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Tom Stern(II)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Director
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Tom Stern was born on 16 December 1946 in Palo Alto, California, USA. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Changeling (2008), Flags of Our Fathers (2006) and Mystic River (2003). He was previously married to Françoise Combadière.
BornDecember 16, 1946
BornDecember 16, 1946
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 3 wins & 20 nominations total

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Robert Lorenz and Tom Stern in Trouble with the Curve (2012)
Clint Eastwood and Tom Stern in Gran Torino (2008)
Clint Eastwood and Tom Stern in Gran Torino (2008)

Known for

Angelina Jolie and Gattlin Griffith in Changeling (2008)
Changeling
7.8
  • Cinematographer
  • 2008
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
Flags of Our Fathers
7.1
  • Cinematographer
  • 2006
Kevin Bacon, Tim Robbins, and Sean Penn in Mystic River (2003)
Mystic River
7.9
  • Cinematographer
  • 2003
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
Letters from Iwo Jima
7.9
  • Cinematographer
  • 2006

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • American Express Unstaged: Dead & Company
    • spidercam
    • 2015
  • Joel Kinnaman in RoboCop (2014)
    RoboCop
    • director of photography: second unit, Vancouver
    • 2014
  • Tsar (2009)
    Tsar
    • camera operator
    • 2009
  • Tom Hanks and Tyler Hoechlin in Road to Perdition (2002)
    Road to Perdition
    • chief lighting technician (as Thomas E. Stern)
    • 2002
  • Promo Poster
    Space Cowboys
    • chief lighting technician (as Thomas Stern)
    • 2000
  • Kevin Spacey, Thora Birch, Mena Suvari, and Wes Bentley in American Beauty (1999)
    American Beauty
    • chief lighting technician
    • 1999
  • Clint Eastwood in True Crime (1999)
    True Crime
    • lighting consultant (as Thomas Stern)
    • 1999
  • Billy Zane in The Phantom (1996)
    The Phantom
    • chief lighting technician: Los Angeles
    • 1996
  • Mary-Louise Parker and John Turturro in Sugartime (1995)
    Sugartime
    • gaffer: Los Angeles
    • TV Movie
    • 1995
  • Michelle Pfeiffer, Ivan Sergei, Wade Dominguez, Paula Garcés, Marisela Gonzales, Bruklin Harris, Renoly Santiago, and Marcello Thedford in Dangerous Minds (1995)
    Dangerous Minds
    • chief lighting technician
    • 1995
  • Kevin Kline and Meg Ryan in French Kiss (1995)
    French Kiss
    • gaffer (as Thomas Stern)
    • 1995
  • Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, and T.J. Lowther in A Perfect World (1993)
    A Perfect World
    • chief lighting technician
    • 1993
  • Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, and Richard Harris in Unforgiven (1992)
    Unforgiven
    • gaffer
    • 1992
  • Gene Hackman and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in Class Action (1991)
    Class Action
    • chief lighting technician
    • 1991
  • Clint Eastwood and Charlie Sheen in The Rookie (1990)
    The Rookie
    • chief lighting technician
    • 1990

Cinematographer

  • Last Voyage of the Demeter
    • Cinematographer
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • In the Land of Saints and Sinners
    • Cinematographer
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Kung Fury 2
    • Cinematographer
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Charlotte Gainsbourg and Rebel Wilson in The Almond and the Seahorse (2022)
    The Almond and the Seahorse
    • Cinematographer
    • 2022
  • Mark Collie: Wings of Your Love
    • Cinematographer
    • Music Video
    • 2022
  • Liam Neeson in The Ice Road (2021)
    The Ice Road
    • director of photography
    • 2021
  • Mark Collie: Book of My Blues (2021)
    Mark Collie: Book of My Blues
    • Cinematographer
    • Music Video
    • 2021
  • Mark Collie: The Son of a Gun (2021)
    Mark Collie: The Son of a Gun
    • Cinematographer
    • Music Video
    • 2021
  • Mark Collie: Born Ready (2021)
    Mark Collie: Born Ready
    • Cinematographer
    • Music Video
    • 2021
  • The Meg (2018)
    The Meg
    • director of photography
    • 2018
  • Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos, and Anthony Sadler in The 15:17 to Paris (2018)
    The 15:17 to Paris
    • director of photography
    • 2018
  • Tom Hanks in Sully (2016)
    Sully
    • director of photography
    • 2016
  • Romain Duris in Ceasefire (2016)
    Ceasefire
    • Cinematographer
    • 2016
  • Water Gaming HD (2016)
    Water Gaming HD
    • Cinematographer (picture taken by)
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Vincent D'Onofrio, Sean Patrick Flanery, Thomas Jane, Christopher Rodriguez Marquette, Anton Yelchin, and María Valverde in Broken Horses (2015)
    Broken Horses
    • Cinematographer
    • 2015
  • Bradley Cooper in American Sniper (2014)
    American Sniper
    • director of photography
    • 2014
  • Jersey Boys (2014)
    Jersey Boys
    • Cinematographer
    • 2014
  • Faites l'amour!
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2014

Director

  • Charlotte Gainsbourg and Rebel Wilson in The Almond and the Seahorse (2022)
    The Almond and the Seahorse
    • Director
    • 2022
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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Tom Stein
  • Born
    • December 16, 1946
    • Palo Alto, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Françoise Combadière? - January 4, 2013 (her death)

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    Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) and the Association of French Directors of Photography (Association Française des Directeurs de la Photographie Cinematographique - AFC) since 2008.

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