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Alexander Witt

Alexander Witt

Cinematographer and director · Born April 10, 1952 (74) · Santiago, Chile

Alexander B. Witt (born 1952) is a Chilean Hollywood filmmaker who has worked mostly as a camera operator and second unit director. His feature directorial debut came in 2004 with Resident Evil: Apocalypse, based on the popular Capcom video game series. Witt also became the 2nd unit director on the James Bond movie Casino Royale in 2006. From a 2004 interview on IGN, he says this about his history: "I was born in Chile, the third generation of Germans there. And, we moved to Mexico, from Mexico in '73 I moved to Europe, where I started working in film. I started with Arriflex, the company that makes the cameras. I was there for a year and I did kind of a trainee type of year where I was in the sound department, in the lab, in the studio working with the actual productions and also assembling cameras. And then I moved to Europe, where I lived three years, and then, back in '76, I did my first movie as a camera assistant, which was 21 Hours at Munich. And then, I kept on going, I moved up to focus puller or first AC, and then operating and then DP-ing. And then I was DP-ing commercials and then I started directing commercials in the late 80's and beginning of [the] 90's. I was working with Jan and doing his second unit as a DP while he was a DP He is the one that really gave me the break on Speed 1 to start directing second unit." Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexander Witt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 10, 1952 (74)
From
Santiago, Chile
Works as
Cinematographer and director
Titles
63 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 27% in 30 days

What are Alexander Witt's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
34%
Bonds
17%
Power
17%
Survival
17%
Ideas
7%
Self
5%
Society
4%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 0 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
3
Thrilling
2
Romantic
1
Hopeful
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Alexander Witt's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 55 of their 63 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alexander Witt's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

67 credits, 63 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Sayen: The Huntress(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Ferrari(2023)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Sayen: Desert Road(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Fast X(2023)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Sayen(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • No Time to Die(2021)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Jungle Cruise(2021)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Bird Box(2018)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Avengers: Infinity War(2018)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • First They Killed My Father(2017)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Spectre(2015)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Terminator Genisys(2015)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Cinderella(2015)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Kick(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Hercules(2014)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Skyfall(2012)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Safe House(2012)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • X-Men: First Class(2011)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Fast Five(2011)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Town(2010)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time(2010)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Robin Hood(2010)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Taking of Pelham 123(2009)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • James Bond in the Bahamas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Body of Lies(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Fool's Gold(2008)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • American Gangster(2007)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Casino Royale(2006)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • She's the Man(2006)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Æon Flux(2005)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Resident Evil: Apocalypse(2004)

    Director · as Umbrella Sniper (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Hidalgo(2004)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl(2003)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Italian Job(2003)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Daredevil(2003)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • xXx(2002)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Bourne Identity(2002)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Black Hawk Down(2001)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Hannibal(2001)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Remember the Titans(2000)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Gladiator(2000)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Inspector Gadget(1999)

    Second Unit Director · as Wet, Green Businessman

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Forces of Nature(1999)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Postman(1997)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Speed 2: Cruise Control(1997)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Twister(1996)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Money Train(1995)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Under Siege 2: Dark Territory(1995)

    Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Just Cause(1995)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Speed(1994)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Short Cuts(1993)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Chaplin(1992)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Lethal Weapon 3(1992)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Thelma & Louise(1991)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Hunt for Red October(1990)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Always(1989)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Black Rain(1989)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Boost(1988)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Who's That Girl(1987)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Boss' Wife(1986)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Jewel of the Nile(1985)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Pope John Paul II(1984)

    "B" Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Cujo(1983)

    First Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Slapstick of Another Kind(1982)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Night of Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Cinematographer

  • The Third Generation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Assistant Camera

  • Feathering the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 67 titles, 66 of them dated from 1979 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Cinderella (2015)

$542M worldwide

Highest rated

Body of Lies (2008)

Midcredits 78th

Most popular right now

Cinderella (2015)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 67: 1 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting5 of 67: 4 only directing, 1 with another roleCinematography40 of 67: 11 only cinematography, 29 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thOther crew50 of 67: 20 only other crew, 30 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

67 titles, 31 with more than one role — other crew and cinematography overlap on 29 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s10 · crew1990s14 · 1 acting · 14 crew2000s19 · 2 acting · 18 crew2010s15 · crew2020s7 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Alexander Witt's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 63; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 63 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 63 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved15
  • Universally Panned3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · cinematographer

Kick (2014)

84th percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Gladiator (2000)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 66/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Alexander Witt's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 85 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 23 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 71 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 69 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Alexander Witt work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alexander Witt's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Julio Rojas shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers