Mac Ahlberg
Mac Ahlberg (born June 12, 1931 in Stockholm , Sweden , † October 26, 2012 in Cupra Marittima , Italy ) was a Swedish cameraman , film director and screenwriter .
Live and act
Ahlberg began working in film in the 1950s as a camera assistant and simple cameraman. First head cameraman in 1964, he made his directorial debut in 1965 with the Danish production Ich eine Frau (Jeg - en kvinde) . The film was successful, and afterwards Ahlberg directed some liberal, socially critical “Swedish films”, mostly under the pseudonym “Bert Torn”.
In 1977 he settled in the United States, where he concentrated exclusively on working as a cameraman. He was among many other things on the music video Black or White by Michael Jackson involved. His cinematic work as a cameraman includes more than 80 productions.
A long-term collaboration with director and producer Charles Band began with The Killer Parasite , shot in 1982 .
Filmography (selection)
- camera
- 1965: Cattorna - Forbidden tenderness (Kattorna)
- 1966: Princess (Prinsessan)
- 1968: Heaven turns a blind eye (Vindingevals)
- 1982: The Killer Parasite (Parasite)
- 1983: The Women's Camp (Chained Heat)
- 1985: Alert level 1 (Prime Risk)
- 1985: Trancers (Trancers)
- 1985: Re-Animator (Re-Animator)
- 1986: House - Das Horrorhaus (House)
- 1987: House II : The Second Story
- 1989: Deep Star Six (DeepStar Six)
- 1990: Robot Jox - The Battle of the Steel Giants (Robot Jox)
- 1991: Oscar - From the rain to the eaves (Oscar)
- 1992: Bloody Marie - A Woman with a Bite (Innocent Blood)
- 1993: My Boyfriend's Back (My Boyfriend's Back)
- 1993: Striking Distance (Striking Distance)
- 1994: Beverly Hills Cop III (Beverly Hills Cop III)
- 1995: The Brady Family (The Brady Bunch Movie)
- 1996: The Brady Family 2 (A Very Brady Sequel)
- 1996: Space Truckers
- 1998: A suit for every occasion (The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit)
- 2001: Air Rage - Terror in 30,000 Feet (Air Rage)
- 2003: King of the Ants
- 2003: Puppet Master: The Legacy
- 2004: Dr. Moreau's House of Pain (Dr. Moreau's House of Pain)
- 2006: Evil Bong - Smoking weed can be fatal! (Evil Bong)
- Director
- 1965: Me a woman (Jeg - en kvinde) (& camera)
- 1968: Abused (Jeg, en kvinda II) (& camera)
- 1968: Jeg-En Marki (& camera)
- 1968: Fanny Hill (& screenplay, camera)
- 1970: Nana (& screenplay)
- 1974: The chaste with the wet lips (Flossie) (& screenplay, camera)
- 1975: Justine and Juliette (Justine och Juliette) (& screenplay)
- 1976: Scandinavian Lust (Bel Ami) (& screenplay)
- 1977: Come here, you wild Swedes (Molly) (& script, camera)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cinematographer, director Mac Ahlberg dies. variety.com, November 5, 2012, accessed November 6, 2012 .
Web links
- Mac Ahlberg in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ahlberg, Mac |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Torn, Bert; Mannering, Edward |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish film director and cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm , Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 26, 2012 |
| Place of death | Cupra Marittima , Italy |