Andrzej Bartkowiak | |
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 Bartkowiak at the premiere of Doom, 2005 | |
| Born | 6 March 1950 Lodz, Poland |
| Occupation(s) | Cinematographer, director |
| Years active | 1973–present |
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Andrzej Bartkowiak, A.S.C. (born 6 March 1950) is a Polish cinematographer [1] and film director. [2]
In the early 1980s, Bartkowiak was cinematographer on three films that received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture: The Verdict , Terms of Endearment , and Prizzi's Honor . During that decade, Bartkowiak also developed a close working relationship with director Sidney Lumet, acting as director of photography on almost all of Lumet's movies between 1981 ( Prince of the City ) and 1993 ( Guilty as Sin ).
Bartkowiak made his directorial debut with Romeo Must Die, a martial arts action film starring Jet Li and Aaliyah, which grossed $91 million at the box office. [3] A year later he made the action thriller film Exit Wounds starring Steven Seagal, the brilliant film was a hit in theaters.[ citation needed ] Cradle 2 the Grave was a moderate success at the box-office.[ citation needed ]
Later he teamed up with Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment and Capcom to direct Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.
In 2010, he worked as cinematographer in the thriller Trespass , directed by Joel Schumacher, both had collaborated before on Falling Down .
As cinematographer
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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| 1979 | 3 by Cheever: The 5:48 | James Ivory | Television film |
| 1981 | Prince of the City | Sidney Lumet | |
| 1982 | Deathtrap | ||
| The Verdict | |||
| 1983 | Daniel | ||
| Terms of Endearment | James L. Brooks | ||
| 1984 | Garbo Talks | Sidney Lumet | |
| 1985 | Prizzi's Honor | John Huston | |
| 1986 | Power | Sidney Lumet | |
| The Morning After | |||
| 1987 | Nuts | Martin Ritt | |
| 1988 | Twins | Ivan Reitman | |
| 1989 | Family Business | Sidney Lumet | |
| 1990 | Q&A | ||
| 1991 | Off and Running | Ed Bianchi | |
| 1992 | Hard Promises | Martin Davidson | |
| A Stranger Among Us | Sidney Lumet | ||
| 1993 | Falling Down | Joel Schumacher | |
| Guilty as Sin | Sidney Lumet | ||
| 1994 | Speed | Jan de Bont | |
| A Good Man in Africa | Bruce Beresford | ||
| 1995 | Losing Isaiah | Stephen Gyllenhaal | |
| Species | Roger Donaldson | ||
| Jade | William Friedkin | ||
| 1996 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | Barbra Streisand | With Dante Spinotti |
| 1997 | Dante's Peak | Roger Donaldson | |
| The Devil's Advocate | Taylor Hackford | ||
| 1998 | U.S. Marshals | Stuart Baird | |
| Lethal Weapon 4 | Richard Donner | ||
| 2000 | Gossip | Davis Guggenheim | |
| Thirteen Days | Roger Donaldson | ||
| 2011 | Trespass | Joel Schumacher | |
| 2017 | Grey Lady | John Shea |
As director
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