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Sam Firstenberg

Director | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | Writer

Since 1980 Sam Firstenberg has been in the independent filmmaking field. Directing 22 theatrical feature films since completing his graduate studies in film at Loyola Marymount University. One More Chance, starring Kirstie Alley, won prizes in major film festivals and sparked the beginning of his career as a director... See full bio »

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Shmulik Firstenberg
in Poland
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2003 The Interplanetary Surplus Male and Amazon Women of Outer Space (video)
 
2002 Quicksand
 
2001 Spiders II: Breeding Ground
 
2001 Criss Cross
 
2000 The Alternate
 
1998 McCinsey's Island
 
1997 Motel Blue
 
1997 Operation Delta Force (TV movie)
 
1994 Cyborg Cop II
 
1993 Blood Warriors
 
1993 Cyborg Cop
 
1992 American Samurai
 
1992 Sweating Bullets (TV series)
– Over My Dead Body (1992)
 
1991 Delta Force 3: The Killing Game
 
1990 Neshika Bametzach (as Shmulik Firstenberg)
 
1989 Riverbend
 
1987 American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
 
1986 Avenging Force
 
1985 American Ninja
 
1984 Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
 
1984 Ninja III: The Domination
 
1983 Revenge of the Ninja
 
1983 One More Chance (as Samuel Firstenberg)
 
1979 Simpatya Bishviel Kelev (as Shmulik Firstenberg)
 
2000 Crocodile (video) (second unit director)
 
1980 Worlds Apart (second assistant director)
 
1979 Jesus (assistant director)
 
1977 Mivtsa Yonatan (assistant director: second unit)
 
1977 Bo Nefotzetz Million (assistant director)
 
1977 500,000 Black (assistant director)
 
1976 Lupo B'New York (assistant director)
 
1976 Mishpahat Tzan'ani (assistant director)
 
1975 Diamonds (second assistant director - as Shmuel Firstenberg)
 
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1994 Cyborg Cop II (story)
 
1983 One More Chance (written by / as Samuel Firstenberg)
 
1979 Simpatya Bishviel Kelev (as Shmulik Firstenberg)
 
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1976 Mansion of the Doomed (grip - as Schmulik Firstenberj)
 
1976 The Amorous Adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza (grip - as Shmulik Firstenberg)
 
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1975 Lepke (production assistant - uncredited)
 

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Samuel Firstenberg | Shmuel Firstenberg | Shmulik Firstenberg | Schmulik Firstenberj
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