Richard C. Kratina

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Richard C. Kratina , also Dick Kratina (born November 2, 1928 in New York , † February 12, 1999 in Farmingdale, Nassau , New York ) was an American cameraman .

Live and act

Richard 'Dick' Kratina, son of Jerome and Lillian Kratina, had Czech ancestors and grew up in Bayside / Queens . His older brother was named Jerome.

With the television series Car 54, please report , he started working behind the camera at the beginning of the 1960s, initially as a simple cameraman (camera operator). He filled this position until the end of his career - sometimes as Richard, sometimes as Dick Kratina. In those early years, Kratina was also involved in higher quality entertainment films such as The Night When Minsky Was Discovered and Asphalt Cowboy . In between, he was also often hired as director of photography / cinematographer. During this time, Kratina continued to occasionally work as camera assistant and was hired as a second unit cameraman.

His first film as head cameraman was also his most famous and successful: Love Story . In the period that followed, Kratina photographed films in a wide variety of genres, but preferred comedies. In 1985/86 he was also responsible for the photographic design of the television series Fame . In 1994 Richard Kratina retired into private life.

Filmography (selection, cinema)

only as a head cameraman

  • 1969: Love Story
  • 1969: An angel named Levin ( The Angel Levine )
  • 1970: Five fingers make a fist ( The Pursuit of Happiness )
  • 1971: a magician by my side ( A Safe Place )
  • 1971: Gate to Hell ( Born to Win )
  • 1972: When It Gets Dark in Harlem ( Come Back, Charleston Blue )
  • 1972: The Connection (TV)
  • 1972: Mr. Inside / Mr. Outside (TV)
  • 1973: The Migrants (TV)
  • 1973: The Supercops - two crazy dogs ( The Super Cops )
  • 1974: The Happy Hooker
  • 1975: Aaron Loves Angela
  • 1976: Witches' Sabbath ( The Sentinel )
  • 1977: Hair (WP: 1979)
  • 1978: Firepower ( Firepower )
  • 1979: The second chapter ( Chapter Two )
  • 1979: A true hero ( Hero at Large )
  • 1979: Simon
  • 1980: Rivkin: Bounty Hunter (TV)
  • 1983: Track in death ( A Scream for Help )
  • 1985/86: Fame (TV series)
  • 1987: The Miracle on 8th Street (Second Unit)
  • 1989: Money, Power, Murder (TV)
  • 1993: Above the Rim

Remarks

  1. ↑ Life data according to the Kay Less film archive , based on the Social Security Death Index and the US Public Records Index
  2. ↑ according to the film archive less

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personal data
SURNAME Kratina, Richard C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kratina, Dick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH November 2, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH February 12, 1999
Place of death Farmingdale, Nassau