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Gerald Hirschfeld

Career

Active from 1948 to 1990, with a break from 1952 to 1963, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gerald Hirschfeld Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Family Dynamics
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Wonder
    1.9, average 3.4
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Spiritual
    1.0, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Character Study 3
  • Dark Humor 2
  • Dialogue-Driven 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Black Comedy 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Film Noir 2
  • Black and White 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title · average score 57
Child in the Night
Child in the Night (1990)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

1980s

10 titles · average score 53
The Neon Empire
The Neon Empire (1989)

Director of Photography

Malone
Malone (1987)
GoodWatch score 40

Director of Photography

Head Office
Head Office (1985)
GoodWatch score 27

Director of Photography

Love Lives On
Love Lives On (1985)

Director of Photography

The House of God
The House of God (1984)
GoodWatch score 44

Cinematography

To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be (1983)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

My Favorite Year
My Favorite Year (1982)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

Neighbors
Neighbors (1981)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

Sunday Lovers
Sunday Lovers (1980)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

Why Would I Lie?
Why Would I Lie? (1980)
GoodWatch score 67

Cinematography

1970s

21 titles · average score 53
Americathon
Americathon (1979)
GoodWatch score 39

Director of Photography

The Car
The Car (1977)
GoodWatch score 43

Director of Photography

The World's Greatest Lover
The World's Greatest Lover (1977)
GoodWatch score 36

Director of Photography

Two-Minute Warning
Two-Minute Warning (1976)
GoodWatch score 39

Director of Photography

The Ultimate Warrior
The Ultimate Warrior (1975)
GoodWatch score 42

Director of Photography

Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein (1974)
GoodWatch score 85

Director of Photography

The Dion Brothers
The Dion Brothers (1974)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973)
GoodWatch score 47

Director of Photography

Child's Play
Child's Play (1972)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

Doc
Doc (1971)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

Diary of a Mad Housewife
Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

Cotton Comes to Harlem
Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

1960s

6 titles · average score 72
Goodbye, Columbus
Goodbye, Columbus (1969)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography

Last Summer
Last Summer (1969)
GoodWatch score 78

Director of Photography

Some Kind of a Nut
Some Kind of a Nut (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

Director of Photography

Days in My Father's House
Days in My Father's House (1968)

Director of Photography

The Incident
The Incident (1967)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

Fail Safe
Fail Safe (1964)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

1950s

5 titles · average score 41
Mandrake the Magician
Mandrake the Magician (1954)

Cinematography

Mister Universe
Mister Universe (1951)

Director of Photography

Two Gals and a Guy
Two Gals and a Guy (1951)

Director of Photography

Guilty Bystander
Guilty Bystander (1950)
GoodWatch score 41

Director of Photography

With These Hands
With These Hands (1950)

Director of Photography

1940s

2 titles · average score 40
C-Man
C-Man (1949)
GoodWatch score 40

Director of Photography

Shades of Gray
Shades of Gray (1948)

Director of Photography