Andrzej Bartkowiak
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Bartkowiak at the premiere of Doom, October 2005
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| Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Łódź, Poland |
| Occupation | Cinematographer Film director |
| Years active | 1973–present |
Andrzej Bartkowiak, A.S.C. (born 6 March 1950) is a Polish cinematographer[1] and director.[2]
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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.
Bartkowiak made his directorial debut with Romeo Must Die a martial-arts action film starring Jet Li and Aaliyah, which was a huge hit at the box-office,[citation needed] a year later he made the action-comedy film Exit Wounds starring Steven Seagal, the film was a hit in theaters.[citation needed] Cradle 2 the Grave was a moderate success at the box-office.[citation needed]
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.
Upcoming projects
In December 2011, Hannibal Production hired Bartkowiak to direct an action-adventure $16 million budgeted film Beneath the Deep, which was scripted by Armand Speca. While Richard Rionda Del Castro would be producing the film.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Credited as | |
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| 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 | |
Collaborations
During his first films as a director he collaborated a few times with the rapper DMX and the actors Anthony Anderson and Jet Li.
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| Isaiah Washington |
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| Tom Arnold |
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| Drag-On |
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As cinematographer Bartkowiak has collaborated with several well-known film directors such as Sidney Lumet,[1] Joel Schumacher and Roger Donaldson.
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