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Jordan Cronenweth is a Actor, Director of Photography and Cinematography American born on 20 february 1935 at Los Angeles (USA)
Jordan Scott Cronenweth (February 20, 1935 – November 29, 1996) was an American cinematographer based in Los Angeles. He worked on numerous classic films, including Gable and Lombard, Brewster McCloud, and Altered States, but is perhaps best known for Blade Runner.
Cronenweth was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1978. He continued working despite pain for 13 years. His work on Blade Runner won the Best Cinematography Award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and got a BSC Award nomination and BAFTA Film Award. He won a 1987 ASC Award and earned an Academy Award nomination for Peggy Sue Got Married.
Cronenweth was initially hired as the director of photography for the film The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension but halfway through production producers replaced him with Fred J. Koenekamp.
He was also replaced two weeks into the production of Alien³, and died in 1996. He and his wife Carol had three children, Christie Cronenweth, Tim Cronenweth, and cinematographer Jeff Cronenweth.
A 2003 poll of his peers conducted by the International Cinematographers Guild placed Cronenweth among the ten most influential cinematographers of all time.
Il fut remplacé à la suite de complications lors du tournage de Alien 3.
(1982)
(Director of Photography)
(1986)
(Director of Photography)
(1982)
(Director of Photography)
(1967)
(Camera Operator)
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Nationality USA
Birth 20 february 1935 at Los Angeles (USA)
Death 29 november 1996 (at 61 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Birth 20 february 1935 at Los Angeles (USA)
Death 29 november 1996 (at 61 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Jordan Scott Cronenweth (February 20, 1935 – November 29, 1996) was an American cinematographer based in Los Angeles. He worked on numerous classic films, including Gable and Lombard, Brewster McCloud, and Altered States, but is perhaps best known for Blade Runner.
Cronenweth was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1978. He continued working despite pain for 13 years. His work on Blade Runner won the Best Cinematography Award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and got a BSC Award nomination and BAFTA Film Award. He won a 1987 ASC Award and earned an Academy Award nomination for Peggy Sue Got Married.
Cronenweth was initially hired as the director of photography for the film The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension but halfway through production producers replaced him with Fred J. Koenekamp.
He was also replaced two weeks into the production of Alien³, and died in 1996. He and his wife Carol had three children, Christie Cronenweth, Tim Cronenweth, and cinematographer Jeff Cronenweth.
A 2003 poll of his peers conducted by the International Cinematographers Guild placed Cronenweth among the ten most influential cinematographers of all time.
Biography
Jordan Cronenweth a commencé à travailler comme assistant caméraman de Conrad L. Hall en 1961. Il a remporté le British Academy Film Award de la meilleure photographie en 1983 pour Blade Runner et a été nommé pour l'Oscar de la meilleure photographie en 1987 pour Peggy Sue s'est mariée. Il est le père de Jeff Cronenweth. Il est mort en 1996 des suites de la maladie de Parkinson qu'on lui avait diagnostiquée en 1978.Il fut remplacé à la suite de complications lors du tournage de Alien 3.
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Carbine Williams (1952)
, 1h32Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Prison films, Gangster films
Actors James Stewart, John Smith, Jean Hagen, Wendell Corey, Carl Benton Reid, Paul Stewart
Rating68%
The film follows the life of David Marshall Williams (James Stewart), who was a member of the Winchester team that invented the semi-automatic M1 Carbine used in World War II. Williams was found distilling illegal moonshine, and was held responsible for the death of a federal officer during a raid on his still. He was sentenced to thirty years hard labor. He cycled through the prison system, until a firm, but compassionate warden, H.T. Peoples (Wendell Corey), allowed him to work in a prison tool shop. There, he invented the gas system for his famous rifle. Williams was released from prison in 1929 and worked with Winchester Firearms on development of the M1 Carbine.
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Final Analysis (1992)
, 2h4Directed by Phil Joanou
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Richard Gere, Kim Basinger, Uma Thurman, Eric Roberts, Keith David, Paul Guilfoyle
Roles Director of Photography
Rating58%
Isaac Barr (Richard Gere) is a top-notch, San Francisco-based Freudian psychiatrist, who has Diana Baylor (Uma Thurman) on the patient's couch. He is treating her for frightening and horrific childhood memories, which include images of her drunken father and his death in a fire for which she wasn't blamed.
Paul McCartney's Get Back (1991)
Directed by Richard Lester
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Paul McCartney
Roles Director of Photography
Rating70%
State of Grace (1990)
, 2h14Directed by Phil Joanou
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about immigration, Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman, Robin Wright, John C. Reilly, John Turturro
Roles Director of Photography
Rating71%
Terry Noonan (Penn) returns to Hell's Kitchen in New York City after a 10-year absence, where his unpredictable childhood friend Jackie Flannery (Oldman) is involved in an Irish crime organization (based on The Westies) run by his older brother Frank/Frankie (Harris). Terry also rekindles an old flame with Jackie's sister Kathleen (Wright).
U2: Rattle and Hum (1988)
, 1h38Directed by Phil Joanou
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors Bono, Phil Joanou, Cait Brennan
Roles Director of Photography
Rating75%
Rattle And Hum montre U2 sur scène et pendant leur tournée triomphale « Joshua Tree », depuis leur performance au stade géant en technicolor jusqu’à l’intensité du noir et blanc des spectacles en salle. Suivez le groupe traversant l’Amérique à la recherche de nouvelles influences ou jouant avec le légendaire B.B. King lors du voyage qui l’a mené de Dublin à Graceland, la propriété du King…Helter SkelterVan Diemen’s LandDesireExit (*)Gloria (*)I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking ForFreedom For My PeopleSilver and GoldAngel of HarlemAll Along the WatchtowerIn God’s Country (*)When Love Comes to TownHeartlandBad (*)Ruby Tuesday (*)Sympathy For the Devil (*)Where the Streets Have No Name (*)MLK (*)With Or Without You (*)The Star-Spangled BannerBullet the Blue SkyRunning to Stand Still (*)Sunday Blody Sunday (*)Pride (In the Name of Love)All I Want Is You
Gardens of Stone (1987)
, 1h51Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors James Caan, Anjelica Huston, James Earl Jones, D. B. Sweeney, Dean Stockwell, Mary Stuart Masterson
Roles Director of Photography
Rating62%
A hardened Korean and Vietnam War veteran, Sergeant Clell Hazard (James Caan) would rather be an instructor at the U.S. Army Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia, to train soldiers for Vietnam but instead he is assigned by the Army to the 1st battalion 3d Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) at Fort Myer, Virginia.
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
, 1h43Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Time travel films
Actors Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, Don Murray, Barbara Harris, Joan Allen, Jim Carrey
Roles Director of Photography
Rating63%
Peggy Sue Bodell sets off for her 25-year high school reunion in 1985, albeit hesitantly, with her daughter, Beth, who goes along as company. Peggy Sue has just separated from her high school sweetheart, now husband, Charlie, and is wary of attending the reunion because of everyone questioning her about his absence as they have been married since Peggy Sue became pregnant right after graduation. Peggy has dressed like they used to when they were back in high school, unlike everyone else who is dressed in current eighties attire.
Just Between Friends (1986)
, 1h50Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Mary Tyler Moore, Ted Danson, Christine Lahti, Sam Waterston, Jane Greer, Julie Payne
Roles Director of Photography
Rating58%
Holly Davis is a wife and mother, happily married to Dr. Chip Davis, a seismologist. She isn't aware that Chip is having an affair with Sandy Dunlap, a television news reporter who interviewed him after a quake.
Stop Making Sense (1984)
, 1h28Directed by Jonathan Demme
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors David Byrne
Roles Director of Photography
Rating86%
Jonathan Demme filme les Talking Heads en concert. Le film a été tourné durant trois jours de concerts donnés au Pantages Theatre d'Hollywood en décembre 1983 alors que le groupe était en tournée pour promouvoir leur nouvel album Speaking in Tongues.
Blade Runner (1982)
, 1h56Directed by Ridley Scott
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller
Themes Films about altered memories, Environmental films, Films about computing, Medical-themed films, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Political films, Films based on works by Philip K. Dick, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films, Anticipation, Robot films, Disaster films
Actors Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, M. Emmet Walsh, Edward James Olmos, Daryl Hannah
Roles Director of Photography
Rating80%
In Los Angeles, November 2019, retired police officer Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) is detained by officer Gaff (Edward James Olmos) and brought to his former supervisor, Bryant (M. Emmet Walsh). Deckard, whose job as a "Blade Runner" was to track down bioengineered beings known as replicants and destroy them, is informed that four have come to Earth illegally. As Tyrell Corporation Nexus-6 models, they have only a four-year lifespan and may have come to Earth to try to extend their lives.
Best Friends (1982)
, 1h56Directed by Norman Jewison
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about writers
Actors Burt Reynolds, Goldie Hawn, Jessica Tandy, Barnard Hughes, Ron Silver, Audra Lindley
Roles Director of Photography
Rating54%
Richard Babson and Paula McCullen are a couple of Hollywood screenwriters who have lived and worked together for a number of years. Richard would like to get married, but Paula does not feel the need.
Cutter's Way (1981)
, 1h45Directed by Ivan Passer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Jeff Bridges, John Heard, Lisa Eichhorn, Ann Dusenberry, Stephen Elliott, Nina, Baroness van Pallandt
Roles Director of Photography
Rating67%
One rainy night, Richard Bone's (Bridges) car breaks down in an alleyway. He spots a large, mysterious car in the distance. A man dumps something into a garbage can. At first, Bone thinks nothing of it and proceeds to meet his friend, Alex Cutter (Heard). The next day, a young girl is found brutally murdered in the same alleyway where Bone abandoned his car. He becomes a suspect. When Bone spots the man he thinks is the murderer in a parade later that day – local tycoon J.J. Cord (Stephen Elliott) – Cutter begins to take an interest in the mystery that unfolds. His interest soon becomes a conspiracy theory that develops into a troublesome investigation with his skeptical friend and the dead girl's sister (Ann Dusenberry) along for the ride.
Altered States (1980)
, 1h42Directed by Ken Russell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films based on science fiction novels
Actors William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid, Thaao Penghlis, Drew Barrymore
Roles Director of Photography
Rating68%
Edward Jessup is a university professor of abnormal psychology who, while studying schizophrenia, begins to think that "our other states of consciousness are as real as our waking states." Jessup begins experimenting with sensory deprivation using a flotation tank, aided by two like-minded researchers, Parrish and Rosenberg. At a faculty party he meets fellow "wonder kid" Emily and the two eventually marry.
Rolling Thunder (1977)
, 1h35Directed by John Flynn
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Political films
Actors William Devane, Tommy Lee Jones, James Best, Linda Haynes, Dabney Coleman, Luke Askew
Roles Director of Photography
Rating68%
In 1973, Major Charles Rane (William Devane) returns home to San Antonio with Master Sergeant Johnny Vohden (Tommy Lee Jones), and two other soldiers, after spending seven years as a POW in Hanoi. He finds a home very different from the one he left when he meets his wife Janet (Lisa Blake Richards), his son Mark (Jordan Gerler), and local policeman Cliff (Lawrason Driscoll), waiting to drive him home. Rane soon realizes that his son doesn't remember him, and that Cliff seems overly familiar with Janet and Mark. Janet admits that she has become engaged to Cliff and has no plans to break it off, despite still having feelings for Rane. Rane stoically accepts this, but privately reacts by self-imposing the same institutionalized daily regime he had in captivity.
Gable and Lombard (1976)
, 2h11Directed by Sidney J. Furie
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Romance
Themes Films about television
Actors James Brolin, Jill Clayburgh, Morgan Brittany, Melanie Mayron, Allen Garfield, Red Buttons
Roles Director of Photography
Rating52%
The pair meet at a Hollywood party, where rugged leading man Gable eschews evening wear and screwball comedienne Lombard arrives in an ambulance that wrecks his car. They argue. He threatens to spank her. She punches him on the jaw. The two clearly dislike each other, and intensely so, but as fate conspires to bring them together again and again, they begin to admire each other and fall in love.