Peter Pau
Hong Kong cinematographer

Peter Pau

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Hong Kong cinematographer
A.K.A.
Peter Pau Tak-Hei
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
Is:
Cinematographer
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
(Hong Kong)
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Peter Pau Tak-Hei (Chinese: 鮑德熹, born 1951) is a Hong Kong cinematographer, best known to western audiences as for his work on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Cinematographer in 2000.
Pau is a member of the Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers. The asteroid 34420 Peterpau was named in his honour in early 2006. His older sister is Hong Kong Film Awards best actress winner Paw Hee-Ching.

Partial filmography

  • The Killer (1989)
  • The Bride with White Hair (1993)
  • Naked Killer (1994)
  • The Phantom Lover (1995)
  • Warriors of Virtue (1997)
  • Bride of Chucky (1998)
  • Dracula 2000 (2000)
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
  • The Promise (2005)
  • Shoot 'Em Up (2007)
  • The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
  • Confucius (2010)