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Gerry Lively is a cinematographer and film director, known for directing Darkness Falls (1999), Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God (2005), and Body Armour (2007). He also served as the director of photography for several horror films, notably Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth, Hellraiser: Bloodline, Return of the Living Dead 3, and Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest . [1]

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Film work

As a director, his early work was an Italian/American drama called Hot steps - passi caldi, which was released in 1990. The film starred Lindsley Allen and Nicole Kidman. [2] Lively directed the 2002 film Shattered Lies, a film about corrupt policemen and a man and a woman who are after 3 million dollars. It starred Frank Zagarino, Elizabeth Giordano, and James Russo. [3] He directed the horror film All Saints Eve , a film about a curse from the 1800s and a group of friends who have to find the cause of it before they become victims. [4] [5] [6]

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  2. Films de France Hot steps - passi caldi aka Body Moves
  3. Reading Eagle November 27, 2003 Page 18 video New Releases
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  5. The Herald Standard Tuesday, March 3, 2015 Big dreams leading to big breaks for Uniontown native by Tara Rack-Amber [ dead link ]
  6. Rotten Tomatoes All Saints Eve (2015)
  7. Bruzda, Natalie (2013-02-17). "Take one: Final movie scene filmed at former Brownsville Hospital". Herald-Standard. Retrieved 2024-05-07.