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Home/People/Peter Pau Tak-Hai
Peter Pau Tak-Hai profile photo
Born
Jun 2, 1952
Age 73
Place of Birth
Hong Kong, China
Known For
Camera
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

6
Movies
0
TV Shows
4
Directed
Also Known As
Pau Tak-Hai
Peter Pau
鮑起鳴
Peter Pao
IMDb Profile

Peter Pau Tak-Hai

Camera

Biography
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
Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal poster

Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal

as God of heaven
2015
The Chinese Feast poster

The Chinese Feast

as Chef North West Restaurant
1995
The Gods Must Be Crazy: Crazy Safari poster

The Gods Must Be Crazy: Crazy Safari

as Mr Szeto
1991
The Gods Must Be Crazy: Crazy Safari poster

The Gods Must Be Crazy: Crazy Safari

as Mr. Szeto
1991
A Fishy Story poster

A Fishy Story

Cast
1989
On the Run poster

On the Run

as Doctor
1988