Peter Pau Tak-Hai

Peter Pau Tak-Hai (72)

1952-06-02 | Hong Kong, China

Peter Pau is a famous film director, producer, and world-renowned Chinese cinematographer. As a young man, he went to the United States to study film. In 1985, he returned to Hong Kong to join the film industry in there. In 2001, he won the Oscar for Best Cinematography with "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" being the first non-American Chinese cinematographer to win this award

On Movies

  • Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
  • The Chinese Feast
  • The Gods Must Be Crazy: Crazy Safari
  • The Gods Must Be Crazy: Crazy Safari
  • A Fishy Story
  • On the Run

Movies as Director

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