---
name: "Joseph Mangine"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joseph-mangine"
fi1m_id: "joseph-mangine"
imdb_id: "nm0542228"
tmdb_id: 140886
wikidata_id: "Q110223084"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "18 June 1933"
died: "2 November 2006"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T18:03:44.775129+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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# Joseph Mangine

## Identity

Joseph Mangine

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/joseph-mangine
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** joseph-mangine
- **IMDb ID:** nm0542228
- **TMDB ID:** 140886
- **Wikidata ID:** Q110223084
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110223084, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0542228/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/140886

Cinematographer. Born 18 June 1933 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Died 2 November 2006.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 18 June 1933, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- **Died:** 2 November 2006
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110223084, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0542228/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/140886

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Sword and the Sorcerer*](https://film.one/film/the-sword-and-the-sorcerer.md) (45)

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## Biography

Joseph Mangine (1933–2006) was an American cinematographer. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he began his career shooting surfing and adventure documentaries after working as a stunt parachute specialist.

He served as director of photography on films including *The Lords of Flatbush* (1974), *Squirm* (1976), *Alligator* (1980), *Alone in the Dark* (1982) and *The Sword and the Sorcerer* (1982). He also directed *Smoke and Flesh* (1968) and *Neon Maniacs* (1986). His later credits included episodes of the television series *Swamp Thing* (1991–1993) and the documentary *Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey* (2001).

*Sources: imdb.com, rottentomatoes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Sword and the Sorcerer* (1982), Fi1m 45, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sword-and-the-sorcerer.md)

## Complete filmography (19)

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

- *Alligator 2: The Mutation* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Neon Maniacs* (1986), Director, Director of Photography
- *Exterminator 2* (1984), Director of Photography
- *Alone in the Dark* (1982), Director of Photography
- *The Sword and the Sorcerer* (1982), Director of Photography — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sword-and-the-sorcerer.md)
- *Alligator* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Mother's Day* (1980), Cinematography
- *Van Nuys Blvd.* (1979), Director of Photography
- *The Black Panther* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Lustful Feelings* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Cinderella* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Captain Lust* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Squirm* (1976), Director of Photography
- *Whispers of Fear* (1976), Director of Photography
- *The Naughty Victorians: An Erotic Tale of a Maiden's Revenge* (1975), Cinematography
- *The Lords of Flatbush* (1974), Director of Photography
- *Blue Sextet* (1971), Director of Photography
- *Smoke and Flesh* (1968), Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Writer
- *Hot Skin, Cold Cash* (1965), Director of Photography

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