Gerald Hirschfeld

Director Of Photography

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Also Known As

Jerry Hirschfeld

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Born

April 25, 1921

Biography

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Celebrated for recreating the look of Universal's 1930s horror films in his work on Mel Brooks' 1974 spoof, "Young Frankenstein." Hirschfeld is also noted for his ability to add polish to moderately budgeted projects....

Filmography

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Secret Sins of the Father (1994)

Director Of Photography

Child In The Night (1990)

Director Of Photography

Director Of Photography

Head Office (1986)

Director Of Photography

Love Lives On (1985)

Director Of Photography

To Be or Not to Be (1983)

Director Of Photography

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Doc (1971) -- Original Trailer

Young Frankenstein (1974) -- (Movie Clip) Give Me A Hand With The Bags

Biography

Celebrated for recreating the look of Universal's 1930s horror films in his work on Mel Brooks' 1974 spoof, "Young Frankenstein." Hirschfeld is also noted for his ability to add polish to moderately budgeted projects.

Filmography

Cinematography (Feature Film)

Secret Sins of the Father (1994)

Director Of Photography

Child In The Night (1990)

Director Of Photography

Director Of Photography

Head Office (1986)

Director Of Photography

Love Lives On (1985)

Director Of Photography

To Be or Not to Be (1983)

Director Of Photography

My Favorite Year (1982)

Director Of Photography

Country Gold (1982)

Director Of Photography

Sunday Lovers (1981)

Director Of Photography (American Segment)

Neighbors (1981)

Director Of Photography

Why Would I Lie? (1980)

Director Of Photography

The Bell Jar (1979)

Director Of Photography

Americathon (1979)

Director Of Photography

The House Of God (1979)

Director Of Photography

The World's Greatest Lover (1977)

Director Of Photography

Director Of Photography

Two-Minute Warning (1976)

Director Of Photography

Mastermind (1976)

Director Of Photography

Shell Game (1975)

Director Of Photography

The Ultimate Warrior (1975)

Director Of Photography

Dragonfly (1975)

Director Of Photography

Director Of Photography

Young Frankenstein (1974)

Director Of Photography

Gravy Train (1974)

Director Of Photography

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973)

Director Of Photography

Two People (1973)

Cinematography (New York Sequences)

Child's Play (1972)

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

T. R. Baskin (1971)

Director of Photography

Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)

Director of Photography

Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)

Director of Photography

Some Kind of a Nut (1969)

Director of Photography

Last Summer (1969)

Director of Photography

Goodbye, Columbus (1969)

Director of Photography

The Incident (1967)

Director of Photography

Fail Safe (1964)

Director of Photography

Josette from New Orleans (1958)

Director of Photography

The Impressionable Years: American Children and the Public Library (1952)

Director of Photography

Two Gals and a Guy (1951)

Director of Photography

Mister Universe (1951)

Director of Photography

With These Hands (1950)

Director of Photography

Guilty Bystander (1950)

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Shades of Gray (1948)

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

Slow Dancing In The Big City (1978)

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

Dp/Cinematographer

Country Gold (1982)

Neighbors (1981)

Dp/Cinematographer

Two-Minute Warning (1976)

Cinematography (TV Mini-Series)

The Neon Empire (1989)

Director Of Photography

Film Production - Main (TV Mini-Series)

Life Events

1948

First feature, for the Army, "Shades of Gray"

1949

Standard feature debut, credited for photography, "C-Man"

1950

First cinematography credit, "Guilty Bystander"

1964

Returned to Hollywood filmmaking after 15 year hiatus, functioned as D.P. For Sidney Lumet's, "Fail Safe"

1967

First collaboration with Larry Peerce, "The Incident"

1973

TV-movie debut, credited as director of photography, "The Affair"

1974

Herralded for his work on the cult classic, "Young Frankenstein", credited as DP

1978

Provided additional photography for the miniseries, "King"

1983

Credited as one of four directors for the network series, "Mr. Smith"

1989

Most recently collaborated with Larry Peerce for the Showtime miniseries, "The Neon Empire"

Videos

Young Frankenstein (1974) -- (Movie Clip) Give Me A Hand With The Bags Showing up for just her second scene almost 90 minutes into the feature, Madeline Kahn as American fiancè Elizabeth appears still to have Frederick (co-writer and title character Gene Wilder) under her thumb, his Transylvanian aides (Terri Garr as Inga, Marty Feldman as Igor) keeping up in their own way, in Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein, 1974.

Young Frankenstein (1974) -- (Movie Clip) Not On The Lips! Entirely without introduction, seeing off professor Frederick (Gene Wilder, title character and co-writer with director Mel Brooks), headed to Transylvania to claim his inheritance, at a steamy American train station, Madeline Kahn as fiancè Elizabeth, who has a couple hangups, in the celebrated satire Young Frankenstein, 1974.

Young Frankenstein (1974) -- (Movie Clip) A Temporary Companion Actually borrowing from Bride Of Frankenstein, 1935, director Mel Brooks’ escaped monster (Peter Boyle) drops in on the altogether uncredited lonely blind monk played by Gene Hackman, in Young Frankenstein, from a screenplay by Brooks and star Gene Wilder.

Young Frankenstein (1974) -- (Movie Clip) What Hump? Arrived in Transylvania to claim his inheritance, professor Victor Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) explains his pronunciation to Igor (Marty Feldman), who has his own, and meets his unexpected personal assistant Inge (Teri Garr) for a hayride, in Mel Brooks Young Frankenstein, 1974.

My Favorite Year -- (Movie Clip) Open, 1954 Opening titles with Nat Cole singing "Stardust," and narration by Mark Linn-Baker as "Benji Stone," setting up the director Richard Benjamin's "Peter O'Toole as Errol Flynn" comedy My Favorite Year, 1982, executive producer Mel Brooks.

My Favorite Year (1982) -- (Movie Clip) Clarence Duffy An interlude in Central Park, TV writer Benji (Mark Linn-Baker) shares secrets with errant movie star Alan Swann (Peter O'Toole) whom he's minding, in Richard Benjamin's My Favorite Year, 1982.

My Favorite Year (1982) -- (Movie Clip) If I Were Truly Plastered Inebriated guest Alan Swan (Peter O'Toole) arrives as TV star King Kaiser (Joseph Bologna) and staff are sampling clips of his old movies, writer Benji (Mark Linn-Baker) mediating, in Richard Benjamin's My Favorite Year, 1982.

My Favorite Year (1982) -- (Movie Clip) They Married Me Dissolute movie star Alan Swann (Peter O'Toole) with his TV variety-show minder Benji (Mark Linn-Baker) at The Stork Club, makes nice with a fan and contrives to escape with a dishy spectator, in My Favorite Year, 1982.

Young Frankenstein (1974) -- (Movie Clip) Frau Blucher Now at the family castle, accompanied by Inge (Teri Garr) and Igor (Marty Feldman), professor Frankenstein (co-screenwriter Gene Wilder) meets Frau Blucher (Cloris Leachman) and her running gag, in Mel Brooks' hit spoof Young Frankenstein, 1974.

Fail-Safe (1964) -- (Movie Clip) Who Gives That Order? First scene for translator Buck (Larry Hagman) and for the president (Henry Fonda), going underground at the start of the crisis precipitated by an accidental incursion by an American nuclear bomber squadron, consulting with General Bogan (Frank Overton), in Sidney Lumet's Fail-Safe, 1964.

Fail-Safe (1964) -- (Movie Clip) Nightmare, Opening Dan O'Herlihy, as "General Black," features in the nightmare sequence and opening credits to Fail-Safe 1964, directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Henry Fonda and Walter Matthau.

Fail-Safe (1964) -- (Movie Clip) This Is Our Chance! Knapp (Russell Collins), Colonel Cascio (Fritz Weaver) et al at missile command as the accidental American nuclear attack proceeds, Secretary Swenson (William Hansen) presiding in the war room, hawkish civilian Groeteschele (Walter Matthau) dominating, the president (Henry Fonda) sequestered, in Sidney Lumet's Cold War thriller Fail-Safe, 1964.

Doc (1971) -- Original Trailer Brassy theatrical trailer for producer-director Frank Perry’s distinct but little-noticed take on Doc Holliday, starring Stacy Keach, with Faye Dunaway, and Harris Yulin as Wyatt Earp, from an original screenplay by newsman Pete Hammil, Doc, 1971.

To Be Or Not To Be (1983) - (Original Trailer) Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft star in this remake of To Be Or Not To Be (1983) as Polish actors vs. Nazis.

Young Frankenstein - (Original Trailer) A neurosurgeon is unwillingly pulled into the family business in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein (1974).

My Favorite Year - (Original Trailer) A flamboyant star throws a TV comedy show into chaos in My Favorite Year (1982) starring Peter O'Toole.

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