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name: "Andrzej Bartkowiak"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/andrzej-bartkowiak"
fi1m_id: "andrzej-bartkowiak"
imdb_id: "nm0005647"
tmdb_id: 10765
wikidata_id: "Q494835"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "6 March 1950"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-05T01:11:28.072187+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Andrzej Bartkowiak

## Identity

Andrzej Bartkowiak

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/andrzej-bartkowiak
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** andrzej-bartkowiak
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005647
- **TMDB ID:** 10765
- **Wikidata ID:** Q494835
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrzej_Bartkowiak, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q494835, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005647/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10765

Cinematographer. Born 6 March 1950 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 6 March 1950, Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland
- **Active:** 1982–2000
- **Also known as:** Andrzej Bartowiak
- **Frequently works with:** [Danny DeVito](https://film.one/person/danny-devito.md), [Herschel Weingrod](https://film.one/person/herschel-weingrod.md), [Jack Nicholson](https://film.one/person/jack-nicholson.md), [Jeff Daniels](https://film.one/person/jeff-daniels.md), [Roger Donaldson](https://film.one/person/roger-donaldson.md), [Timothy Harris](https://film.one/person/timothy-harris.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 78 (4), 1990s 67 (4), 2000s 70 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 65 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Thriller 5, Drama 4, Action 3, Comedy 3, Crime 3, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 18 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,295m across 9 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrzej_Bartkowiak, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q494835, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005647/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10765

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Speed*](https://film.one/film/speed.md) (86)
- **Hulu:** [*Terms of Endearment*](https://film.one/film/terms-of-endearment.md) (81)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Thirteen Days*](https://film.one/film/thirteen-days.md) (70)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Andrzej Bartkowiak is a Polish cinematographer and film director, long based in the United States. Born on 6 March 1950 in Łódź, he trained at the Łódź Film School before moving to the US in 1972, where he began working in commercials.

He became known for his long partnership with director Sidney Lumet, for whom he shot 11 films between 1981 and 1993. His cinematography credits include *Falling Down* (1993), *Speed* (1994), *The Devil's Advocate* (1997) and *Twins* (1988). He later directed action films including *Romeo Must Die* (2000), *Exit Wounds* (2001), *Cradle 2 the Grave* (2003) and *Doom* (2005). A member of the American Society of Cinematographers, he received its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2025.

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

## On Fi1m (9)

- *Thirteen Days* (2000), Fi1m 70, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/thirteen-days.md)
- *Lethal Weapon 4* (1998), Fi1m 55, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/lethal-weapon-4.md)
- *Dante's Peak* (1997), Fi1m 56, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/dantes-peak.md)
- *Speed* (1994), Fi1m 86, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/speed.md)
- *Falling Down* (1993), Fi1m 71, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/falling-down.md)
- *Twins* (1988), Fi1m 64, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/twins.md)
- *Prizzi's Honor* (1985), Fi1m 82, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/prizzis-honor.md)
- *Terms of Endearment* (1983), Fi1m 81, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/terms-of-endearment.md)
- *The Verdict* (1982), Fi1m 84, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-verdict.md)

## Complete filmography (44)

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

- *Dead Reckoning* (2020), Director
- *A Zebra-Riding Boy* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Maximum Impact* (2017), Director
- *Grey Lady* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Showdown in Manila* (2016), Executive Producer
- *Trespass* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li* (2009), Director
- *Doom* (2005), Director
- *Cradle 2 the Grave* (2003), Director
- *Exit Wounds* (2001), Director
- *Thirteen Days* (2000), Director of Photography — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/thirteen-days.md)
- *Gossip* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Romeo Must Die* (2000), Director
- *Lethal Weapon 4* (1998), Director of Photography — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/lethal-weapon-4.md)
- *U.S. Marshals* (1998), Director of Photography
- *The Devil's Advocate* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Dante's Peak* (1997), Director of Photography — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/dantes-peak.md)
- *The Mirror Has Two Faces* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Jade* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Species* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Losing Isaiah* (1995), Director of Photography
- *A Good Man in Africa* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Speed* (1994), Director of Photography — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/speed.md)
- *Guilty as Sin* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Falling Down* (1993), Director of Photography — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/falling-down.md)
- *A Stranger Among Us* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Hard Promises* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Off and Running* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Q & A* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Family Business* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Twins* (1988), Director of Photography — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/twins.md)
- *Nuts* (1987), Director of Photography
- *The Morning After* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Power* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Prizzi's Honor* (1985), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/prizzis-honor.md)
- *Garbo Talks* (1984), Director of Photography
- *Terms of Endearment* (1983), Director of Photography — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/terms-of-endearment.md)
- *Daniel* (1983), Director of Photography
- *The Verdict* (1982), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-verdict.md)
- *Deathtrap* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Prince of the City* (1981), Director of Photography
- *The Five Forty-Eight* (1979), Director of Photography
- *Deadly Hero* (1975), Director of Photography
- *Savage Attack*, Producer

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