Alexander Gruszynski

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Alexander Gruszynski, A.S.C.
Born (1950-06-19) June 19, 1950 (age 75)
Occupation Cinematographer

Alexander Gruszynski (born June 19, 1950) is a Polish-American cinematographer, actor and film director. He attended the National Film School of Denmark, Copenhagen. [1]

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In 1985 Gruszynski moved to America and is now a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.

Filmography

Documentary film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1976 Your Neighbor's Son Jørgen Flindt Pedersen
Erik Stephensen
1979 En rig mand Jon Bang Carlsen
1980 Tomas - et barn du ikke kan nå Mads Egmont Christensen
Lone Hertz
With Bille August
1981Hotel of the StarsJon Bang Carlsen
SindslidelserLars Engels
1984 Fugl Fønix Jon Bang Carlsen
1991 Christiania - du har mit hjerte Nils VestWith Dirk Brüel, Gregers Nielsen, Manuel Sellner and Freddy Tornberg
1995 Haiti. Uden titel Jørgen Leth With Tómas Gislason, Dan Holmberg and Jørgen Leth
2002 Drømmere With Dan Holmberg, Teit Jørgensen, Bo Tengberg
2016 Déjà Vu Jon Bang CarlsenShared credit with Jon Bang Carlsen

Documentary short

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1977 Jenny Jon Bang Carlsen
1982 Danmark: Dit og mit Jørgen VestergaardWith Rolf Rønne
2020Instrument of Hope Mikael Salomon With Iain Marcks

Feature film

Cinematographer

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1979 Achilleshælen er mit våben Jytte Rex With Dirk Brüel and Jytte Rex
1980 Next Stop Paradise Jon Bang Carlsen
1981 Belladonna Jytte Rex
1983 Udenrigskorrespondenten Jørgen Leth
1984 Almost You Adam Brooks
The OasisSparky Greene
1985 Twisted Adam Holender
Ofelia kommer til byen Jon Bang Carlsen
1987 Promised Land Michael Hoffman With Ueli Steiger
Under Cover John Stockwell
1988 Time Out Jon Bang Carlsen
Bad Dreams Andrew Fleming
1990 Tremors Ron Underwood
1991 Stone Cold Craig R. Baxley
1993 The Russian Singer Morten Arnfred
1994 Threesome Andrew Fleming
I Like It Like That Darnell Martin
The Pagemaster Joe Johnston Live-action scenes
1995 Angus Patrick Read Johnson
1996 The Craft Andrew Fleming
Maximum Risk Ringo Lam
1998 54 Mark Christopher
1999 Dick Andrew Fleming
2001 The Brothers Gary Hardwick
Prison Song Darnell Martin
Two Can Play That Game Mark Brown
2003 Deliver Us from Eva Gary Hardwick
The In-Laws Andrew Fleming
2006 Five Fingers Laurence Malkin
2007 Nancy Drew Andrew Fleming
This Christmas Preston A. Whitmore II
2008 Hamlet 2 Andrew Fleming
2009 Madea Goes to Jail Tyler Perry
I Can Do Bad All by Myself
2010 Kidnappet Vibeke Muasya
For Colored Girls Tyler Perry
2012 Good Deeds
Madea's Witness Protection
2013 Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
Peeples Tina Gordon Chism
A Madea Christmas Tyler Perry
2014 Barefoot Andrew Fleming
The Single Moms Club Tyler Perry
2018 Ideal Home Andrew Fleming
I'll Find You Martha Coolidge
2022Folklore AmericanaNell TeareShort film

Director

Television

TV movies

YearTitleDirector
1985 Surviving: A Family in Crisis Waris Hussein
Murder: By Reason of Insanity Anthony Page
1986Mafia Princess Robert L. Collins
A Fight for Jenny Gilbert Moses
1987 The Last Innocent Man Roger Spottiswoode
1989 Third Degree Burn
1990 By Dawn's Early Light Jack Sholder
1991 Cast a Deadly Spell Martin Campbell
1995 Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long Paul Monash

TV series

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1986 Everyman Jon Bang CarlsenEpisode "Phoenix Bird: The Tale of a Warrior"
1989 The Women of Brewster Place Donna Deitch Miniseries
2000 Grosse Pointe Andrew Fleming Episode "Pilot"
2009 Wallander Charlotte Brändström Episode "The Revenge"
2014 Bad Judge Andrew Fleming
Jake Szymanski
Linda Mendoza
4 episodes
2018 Insatiable Andrew FlemingEpisode "Pilot"
Conspiracy of SilenceCharlotte Brändström8 episodes
2020 Emily in Paris Andrew Fleming
Peter Lauer
3 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitleResult
1995 American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long Nominated
CableACE Award Best Cinematography in a Movie or MiniseriesNominated
1977 Bodil Awards Best Cinematographer JennyWon
1993 Camerimage Golden Frog The Russian Singer Nominated
1994 Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography I Like It Like That Nominated
2017 Cleveland International Film Festival Jury AwardTripolarNominated

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