CAMERAMAN: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff will be shown as part of the Films in Peel initiative at the Centenary Centre tonight (Friday).

Following the documentary film there will be a talk by renowned and respected film historian Professor Ian Christie.

Jack Cardiff was a unique figure in British and international cinema.

In 2001, 54 years after first winning an Academy Award for his stunning Technicolor work on Black Narcissus, he became the first cinematographer to receive an honorary lifetime achievement Oscar for "exceptional contributions to the state of motion picture arts and sciences and for outstanding services to the Academy".

Jack began in the film industry in 1918 as a child actor, aged just four, but quickly switched to the other side of the camera, graduating to cinematography and for a period direction, gaining more than 100 film credits on productions as diverse as The Red Shoes, The Vikings and Rambo.

Tickets are £4 (concessions £3) and the doors open at 7.15pm with the film starting at 7.45pm. The event is being run with the support of the Isle of Man Arts Council.