cinematography.
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Last updated March 20, 2026
