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Fred Schuler(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Fred Schuler was born on 15 March 1940 in Munich, Germany. Fred is a cinematographer and assistant director, known for Annie Hall (1977), The King of Comedy (1982) and Dog Day Afternoon (1975).
BornMarch 15, 1940
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    Known for

    Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in Annie Hall (1977)
    Annie Hall
    7.9
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1977
    Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis in The King of Comedy (1982)
    The King of Comedy
    7.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1982
    Al Pacino and John Cazale in Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
    Dog Day Afternoon
    8.0
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1975
    Dudley Moore in Arthur (1981)
    Arthur
    6.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1981

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis in The King of Comedy: Deleted and Extended Scenes (2014)
      The King of Comedy: Deleted and Extended Scenes
      7.2
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • Hamburger Lektionen (2006)
      Hamburger Lektionen
      7.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2006
    • Germanikus (2004)
      Germanikus
      4.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2004
    • Die Nacht singt ihre Lieder (2004)
      Die Nacht singt ihre Lieder
      6.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 2004
    • Lassie (2003)
      Lassie
      6.2
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2003
    • ...und das ist erst der Anfang (2000)
      ...und das ist erst der Anfang
      5.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2000
    • Manila (2000)
      Manila
      5.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2000
    • Just Looking (1999)
      Just Looking
      6.6
      • Cinematographer
      • 1999
    • Kajsa Reingardt and Manfred Zapatka in Das Frankfurter Kreuz (1998)
      Das Frankfurter Kreuz
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 1998
    • Scott Glenn, Elizabeth Perkins, Jimmy Smits, and John Turturro in Lesser Prophets (1997)
      Lesser Prophets
      5.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 1997
    • Armin Mueller-Stahl, Jack Lemmon, Tony Danza, Ossie Davis, James Gandolfini, Edward James Olmos, George C. Scott, Hume Cronyn, Dorian Harewood, Courtney B. Vance, William Petersen, and Mykelti Williamson in 12 Angry Men (1997)
      12 Angry Men
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • director of photography
      • 1997
    • Firehouse (1996)
      Firehouse
      4.2
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 1996
    • Götz George and Corinna Harfouch in Gates of Fire (1996)
      Gates of Fire
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer (as Fred Schüler)
      • 1996
    • Götz George in Der Totmacher (1995)
      Der Totmacher
      7.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 1995
    • John Candy in Armed and Dangerous (1986)
      Armed and Dangerous
      5.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 1986

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Live from the Artists Den (2008)
      Live from the Artists Den
      8.2
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2019
    • Willie & Phil (1980)
      Willie & Phil
      5.9
      • camera operator
      • 1980
    • James Caan, Heather Bicknell, and Andy Fenwick in Hide in Plain Sight (1980)
      Hide in Plain Sight
      6.4
      • camera operator
      • 1980
    • Alan Arkin in Simon (1980)
      Simon
      6.3
      • additional photographer
      • camera operator
      • 1980
    • Candice Bergen, Burt Reynolds, and Jill Clayburgh in Starting Over (1979)
      Starting Over
      6.4
      • camera operator
      • 1979
    • Manhattan (1979)
      Manhattan
      7.8
      • camera operator
      • 1979
    • King of the Gypsies (1978)
      King of the Gypsies
      6.2
      • camera operator
      • 1978
    • Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter (1978)
      The Deer Hunter
      8.1
      • camera operator
      • 1978
    • Slow Dancing in the Big City (1978)
      Slow Dancing in the Big City
      5.4
      • camera operator: Lincoln Center Ballet Sequence
      • 1978
    • Siege (1978)
      Siege
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • camera operator
      • 1978
    • The Last Waltz (1978)
      The Last Waltz
      8.1
      • camera operator
      • 1978
    • Harvey Keitel in Fingers (1978)
      Fingers
      6.7
      • camera operator
      • 1978
    • Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in Annie Hall (1977)
      Annie Hall
      7.9
      • camera operator
      • 1977
    • Network (1976)
      Network
      8.1
      • camera operator
      • 1976
    • Woody Allen in The Front (1976)
      The Front
      7.3
      • camera operator
      • 1976

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Habib und der Hund (2014)
      Habib und der Hund
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2014

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Fred Schüler
    • Born
      • March 15, 1940
      • Munich, Germany

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    • Trivia
      Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1986.

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