Peter Biziou


Peter Biziou is a retired British cinematographer.

Early life and career

Biziou was born in Bangor, North Wales in 1944; the son of special effects cameraman and cinematographer Leon Bijou, best known for shooting Foxes in 1980.
Biziou began his career in the mid-1960s, where he worked on short films by Norman J. Warren and Robert Freeman. In 1973, he began his collaboration with director Alan Parker, shooting the short films Footsteps and Our Cissy, before working on Parker's feature film Bugsy Malone, while sharing credit with Michael Seresin.
He received the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for the 1988 film Mississippi Burning, as well as another BAFTA nomination for the 1998 film The Truman Show.
After working on Derailed, Biziou retired in 2005, and currently lives in southwest France.

Filmography

Feature film
YearTitleDirectorNotes
1969Secret WorldPaul Feyder
Robert Freeman
1976Bugsy MaloneAlan ParkerWith Michael Seresin
1979Monty Python's Life of BrianTerry Jones
1981Time BanditsTerry Gilliam
1982Pink Floyd – The WallAlan Parker
1984Another CountryMarek Kanievska
19869½ WeeksAdrian Lyne
1988A [World Apart (1988 film)|A World Apart]Chris Menges
1988Mississippi BurningAlan Parker
1990Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are DeadTom Stoppard
1992City of JoyRoland Joffé
1992DamageLouis Malle
1993In the Name of the FatherJim Sheridan
1994The [Road to Wellville (film)|The Road to Wellville]Alan Parker
1995Richard IIIRichard Loncraine
1998The Truman ShowPeter Weir
2002UnfaithfulAdrian Lyne
2004Ladies in LavenderCharles Dance
2005DerailedMikael Håfström

Documentary film
YearTitleDirectorNote
2003Festival ExpressBob SmeatonWith Robert Fiore