ush ▁color ▁p alette . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁Hall ▁fil med ▁Hell ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁for ▁director ▁John ▁Bo orm an , ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁box - office ▁success ▁but ▁has ▁since ▁become ▁a ▁cult ▁classic . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Hall ▁received ▁his ▁first ▁Oscar ▁for ▁But ch ▁Cass id y ▁and ▁the ▁Sund ance ▁Kid . ▁To ▁make ▁But ch ▁Cass id y ▁vis ually ▁compatible ▁with ▁the ▁time ▁period , ▁he ▁used ▁experimental ▁techniques , ▁such ▁as ▁over ex pos ing ▁the ▁neg atives ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁m ute ▁the ▁primary ▁colors ▁when ▁printing ▁it ▁back ▁( H unter , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ). ▁The ▁result ▁was ▁considered ▁an ▁innov ative ▁success . ▁He ▁made ▁two ▁other ▁films ▁that ▁year , ▁The ▁Happy ▁End ing ▁and ▁Tell ▁them ▁Will ie ▁Boy ▁is ▁Here . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁Hall ▁shot ▁F at ▁City , ▁with ▁director ▁John ▁H ust on . ▁F at ▁City ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁gra iny ▁texture ▁to ▁reflect ▁the ▁har sh ▁reality ▁of ▁the ▁story line . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁he ▁shot ▁the ▁police ▁thr iller ▁Elect ra ▁G lide ▁in ▁Blue , ▁followed ▁by ▁Sm ile ▁and ▁The ▁Day ▁of ▁the ▁Loc ust ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁the ▁latter ▁of ▁which ▁earned ▁him ▁his ▁fifth ▁Oscar ▁nom ination . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁he ▁shot ▁Mar athon ▁Man ▁with ▁director ▁John