Peter MacDonald (Director)
Peter MacDonald (* 1939 in London , England , United Kingdom) is a British director , cameraman and film producer .
Life
Peter MacDonald worked in film from the late 1950s, initially as a material assistant and later as a camera assistant. He has worked on films such as 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Cabaret (1972), The Pink Panther Returns (1975), The Arnhem Bridge (1977), Superman (1978), Gorky Park (1983) and Rambo II - The Order (1985) with. From the beginning of the 1980s he worked as an assistant director, including in films such as The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Excalibur (1981) and as a cameraman, including in Solarfighters (1986) and Hamburger Hill (1987).
In 1988, MacDonald first directed Rambo III . The film received several nominations for the negative film award Golden Raspberry , including for the “ Worst Director ” and the “ Worst Film ”.
After a hiatus of several years, MacDonald took over the direction of Meh 'Geld in 1992 . MacDonald later made various television productions in addition to The Neverending Story 3 - Salvation from Fantasies (1994) and The Legionnaire (1998).
Filmography (selection)
Director
- 1988: Rambo III
- 1992: Meh 'Geld (Mo' Money)
- 1994: The Neverending Story 3 - rescue from fantasies (The Neverending Story III: Escape from Fantasia)
- 1997: Supply & Demand (TV movie)
- 1998: The Legionnaire (Legionnaire)
- 2001: Monkey King ( The Lost Empire , TV movie)
camera operator
- 1984: Secret Places
- 1985: Honor, Profit & Pleasure (TV movie)
- 1986: Solarfighters (Solarbabies)
- 1987: Hamburger Hill
- 1989: Groovy, free and freshly in love (Shag)
producer
- 1989: Tango and Cash (Tango & Cash , executive producer)
- 1990: Graffiti Bridge (executive producer)
- 1996: The Quest ( The Quest , executive producer)
- 1998: The Legionnaire ( Legionnaire , producer)
- 2005: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ( Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire , co-producer)
- 2009: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (co-producer)
Web links
- Peter MacDonald in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | MacDonald, Peter |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Macdonald, Peter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British director, cameraman and film producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1939 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England , UK |