IEC
#1: From the doc "Cinematographer Style"
#2: With actor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Born: 30 November 1938, Krakow, Poland, as Adam Grinberg.
Career: Raised in Tel Aviv, Israel. Became lab technician [1958], newsreel and doc cameraman [1961].
Ph some 120 short doc's.
Moved to Los Angeles in 1980 and became US citizen in 1986.
Became active member of the ASC in April 1990.
Retired in 2005.
Appeared in the doc's 'Samuel Fuller and the Big Red One' [1978, Thys Ockersen; ph: Hans den Bezemer (Israel) & Stephen Posey (USA); sound (Israel): Albert Steeman], 'Bright Light: A Look by Cameramen at Israeli Newsreels 1955-1968' [1999, Uri Shine & Yachin Hirsch], 'Living in Darkness' [2002, David Gregory; 47m] & 'Cinematographer Style' [2005, Jon Fauer; ph: J. Fauer, Jeff Laszlo, Brian Heller & David Morgan].
Awards: ASC Award nom [1990] for 'Ghost'; BSC Award nom [1991], 'Oscar' AA nom [1991] & ASC Award nom [1991] for 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'.
FILMS | |
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1963 |
B'Yerushalaim/In Jerusalem [David Perlov] c; doc/32m; see 2013 |
1966 |
Shnei kuni leml/Two Kuni Lemel [Israel Becker] c; cph: Romulo Grounni |
1967 |
Hol ba'eynayim [?] c |
1967 |
Ha-glula/The Pill [David Perlov] b&w; filming began in 1967, but ran into difficulties, and the film was not released until five years later, in 1972 |
1968 |
Le'at yoter/Slow Down [Avraham Heffner] c; short/15m |
1969 |
?/Séance [Avraham Heffner] c; short/15m |
1969 |
Lifnei maher/Before Tomorrow [Ellida Geira] b&w; cph: Amnon Salomon |
1969 |
42:6 - Ben Gurion [David Perlov] c; cph: Erwin Hillier; spec pfx: Michael Graham-Smith |
1970 |
Madron/His Name Was Madron [Jerry Hopper] c; cph: Marcel Grignon |
1971 |
Ani ohev otach Rosa/I Love You, Rosa [Moshe Mizrahi] c |
1971 |
Hasamba/Get Zorkin/Hasamba vena'arei hasusim [Joel Silberg] b&w |
1971 |
Ani Yerushalami/I Was Born in Jerusalem [Yehoram Gaon] c; mus doc/100m |
1972 |
Ha-tzad hasheni/Take Two [Baruch Dienar] c; cph: B. Dienar |
1972 |
Metzitzim/Peeping Toms [Uri Zohar] c |
1973 |
Abu el banat/Daughters, Daughters [Moshe Mizrahi] c |
1973 |
Ha-bayit berechov Chelouche/The House on Chelouche Street [Moshe Mizrahi] c |
1974 |
Diamonds/Diamond Shaft/Yahlumim [Menahem Golan] p/c |
1974 |
Michael sheli/My Michael [Dan Wolman] c |
1974 |
Warhead/Prisoner in the Middle [John O'Connor] c |
1976 |
The Passover Plot [Michael Campus] c |
1976 |
Mivtza Yonatan/Entebbe: Operation Thunderbolt [Menahem Golan] p/c |
1977 |
Eskimo Limon/Lemon Popsicle [Boaz Davidson] c |
1977 |
Belfer [Yigal Burstein] c |
1977 |
The Uranium Conspiracy/Kesher ha'uranium/Agenten kennen keine Tränen [Menahem Golan & Frank G. Carroll (= Gianfranco Baldanello)] c; cph: Antonio Modica |
1977 |
Hamesh ma'ot elef shahor/Half a Million Back [Shaike Ophir] c |
1977 |
Seret v'aruhat boker/A Movie and Breakfast [Alfred Steinhardt] c |
#1: With dir Samuel Fuller [right] - "The Big Red One"
#2: With dir Samuel Fuller [left] - photos by Albert Steeman
1978 |
The Big Red One [Samuel Fuller] b&w-c; 113m & 158m (reconstruction, 2004) |
1978 |
Yisraelim matzhikim/It's a Funny, Funny World [Zvi Shissel] b&w; cph: Amnon Salomon |
1978 |
Yotz'im kavua/Going Steady/Lemon Popsicle II [Boaz Davidson] scope/c |
1980 |
Seed of Innocence/Teen Mothers [Boaz Davidson] c |
1980 |
Safari 3000 [Harry Hurwitz] p/c |
1981 |
Paradise [Stuart Gillard] c |
1981 |
The Last American Virgin [Boaz Davidson] c |
1982 |
Sapiches/Private Popsicle/Lemon Popsicle IV [Boaz Davidson] c; addph: Avi Koren, Nissan Mofkadi & Rami Siman-Tov |
1983 |
Over the Brooklyn Bridge/My Darling Shiksa [Menahem Golan] c |
1983 |
10 to Midnight [J. Lee Thompson] c |
1983 |
Sababa/Lemon Popsicle/Private Manoeuvres [Zvi Shissel] c |
1983 |
The Ambassador/Peacemaker [J. Lee Thompson] c |
1983 |
War and Love/The Children's War [Moshe Mizrahi] c |
1984 |
The Terminator [James Cameron] c; 2uc: Chuck Colwell; spec vfx ph: John Huneck; process ph: Austin McKinney; insert ph: Anne Coffey |
1984 |
The Ladies Club/The Violated/The Sisterhood [A.K. Allen (= Janet Greek)] c |
1984 |
Jocks/Road Trip [Steve Carver] c |
1985 |
Once Bitten [Howard Storm] c; addph: Robert D. Yeoman; 2uc: Jon Kranhouse |
1985 |
Iron Eagle [Sidney J. Furie] c; graphic ph: Bruce Williams; aph: Frank Holgate |
1985 |
Private Resort [George Bowers] c |
1985 |
A Walk on the Moon [Raphael Silver] c |
1986 |
Wisdom [Emilio Estevez & (uncred) Robert Wise] c; 2uc: Moshe Levin |
1986 |
La Bamba [Luis Valdez] c; 2uc: Chuck Colwell |
1986 |
Near Dark [Kathryn Bigelow] c; 2uc: Chuck Colwell |
[Right] with Leonard Nimoy - "Three Men and a Baby"
1987 |
Three Men and a Baby [Leonard Nimoy] c |
1987 |
Alien Nation [Graham Baker] c; 2uc: Frank Holgate |
1988 |
Spellbinder [Janet Greek] c |
1988 |
Lool [Boaz Davidson & Uri Zohar] b&w; cph: David Gurfinkel; re-edited tv-series; see Television |
1988 |
Worth Winning [Will Mackenzie] c |
1988 |
Love Hurts [Bud Yorkin] c; took over from doph David Bridges |
1989 |
Turner & Hooch [Roger Spottiswoode] c; 2uc: Michael Benson |
1989 |
Ghost [Jerry Zucker] c; 2uc: Cary Fisher; spec elements ph: Virgil Mirano & Garry Waller |
1990 |
Three Men and a Little Lady [Emile Ardolino] c |
1990 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day [James Cameron] s35 (+ 70bu)/c; 2uc: Michael Benson; aph: David L. Butler; spec vfx ph: Dennis Skotak (superv), James Belkin & James D. Dodge; efx ph: Terry Chostner & Bob Hill; plate ph: Jack Gallagher (coord), Patrick McArdle, Carl Miller & Chuck Schumann; optical ph superv: Bruce Vecchitto; filmed 1990-91 |
1991 |
Sister Act [Emile Ardolino] c |
1992 |
Toys [Barry Levinson] c |
1992 |
Son of the Pink Panther [Blake Edwards] p/c; main title seq ph (dir by Geoffrey Edwards); ph: Dick Bush |
1992 |
Dave [Ivan Reitman] c; 2uc: Peter Norman; aph: James Gavin |
1993 |
Private Lessons II [Seiji Izumi] c; ph (+ dir) re-shoots ; ph (September-October 1992): Hiroaki Sugimura |
1993 |
North [Rob Reiner] c; Alaska ph: Mark Vargo |
1993 |
Renaissance Man/By the Book/Army Intelligence [Penny Marshall] c |
1994 |
Junior [Ivan Reitman] c; 2uc: Earl Clark; aph: David Nowell |
[Right] with Jerry Zucker - "First Knight" - photo by Frank Connor
1994 |
First Knight [Jerry Zucker] c |
1995 |
Eraser [Charles Russell] p/c; 2uc: Mike Benson & Tom Priestley; skydiving aph: Norman Kent; vfx ph: David K. Stewart |
1997 |
Sphere [Barry Levinson] s35/c; 2uc: Gary Capo; aph: Kurt Soderling; sfx ph: David Stump; miniature ph: Gregory McMurry |
1997 |
Rush Hour [Brett Ratner] p/c; 2uc: Mike Benson; vfx ph: Michael Hofstein |
1998 |
Inspector Gadget [David Kellogg] c; uncred 2uc (+ 2ud): Alexander Witt; addph (+ c.op): Craig Haagensen; uncred insert ph (+ c.op 'b' cam): Moshe Levin |
2000 |
Collateral Damage [Andrew Davis] c; 2uc: Craig Haagensen; aph: Phil Pastuhov |
2002 |
The Santa Clause 2 [: The Mrs. Clause] [Michael Lembeck] c; 2uc (+ 2ud): Craig Haagensen; vfx ph: Tom Turnbull |
"Snakes on a Plane" - photo by James Dittiger
2005 |
Snakes on a Plane/Pacific Air Flight 121 [David Ellis] s35/c; 2uc: Craig Haagensen |
2013 |
Footsteps in Jerusalem [David Perlov ('In Jerusalem') + 12 other dir (9 short doc's)] c; doc/87m; ph doc 'In Jerusalem'; other ph: Dan Geva, Yotam Kislev, Saar Mizrahi, a.o.; prod The Sam Spiegel Film & Television School; A tribute to David Perlov and to his 1963 doc film 'In Jerusalem' made a few years before the 1967 War in a divided city. 50 years after 'In Jerusalem', and inspired by Perlov, leading filmmakers from the Sam Spiegel Film & Television School tell their story using their own personal perspective. Nine films were combined with the original 'In Jerusalem' to form a new, inter-generational film about a city that has dramatically changed; see 1963 |
TELEVISION | |
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1969 |
Lool/Chicken Coop [Boaz Davidson & Uri Zohar] 4-part series/b&w, 1970-73; cph: David Gurfinkel; re-edited into the feature film 'Lool' (1988/94m) |
1979 |
Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith [Eric Till] tvm |
1981 |
A Woman Called Golda [Alan Gibson] 2-part tvm |
1982 |
[Holocaust Survivors...] Remembrance of Love [Jack Smight] tvm |
1983 |
Heritage: Civilization and the Jews [ep #4 'The Crucible of Europe' dir by Julian Krainin] 9-part doc series; cph (#4): J. Krainin, Ilan Rosenberg & Hank Holton; for PBS-tv (1984) |