Gerald Hirschfeld


Gerald Hirschfeld, A.S.C. was an American cinematographer.

Biography

Hirschfeld served with the U.S. Army Signal Corps Photographic Center during World War II as an assistant and operator for established Hollywood cinematographers including Leo Tover and Stanley Cortez. He started his Hollywood career in 1949 as a cinematographer for documentaries, such as Jack Arnold's With These Hands. During his life he has worked with directors Sidney Lumet, John G. Avildsen, Frank Perry, Michael Crichton and Gene Wilder.
His most famous work is for Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein: he shot the picture entirely in black-and-white, a rarity in the 1970s.

Selected filmography

With These Hands Fail Safe Last Summer Goodbye, Columbus Diary of a Mad Housewife Doc Two People Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams The Affair Young Frankenstein The Ultimate Warrior Two-Minute Warning The Car The World's Greatest Lover Coma Sunday Lovers Neighbors My Favorite Year To Be or Not to Be The House of God Head Office