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name: "Adam Holender"
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "13 November 1937"
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updated: "2026-09-20T05:15:00.974416+00:00"
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# Adam Holender

Cinematographer. Born 13 November 1937 in Kraków, Poland.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 13 November 1937, Kraków, Poland
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Holender, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q349780, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0390435/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30578

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Midnight Cowboy*](https://film.one/film/midnight-cowboy.md) (85)

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## Biography

Adam Holender is a Polish-American cinematographer. Born on 13 November 1937 in Kraków, Poland, he studied architecture before graduating from the Łódź Film School in 1964. He worked on short films and in the camera department on Polish productions, including the television series *Four Tank-Men and a Dog*.

Holender moved to New York City in the 1960s. His first feature film as director of photography was *Midnight Cowboy* (1969), directed by John Schlesinger. He went on to shoot *The Panic in Needle Park* (1971), *The Dream Team* (1989), *Fresh* (1994), *Smoke* (1995) and *Blue in the Face* (1995). He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, theasc.com, pl.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Midnight Cowboy* (1969), Fi1m 85, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/midnight-cowboy.md)

## Complete filmography (44)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Shortcut to Happiness* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Carlito's Way: Rise to Power* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Stateside* (2004), Director of Photography
- *After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later* (2004), Actor
- *Mary and Rhoda* (2000), Director of Photography
- *A Price Above Rubies* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Wide Awake* (1998), Director of Photography
- *8 Heads in a Duffel Bag* (1997), Director of Photography
- *I'm Not Rappaport* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Blue in the Face* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Smoke* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Fresh* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Sea of Love* (1989), Additional Photography
- *The Dream Team* (1989), Director of Photography
- *To Kill a Priest* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Street Smart* (1987), Director of Photography
- *The Boy Who Could Fly* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Twisted* (1985), Director
- *Threesome* (1984), Director of Photography
- *The Idolmaker* (1980), Director of Photography
- *The Shadow Box* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Simon* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Promises in the Dark* (1979), Director of Photography
- *The Seduction of Joe Tynan* (1979), Director of Photography
- *If Ever I See You Again* (1978), Director of Photography
- *The Other Side of Hell* (1978), Cinematography
- *Man on a Swing* (1974), Director of Photography
- *The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds* (1972), Director of Photography
- *J.W. Coop* (1972), Additional Photography
- *The Panic in Needle Park* (1971), Director of Photography
- *Puzzle of a Downfall Child* (1970), Director of Photography
- *Shut Up... I'm Crying* (1970), Cinematography
- *Midnight Cowboy* (1969), Director of Photography — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/midnight-cowboy.md)
- *Four Tankmen and a Dog Part Four* (1968), Assistant Camera
- *Four Tankmen and a Dog Part Three* (1968), Assistant Camera
- *Four Tankmen and a Dog Part Two* (1968), Assistant Camera
- *Four Tankmen and a Dog Part One* (1968), Assistant Camera
- *Wizyta u królów* (1966), Camera Operator
- *Wolf Ticket* (1964), Assistant Camera
- *Wiano* (1964), Camera Operator
- *Here Is My Home* (1963), Assistant Camera
- *Bitwa o Kozi Dwór* (1962), Still Photographer
- *Za oknem* (1961), Cinematography
- *Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story*, Actor

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