Adam Greenberg (cinematographer)

Adam Greenberg ( born 1939 in Krakow, Poland as Adam Grinberg ) is an American cinematographer.

Life

Born in Poland Greenberg grew up in Tel Aviv and began in 1958 as a technician in a film laboratory. From 1961 he worked as a cameraman, first with documentaries, newscasts and commercials, in 1970 for feature films known Israeli directors like Moshé Mizrahi, Menahem Golan and Boaz Davidson. With the surprise success of Davidson popsicle series (from 1977) Greenberg was also known internationally. This was followed by The Big Red One (1979 ) as his first major American production (Director and Screenwriter: Samuel Fuller).

In 1980, Greenberg moved to the U.S. and began his Hollywood career. In 1986 he became an American citizen. His first major Hollywood success was the impressive camera work in James Cameron's The Terminator (1984); then he worked for other well-known directors such as Kathryn Bigelow, Jerry Zucker, Barry Levinson, Ivan Reitman, Rob Reiner, Chuck Russell and Andrew Davis.

For Ghost - Message from Sam in 1990 he was nominated for the ASC Award. For Terminator 2 - Judgment Day (1991 ), his second collaboration with James Cameron, he was nominated for the ASC Award, the BSC Award and an Oscar.

Filmography (selection)

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