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Joseph F. Biroc is a Director of Photography and Cinematography American born on 12 february 1903 at New York City (USA)
Joseph Francis Biroc, A.S.C. (February 12, 1903 - September 7, 1996) was an American cinematographer. He was born in New York City and began working in films at the Paragon Studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey. After working there for approximately six years, he moved to Los Angeles. Once in Southern California, Biroc worked at the RKO Pictures movie studio. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps, and filmed the Liberation of Paris in August 1944. In 1950, Biroc left RKO Pictures and freelanced on projects at various studios. In addition to his film work, which included It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and The Flight of the Phoenix (1965), Biroc worked on various television series, including the Adventures of Superman and Wonder Woman.
Biroc frequently collaborated with film director Robert Aldrich.
(1974)
(Director of Photography)
(1974)
(Additional Photography)
(1980)
(Director of Photography)
(1982)
(Director of Photography)
(1934)
(Camera Operator)
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Birth name Joseph Francis Biroc
Nationality USA
Birth 12 february 1903 at New York City (USA)
Death 7 september 1996 (at 93 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)
Awards Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Nationality USA
Birth 12 february 1903 at New York City (USA)
Death 7 september 1996 (at 93 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)
Awards Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Joseph Francis Biroc, A.S.C. (February 12, 1903 - September 7, 1996) was an American cinematographer. He was born in New York City and began working in films at the Paragon Studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey. After working there for approximately six years, he moved to Los Angeles. Once in Southern California, Biroc worked at the RKO Pictures movie studio. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps, and filmed the Liberation of Paris in August 1944. In 1950, Biroc left RKO Pictures and freelanced on projects at various studios. In addition to his film work, which included It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and The Flight of the Phoenix (1965), Biroc worked on various television series, including the Adventures of Superman and Wonder Woman.
Biroc frequently collaborated with film director Robert Aldrich.
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(1974)(Director of Photography)
(1974)(Additional Photography)
(1980)(Director of Photography)
(1982)(Director of Photography)
(1934)(Camera Operator)
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Filmography of Joseph F. Biroc (103 films)
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The Gambler (1991)
, 4hDirected by Dick Lowry
Origin USA
Genres Western
Themes Musical films
Actors Kenny Rogers, Rick Rossovich, Christine Belford, Gene Barry, Bruce Boxleitner, Reba McEntire
Roles Director of Photography
Rating62%
Kenny Rogers stars comme Brady Hawkes, en tant que joueur titulaire, se lance dans un voyage pour rencontrer un fils qu'il n'a jamais connu après que ce dernier lui envoie une lettre. Sur le chemin, Brady rencontre Billy Montana (Bruce Boxleitner) et les deux deviennent amis. Billy (en essayant d'aider Brady dans sa quête) croit se sentir comme un joueur de poker professionnel lui-même. Bien que Billy fait des erreurs le long du chemin (certains d'entre eux comprennent: essayer de trouver un moyen de tricher ou faire parler lisse), Brady assure qu'il reste sur un bon comportement lors d'un trajet en train de Yuma, CA. La prostituée aide duo Jennie Reed (Lee Purcell) qui a du mal avec un baron de train. A la fin, le beau-père du fils de Brady (Clu Gulager) est confronté.
A Winner Never Quits (1986)
, 1h36Directed by Mel Damski
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Sports films, Baseball films
Actors Keith Carradine, Mare Winningham, G. W. Bailey, Dennis Weaver, Ed O'Neill, Dana Delany
Roles Director of Photography
Rating68%
Raised in the Northeastern Pennsylvania mining town of Nanticoke, Pete Gray loses his right arm while still a young boy. But through the encouragement of his immigrant parents, Antoinette and Peter Wyshner, Sr., and the constant coaching of his older brother Whitey, Gray never gives up on his dream of playing professional baseball. Driven by anger, he finally makes it to the big leagues. But it isn't until he agrees to meet handicapped youngster Nelson Gary, Jr., who idolizes him, that Gray finally comes to terms with several life realizations.
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
, 1h25Directed by Ken Finkleman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Transport films, Sur la Lune, Aviation films, Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Dans un avion, Space opera
Actors Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges, Chad Everett, Peter Graves, Rip Torn
Roles Director of Photography
Rating60%
In the near future, the Moon has been colonized and supports a station on its surface. A lunar shuttle known as Mayflower One is being rushed to launch from Houston. The head of the ground crew, The Sarge (Chuck Connors), does not like what is occurring, but he defers to the airline's management.
Hammett (1982)
, 1h37Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Wim Wenders
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Crime
Themes Films about writers
Actors Frederic Forrest, Peter Boyle, Marilu Henner, Roy Kinnear, Elisha Cook, Jr., Richard Bradford
Roles Director of Photography
Rating63%
San Francisco-based Dashiell Hammett, trying to put his Pinkerton detective days behind him while establishing himself as a writer, finds himself drawn back into his old life one last time by the irresistible call of friendship and to honor a debt.
Desperate Lives (1982)
, 1h36Directed by Robert Michael Lewis
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about education, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Tom Atkins, Diane Ladd, Helen Hunt, William Windom, Diana Scarwid, Art Hindle
Roles Director of Photography
Rating56%
The Cameron family seems, on the surface, to be the perfect family, but things are not as they seem. Their two teenage children, Scott and Sandy, fall in with the wrong crowds at their high school and eventually become involved with drug experimentation. Sandy, after ingesting angel dust made by her boyfriend in the school's chemistry lab, jumps through a glass window of the school (purposely cutting her arms with the cut glass in the process) and is subsequently paralyzed from the fall. A caring guidance counselor, Eileen Phillips, sees the problem that is going on in the school and, after other tragic incidents involving two other students (one of which involves Scott and his girlfriend smoking drugs and crashing their car off a cliff) and when no one else on the staff is willing to do anything about it, takes the steps to deal with and confront the problem. The aftermath of this tragedy makes Scott and Sandy's parents realize that even their "perfect" kids can be affected by drugs, especially after Scott has a violent reaction and goes into the hospital. At a school assembly, Eileen Phillips storms in and confronts the students about the increasing drug use, sending a message to the crowd about the effects of what the drug problem is doing to the kids and the tragedies that resulted because of it.
...All the Marbles (1981)
, 1h53Directed by Robert Aldrich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Romance
Themes Sports films
Actors Peter Falk, Laurene Landon, Burt Young, Tracy Reed, Richard Jaeckel, Claudette Nevins
Roles Director of Photography
Rating63%
Harry becomes manager of a tag team of gorgeous lady wrestlers. On the road, they endure a number of indignities, including bad motels, small-time crooks and a mud-wrestling match, while trying to reach Reno for a big event at the MGM Grand.
Airplane! (1980)
, 1h25Directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Aviation films, Musical films, Dans un avion, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges, Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Peter Graves
Roles Director of Photography
Rating76%
Ex-fighter pilot and taxi driver Ted Striker (Robert Hays) became traumatized during an unnamed war, leading to a pathological fear of flying. As a result, he is unable to hold a responsible job. His wartime girlfriend, Elaine Dickinson (Julie Hagerty), now a flight attendant, leaves him. Striker nervously boards a Boeing 707 (Trans American Flight 209) from Los Angeles to Chicago on which she is serving, hoping to win her back, but she rebuffs him.
, 1h54Directed by Irwin Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes La fin du monde, Seafaring films, Transport films, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about seafaring accidents or incidents
Actors Michael Caine, Telly Savalas, Sally Field, Karl Malden, Peter Boyle, Shirley Jones
Roles Director of Photography
Rating47%
The capsized luxury liner, S.S. Poseidon is still afloat after six survivors have been rescued via helicopter.
The Choirboys (1977)
, 1h55Directed by Robert Aldrich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Buddy films
Actors Charles Durning, Louis Gossett Jr., Perry King, James Woods, Clyde Kusatsu, Randy Quaid
Roles Director of Photography
Rating56%
Des policiers de Los Angeles, lassés de leurs tracas du quotidien, se divertissent en passant des soirées alcoolisées.
SST: Death Flight (1977)
, 1h29Directed by David Lowell Rich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Aviation films, Musical films, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Barbara Anderson, Peter Graves, Bert Convy, Lorne Greene, Tina Louise, Season Hubley
Roles Director of Photography
Rating41%
On the flight of Maiden 1, the first American supersonic transport, Captain Jim Walsh (Robert Reed) is the assigned pilot on an attempt to set a world speed record from New York to Paris. The flight crew includes the navigator (Robert Ito), stewardess Mae (Tina Louise) and steward (Billy Crystal). The select group on the ceremonial first flight include passengers and executives. On board is Willy Basset (Burgess Meredith), the designer of the SST, Tim Vernon (Bert Convy), the Cutlass Airlines head of publicity who is having an affair with "Miss SST" Angela Garland (Misty Rowe), the model who is the public face of the new aircraft. Hank Fairbanks (Doug McClure), an ex-pilot who now works for an airline group in South America as an aircraft buyer, accompanies the other VIPs, and wants to renew an earlier romance with Mae.
, 1h43Directed by Melvin Frank
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Romance, Western
Actors Goldie Hawn, George Segal, Thayer David, Richard Farnsworth, Conrad Janis, Richard Pryor
Roles Director of Photography
Rating57%
A popular dance hall girl, Duchess, joins with a gambler nicknamed the "Dirtwater Fox" on the way to Salt Lake City, Utah. Seeking refuge from a pursuing gang of outlaws, the Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox join a wagon train of Mormons. On their trip, they encounter snakes, rapids, horseback pursuits through towns, and even getting tied up by the outlaws (eventually escaping).
, 1h43Directed by Melvin Frank
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Western
Themes Children's films
Actors George Segal, Goldie Hawn, Conrad Janis, Thayer David, Richard Farnsworth, Pat Ast
Roles Director of Photography
Rating57%
Un débrouillard femelle est courir après les hommes riches, mais devient à plusieurs reprises mélangé avec un escroc suave et une carte de requin à travers une série de mésaventures avant de tomber en amour avec lui.
Hustle (1975)
, 1h55Directed by Robert Aldrich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about prostitution
Actors Burt Reynolds, Catherine Deneuve, Ben Johnson, Paul Winfield, Eileen Brennan, Eddie Albert
Roles Director of Photography
Rating61%
When the body of a young woman is found on an isolated beach, Lieutenant Phil Gaines and his partner, Sergeant Louis Belgrave, are the weary and bitter LAPD detectives assigned to the homicide investigation. They conclude, with the support of the coroner's report, that the victim, a hooker and known drug user named Gloria Hollinger, committed suicide using pills.
The Towering Inferno (1974)
, 2h45Directed by Irwin Allen, John Guillermin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Disaster, Action
Themes La fin du monde, Films about the labor movement, Children's films, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Susan Blakely
Roles Additional Photography
Rating69%
Architect Doug Roberts (Newman) returns to San Francisco for the dedication of the Glass Tower, which he designed for owner James Duncan (Holden). At 138 stories (1,800 ft/550 m), it is the world's tallest building. Shortly after his arrival, an electrical short starts an undetected fire on the 81st floor while Roberts accuses the building's electrical engineer, Roger Simmons (Chamberlain), of cutting corners. Simmons insists the building is up to standards.
Blazing Saddles (1974)
, 1h29Directed by Mel Brooks
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Western
Themes Films about films
Actors Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Harvey Korman, Madeline Kahn, Mel Brooks
Roles Director of Photography
Rating76%
In the American Old West of 1874, construction on a new railroad led by Lyle (Burton Gilliam) runs into quicksand. The route has to be changed, which will require it to go through Rock Ridge, a frontier town where everyone has the last name of "Johnson" (including a "Howard Johnson," a "Dr. Samuel Johnson," a "Van Johnson" and an "Olson N. Johnson"). The conniving State Attorney General Hedley Lamarr (Harvey Korman) – who constantly has to correct people who call him "Hedy", the name of a movie star, instead of "Hedley" – wants to buy the land along the new railroad route cheaply by driving out the townspeople. He sends a gang of thugs, led by his flunky assistant Taggart (Slim Pickens), to scare them away, prompting the townsfolk to demand that Governor William J. Le Petomane (Mel Brooks) appoint a new sheriff. Lamarr persuades the dim-witted Le Petomane to select Bart (Cleavon Little), a black railroad worker who was about to be hanged, as he believes a black lawman will so offend the townspeople that they will either abandon Rock Ridge or lynch the new sheriff, with either result paving the way for him to take over the town.