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Fred Koenekamp is a Director of Photography and Cinematography American born on 11 november 1922 at Los Angeles (USA)
Fred J. Koenekamp, A.S.C. (born November 11, 1922) is an American cinematographer. He is the son of cinematographer Hans F. Koenekamp.
Koenekamp worked in television and feature films from the 1960s. He was nominated for an Oscar for Patton (1970) and The Towering Inferno (1974), winning the Oscar for the latter with Joseph Biroc.
Comme chef opérateur, il exerce sur cinquante-trois films américains, sortis entre 1965 et 1991 (le dernier est Le Vol de l'Intruder de John Milius, avec Danny Glover et Willem Dafoe). Notamment, il collabore à cinq films de Franklin J. Schaffner, dont Patton (1970, avec George C. Scott) et Papillon (1973, avec Steve McQueen et Dustin Hoffman). Mentionnons également sa contribution au genre du film catastrophe, son plus connu étant La Tour infernale (1974, avec Steve McQueen, Paul Newman et Faye Dunaway).
À la télévision, d'abord cadreur en 1963 sur la série Gunsmoke, il est directeur de la photographie sur neuf séries, de 1963 à 1983, et sur trente-et-un téléfilms, de 1968 à 1988. Entre autres, il photographie quatre-vingt-dix épisodes de la série Des agents très spéciaux, entre 1964 et 1967, sans compter des 'produits dérivés' : cinq films de 1965 à 1967 — en réalité, des compilations d'épisodes de la série — et un téléfilm en 1983.
Durant sa carrière, Fred Koenekamp obtient trois nominations à l'Oscar de la meilleure photographie, dont un gagné en 1975 pour La Tour infernale. Ce même film lui vaut également en 1976 une nomination au British Academy Film Award de la meilleure photographie.
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Birth name Frederick James Koenekamp
Nationality USA
Birth 11 november 1922 at Los Angeles (USA)
Death 31 may 2017 (at 94 years)
Awards Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Nationality USA
Birth 11 november 1922 at Los Angeles (USA)
Death 31 may 2017 (at 94 years)
Awards Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Fred J. Koenekamp, A.S.C. (born November 11, 1922) is an American cinematographer. He is the son of cinematographer Hans F. Koenekamp.
Koenekamp worked in television and feature films from the 1960s. He was nominated for an Oscar for Patton (1970) and The Towering Inferno (1974), winning the Oscar for the latter with Joseph Biroc.
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Au cinéma, Fred Koenekamp débute comme premier assistant opérateur sur La Vénus des mers chaudes (1955). Il est ensuite cadreur à l'occasion de six films, sortis entre 1958 et 1963, dont trois réalisés par Vincente Minnelli (ex. : Les Quatre Cavaliers de l'Apocalypse en 1962).Comme chef opérateur, il exerce sur cinquante-trois films américains, sortis entre 1965 et 1991 (le dernier est Le Vol de l'Intruder de John Milius, avec Danny Glover et Willem Dafoe). Notamment, il collabore à cinq films de Franklin J. Schaffner, dont Patton (1970, avec George C. Scott) et Papillon (1973, avec Steve McQueen et Dustin Hoffman). Mentionnons également sa contribution au genre du film catastrophe, son plus connu étant La Tour infernale (1974, avec Steve McQueen, Paul Newman et Faye Dunaway).
À la télévision, d'abord cadreur en 1963 sur la série Gunsmoke, il est directeur de la photographie sur neuf séries, de 1963 à 1983, et sur trente-et-un téléfilms, de 1968 à 1988. Entre autres, il photographie quatre-vingt-dix épisodes de la série Des agents très spéciaux, entre 1964 et 1967, sans compter des 'produits dérivés' : cinq films de 1965 à 1967 — en réalité, des compilations d'épisodes de la série — et un téléfilm en 1983.
Durant sa carrière, Fred Koenekamp obtient trois nominations à l'Oscar de la meilleure photographie, dont un gagné en 1975 pour La Tour infernale. Ce même film lui vaut également en 1976 une nomination au British Academy Film Award de la meilleure photographie.
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Flight of the Intruder (1991)
, 1h55Directed by John Milius
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe, Brad Johnson, Rosanna Arquette, Tom Sizemore, Ving Rhames
Roles Director of Photography
Rating57%
Lieutenant Jake "Cool Hand" Grafton (Brad Johnson) and his bombardier/navigator and best friend Lieutenant Morgan "Morg" McPhearson (Christopher Rich) are flying a Grumman A-6 Intruder over the Gulf of Tonkin towards North Vietnam. They hit their target, a suspected truck park which actually turns out to be trees. Morg is fatally shot in the neck by a Vietnamese peasant. Landing on the USS Independence with Morg dead, a disturbed Jake, covered in blood, walks into a debriefing with Commander Frank Camparelli (Danny Glover) and Executive Officer, Commander "Cowboy" Parker (J. Kenneth Campbell). Camparelli tells Jake to put Morgan's death behind him and to write a letter to Sharon, Morg's wife. New pilot Jack Barlow (Jared Chandler), nicknamed "Razor" because of his youthful appearance, is then introduced.
Welcome Home (1989)
, 1h32Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Political films
Actors Kris Kristofferson, JoBeth Williams, Sam Waterston, Brian Keith, Kieu Chinh, Thomas Wilson Brown
Roles Director of Photography
Rating57%
Jake Robbins went off to Vietnam, leaving his wife behind to mourn when he is reported missing, presumed dead. Seventeen years later, he unexpectedly returns.
Listen to Me (1989)
, 1h47Directed by Douglas Day Stewart
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Kirk Cameron, Jami Gertz, Roy Scheider, Amanda Peterson, George Wyner, Christopher Atkins
Roles Director of Photography
Rating52%
Listen to Me centers around a group of college students who are members of the debate team at fictional Kenmont College. The two main characters, Tucker Muldowney (Cameron) and Monica Tomanski (Gertz), come from underprivileged backgrounds, having won scholarships to Kenmont for displaying exceptional talent for debating. Both students are taken under the wing of the debate team coach, Charlie Nichols (Scheider), who was a star debater in his youth.
Splash, Too (1988)
, 1h26Directed by Greg Antonacci
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, Transport films, Mermaids in film, Children's films
Actors Amy Yasbeck, Todd Waring, Donovan Scott, Dody Goodman, Mark Blankfield, Noble Willingham
Roles Director of Photography
Rating34%
L'histoire se déroule quatre ans après le film. Allen Bauer et sa femme Madison (une sirène) vivent sur île déserte méconnue. Allen s'ennuie : Freddie, son frère et la vie new-yorkaise lui manquent. Madison a un pouvoir hydrokinétique qui lui permet de voir et de communiquer à distance en traçant un cercle à la surface de l'eau. Consciente de la tristesse d'Allen, elle lui montre ce qui se passe à New-York. Allen réalise alors que l'entreprise familiale qu'il a laissée à son frère est en fâcheuse posture. Il décide alors de retourner à la civilisation (ce qui contredit la fin du film de 1984, où l'on apprenait que si Allen choisissait la mer, il ne pourrait jamais revenir).
Double Agent (1987)
, 1h28Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Children's films
Actors Michael McKean, Susan Walden, Lloyd Bochner, Alexa Hamilton, John Putch, Lois January
Roles Director of Photography
Rating7%
Jason Starr is an international spy. While on a mission there was an altercation and Jason disappears. His boss Vaughn then goes to his twin brother Warren Starbinder, a veterinarian, and asks him to pose as Jason so to complete his mission. Warren agrees to do so but the talk will not be easy since he is not a spy. Warren also cannot tell his wife and family what he's doing which makes it hard for him to explain the peculiar ways he is now behaving. He is supposed to deliver a quarter million dollars in exchange for an overlay of a secret document. From being chased by the KGB and an ex-NSB agent who is out for revenge, to spicy car chases and action sequences all the while maintaining his family's trust through deceit, this movie is a comic treat. And the end springs a surprise in the identity of Scorpion, the primary villain.
Stewardess School (1986)
, 1h29Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Brett Cullen, Don Most, Judy Landers, Mary Cadorette-Harris, Wendie Jo Sperber, Julia Montgomery
Roles Director of Photography
Rating42%
When frat boys Philo (Cullen) and George (Most) fail at becoming pilots, the duo decides to join Weidermeyer Academy, one of the top stewardess schools in the country. During training, the guys encounter a group of misfits who run the gamut of quirkiness. The group end up bonding and they're all sent to the seedy Stromboli Airlines for their final test.
The Other Lover (1985)
, 1h40Directed by Robert Ellis Miller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Lindsay Wagner, Jack Scalia, Max Gail, Millie Perkins, John Bennett Perry, Shannen Doherty
Roles Director of Photography
Rating58%
Jack Hollander is a novelist, infuriated with his publicists for putting a soft-porn cover on his latest novel. He confronts marketing director Claire Fielding and demands to know what the cover has to do with the book itself. She admits she didn't read the book before deciding what cover should be used, but assures him it will only help selling the book.
Not My Kid (1985)
, 1h40Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about education, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Stockard Channing, George Segal, Andrew Robinson, Nancy Cartwright, Tate Donovan, Laura Harrington
Roles Director of Photography
Rating58%
The film opens with 15-year-old Susan Bower on an alcohol and drug-fueled joyride with her boyfriend Ricky and two other friends, then intercuts to testimony from teenage and pre-teen addicts in a drug rehabilitation program run by Dr. Royce, who is then shown questioning the kids about the extent of their addictions. While foolishly attempting to drive with his eyes closed and both hands off the steering wheel, Ricky loses control of the car, causing it to skid on its side before overturning and landing all his passengers in the hospital (although ironically, Ricky himself emerges from the wreck unharmed). Once there, the presence of alcohol and drugs in Susan's bloodstream and urine is revealed, much to the shock of her parents (Helen and Frank, the latter a respected surgeon) and younger sister Kelly.
Amos (1985)
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Kirk Douglas, Elizabeth Montgomery, Dorothy McGuire, Pat Morita, Ray Walston, James Sloyan
Roles Director of Photography
Rating68%
Elizabeth Montgomery interprète Daisy Daws, l'inquiétante infirmière en chef d'une résidence pour personnes âgées, qui utilise des méthodes bien étranges afin de se débarrasser de certains résidents malades et alités. Elle fait régner la terreur jusqu'à ce qu'un nouveau venu, Amos Lasher (Kirk Douglas), un homme qui ne s'en laisse pas imposer, contrecarre les projets de Daisy...
, 1h43Directed by W. D. Richter
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films
Actors Peter Weller, Ellen Barkin, John Lithgow, Jeff Goldblum, Christopher Lloyd, Ronald Lacey
Roles Director of Photography
Rating61%
Banzai (Peter Weller) prepares to test his Jet Car, a modified Ford F-350 pickup truck powered by a jet engine and capable of exceeding the speed of sound. The car is also equipped with a secret device called an "oscillation overthruster", which Banzai and his associates hope will allow it to drive through solid matter. The test is a success: Banzai stuns onlookers by driving the Jet Car directly through a mountain. Emerging on the other side, Banzai finds that an alien organism has attached itself to the undercarriage.
The Vegas Strip War (1984)
, 1h36Directed by George Englund
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Gangster films
Actors Rock Hudson, Sharon Stone, James Earl Jones, Pat Morita, Robert Costanzo, Dennis Holahan
Roles Director of Photography
Rating55%
Neil Chaine et ses associés sont propriétaires du casino Desert Inn à Las Vegas. Ils souhaiteraient en ouvrir un autre à Atlantic City mais la commission des jeux leur refuse ce projet en raison des mauvaises fréquentations de Chaine. En effet ce dernier a des liens avec Jimmy Weldstrom qui, selon les autorités, serait un membre de la mafia. Mais Neil certifie que ses rapports avec Weldstrom sont purement amicaux...
, 1h30Directed by Robert Michael Lewis
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Richard Masur, Ken Olin, Barry Corbin, Dr. Stephen Macht, Jeannetta Arnette, Donnelly Rhodes
Roles Director of Photography
Rating58%
On January 13, 1982 we are introduced the people whose lives will intersect on Air Florida Flight 90 from Washington, D.C. to Ft. Lauderdale. Marilyn Nichols, a stewardess has just learned she is pregnant. Priscilla Tirado and her husband Jose are flying to take up a new job. Nikki Felch is going to a trip with her boss, Joe Stiley to Alabama, but her boyfriend David Frank wants to get married. Bert Hamilton is going on a business trip to Florida, but would rather stay with his wife and son. Roger Olian is a maintenance man at a mental hospital, married to Ginger, who works in the Naval Recruitment Office. Arland D. Williams Jr. is flying to Florida to close a bank for the Federal Reserve. Marilyn, Flight attendant Kelly Duncan and the plane leave Florida and fly to Washington. They land in Washington in a blinding snowstorm. After the passengers boarded the plane they had to sit for 50 minutes. This caused ice to accumulate on the plane. Most passengers ignore the stewardesses safety talk. The de-icing that was done was done improperly. The pilots seemed unconcerned about ice on the wings. When the plane tries to take off, ice on the sensors causes the pilots to have a false idea of their speed. The plane only gets to 352 feet altitude before it stalls. The plane hits the 14th Street Bridge and crashes into the Potomac River. Bert Hamilton, Joe Stiley, Nikki Felch, Priscilla Tirado, Kelly Duncan and Arland Williams make it out of the plane and cling to a piece of wreckage in the freezing river. Roger Olain, who was on the bridge plunges into the river to try to help. Meanwhile, friends and relatives learn about the crash. Donald Usher and Melvin Windsor take off in their helicopter. Olain gets close enough to shout encouragement to the survivors. The helicopter rescues Bert Hamilton. When it returns Arland Williams passes the rescue line to Kelly Duncan. They pull Olain out of the river. Each time when offered the rope, Williams passed it on to Joe, Nikki and Priscilla. Joe is pulled to shore, but a stranger, Lenny Skutnik has to jump in and pull Priscilla to shore. By the time Nikki is rescued, Arland has slipped beneath the water. The survivors start to come to terms with what happened.
Two of a Kind (1983)
, 1h28Directed by John Herzfeld
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Actors John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Charles Durning, Oliver Reed, Beatrice Straight, Scatman Crothers
Roles Director of Photography
Rating47%
Four angels — Charlie (Charles Durning), Earl (Scatman Crothers), Gonzales (Castulo Guerra), and Ruth (Beatrice Straight) — have been in charge of Heaven for the last 25 years. They are playing a golf match in Heaven when their game is interrupted by God, who has returned to the office and does not like what he sees down on Earth. God wants to order up another flood and start all over again (despite his promise in the rainbow that he never would again), but the four angels persuade him to reconsider, reasoning that, if a typical Earth man can reform, it would prove that all mankind is capable of it.
, 1h36Directed by Ray Austin
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Patrick Macnee, George Lazenby, Tom Mason, Gayle Hunnicutt
Roles Director of Photography
Rating63%
The criminal international organization THRUSH steals the bomb H975 and demands $350,000,000, to be delivered within 72 hours by their former antagonist, Napoleon Solo. This forces U.N.C.L.E., the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement, to reactivate the two top agents of its Section II, Solo and Illya Kuryakin, both of whom had left its ranks 15 years before and are now pursuing other lines of civilian work—Kuryakin as a fashion designer whose resignation was acrimonious and precipitated by a professional disaster, Solo as a marketer of computers and independent businessman.
Directed by Ray Austin
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Patrick Macnee, George Lazenby, Tom Mason, Gayle Hunnicutt
Roles Director of Photography
Rating63%
L'organisation criminelle THRUSH vole la bombe A H957 et exige 350 000 000 $ pour être livré dans les 72 heures par son ancien antagoniste Solo. Alors U.N.C.L.E. Doit réactiver les super agents Solo et Kuryakin après 15 ans d'activité. Équipés de la mode habituelle 007, ils commencent à chercher les méchants.