Andrzej Bartkowiak, A.S.C. (born 1950 in Łódź, Poland) is a Polish cinematographer and director.
[>>]Source: WikipediaAndrzej Bartkowiak, A.S.C. (born 1950 in Łódź, Poland) is a Polish cinematographer and director.
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.
As cinematographer he has collaborated with several film directors such as Sidney Lumet, Joel Schumacher and Roger Donaldson.
Bartkowiak's made his directorial debut with Romeo Must Die a martial-arts action film starring Jet Li, which was a hugh hit at the box-office, a year later he made the action-comedy film Exit Wounds starring Steven Seagal, the film was a sleeper hit in theaters. Cradle 2 the Grave was poorly received by critics, however it considered a moderate success at the box-office.
Bartkowiak also directed the science fiction-horror video game adaptaion Doom, which was a disappointment at box-office and received negative reviews.
later he teamed up with Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment and Capcom to direct Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, which bombed at the box-office and universally panned by critics.
In 2010, he worked as cinematographer in the thriller Trespass, directed by Joel Schumacher (both have collaborated before in Falling Down). The project marks Bartkowiak's return to cinematography after more than a decade of work as filmmaker.
He will be directing a film known as "Dark Deal" to be released in 2011.
Filmography
Year
Film
Credited as
Director
Cinematography
1976
Deadly Hero
Yes
1979
3 by Cheever: The 5:48
Yes
1981
Prince of the City
Yes
1982
Deathtrap
Yes
The Verdict
Yes
1983
Daniel
Yes
Terms of Endearment
Yes
1984
Garbo Talks
Yes
1985
Prizzi's Honor
Yes
1986
Power
Yes
The Morning After
Yes
1987
Nuts
Yes
1988
Twins
Yes
1989
Family Business
Yes
1990
Q&A
Yes
1991
Hard Promises
Yes
1992
A Stranger Among Us
Yes
1993
Falling Down
Yes
Guilty as Sin
Yes
1994
Speed
Yes
1995
A Good Man in Africa
Yes
Losing Isaiah
Yes
Species
Yes
1996
The Mirror Has Two Faces
Yes
1997
Dante's Peak
Yes
The Devil's Advocate
Yes
1998
U.S. Marshals
Yes
Lethal Weapon 4
Yes
2000
Gossip
Yes
Romeo Must Die
Yes
Thirteen Days
Yes
2001
Exit Wounds
Yes
2003
Cradle 2 the Grave
Yes
2005
Doom
Yes
2009
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
Yes
2011
Trespass
Yes
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