Years active 1973–present | Name Andrzej Bartkowiak | |
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Born 1950 (age 64–65) Lodz, Poland Occupation CinematographerFilm director Spouse Diane Venora (m. 1980–1989) Education National Film School in Lodz Movies Similar People Diane Venora, Anthony Anderson, Tom Arnold, Isaiah Washington, Mark Dacascos | ||
Children Madzia Bartkowiak Horgan | ||
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Andrzej Bartkowiak, A.S.C. (born 6 March 1950) is a Polish cinematographer and director.
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- Falling down 8 10 movie clip nazi surplus store 1993 hd
- Dante s peak 10 10 movie clip the volcano explodes 1997 hd
- Career
- Collaborations
- References
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Career
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 . A year later he made the action thriller film Exit Wounds starring Steven Seagal, the film was a hit in theaters. Cradle 2 the Grave was a moderate success at the box-office.
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.
Collaborations
During his first films as a director he collaborated a few times with the rapper DMX and the actors Anthony Anderson, Jet Li and Isaiah Washington.
As cinematographer Bartkowiak has collaborated with several well-known film directors such as Sidney Lumet, Joel Schumacher and Roger Donaldson.