Bartkowiak, Andrzej 1950–

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BARTKOWIAK, Andrzej 1950–

PERSONAL

Born 1950, in Lodz, Poland; immigrated to United States, 1972; married Diane Venora, c. 1980 (divorced, 1989); children: Madzia. Education: Attended Lodz Film School.

Addresses:

Agent—International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; The Gersh Agency, 232 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Manager—Graup Entertainment, 1335 4th St., 3rd Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90401.

Career:

Cinematographer and director. Previously worked shooting commercials.

Awards, Honors:

Golden Frog Award nomination, Camerimage, 1993, for Falling Down.

CREDITS

Film Cinematographer:

Deadly Hero, Avco Embassy, 1976.

Prince of the City, Warner Bros., 1981.

The Verdict, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1982.

Deathtrap (also known as Ira Levin's Deathtrap), Warner Bros., 1982.

Terms of Endearment, Paramount, 1983.

Daniel, Paramount, 1983.

Garbo Talks (also known as Garbo Talks!), United Artists, 1984.

Prizzi's Honor, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1985.

Power, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1986.

The Morning After, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1986.

Nuts, Warner Bros., 1987.

Twins, Universal, 1988.

Family Business, Tri–Star, 1989.

Q&A, Tri–Star, 1990.

Off and Running, 1991.

A Stranger among Us (also known as Closer to Eden), Buena Vista, 1992.

Hard Promises, Columbia, 1992.

Guilty As Sin, Buena Vista, 1993.

Falling Down (also known as Chute libre), Warner Bros., 1993.

Speed, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1994.

A Good Man in Africa, Gramercy, 1994.

Species, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1995.

Losing Isaiah, Paramount, 1995.

Jade, Paramount, 1995.

The Mirror Has Two Faces, TriStar, 1996.

Dante's Peak, Universal, 1997.

Devil's Advocate (also known as Im Auftrag des Teufels), Warner Bros., 1997.

U.S. Marshals, Warner Bros., 1998.

Lethal Weapon 4 (also known as Lethal 4), Warner Bros., 1998.

Turkey. Cake. (short film), 1999.

Gossip, Warner Bros., 2000.

Thirteen Days (also known as Thirteen Days Which Shocked the World), New Line Cinema, 2000.

Film Director:

Romeo Must Die, Warner Bros., 2000.

Exit Wounds, Warner Bros., 2001.

Cradle 2 the Grave, Warner Bros., 2003.

Doom, Universal, 2005.

Film Appearances:

Garbo Talks (also known as Garbo Talks!), 1984.

Television Cinematographer; Movies:

3 by Cheever: The 5:48 (also known as The Five Forty–Eight), 1979.

Television Director; Pilots:

HRT, CBS, 2001.

Television Cinematography; Specials:

Rock the Vote, Fox, 1992.

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