Nguyễn Đăng Bảy

Biography

People's Artist Nguyễn Đăng Bảy (b. Bắc Ninh province, 1/1/1923 - 6/2007) was a Vietnamese cinematographer. He began filming documentaries reporting the wartime activities of Hồ Chí Minh, after being given a camera in 1949 by his office. Afterwards, in 1960, he participated in his first feature film "The Construction Girl" (Cô gái công trường). The next year, his work in "The Passerine Bird" (Con chim vành khuyên, d. Trần Vũ & Nguyễn Văn Thông) won him the award for Best Cinematography at the 2n…