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Frank Petzold

  • Visual Effects
  • Special Effects
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Frank Petzold is known for All Quiet on the Western Front (2022), Starship Troopers (1997) and Armageddon (1998).
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 8 nominations total

    Known for

    Felix Kammerer in All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
    All Quiet on the Western Front
    7.8
    • Visual Effects
    • 2022
    Dina Meyer and Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers (1997)
    Starship Troopers
    7.3
    • Visual Effects
    • 1997
    Liv Tyler, Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck in Armageddon (1998)
    Armageddon
    6.7
    • Visual Effects
    • 1998
    Kevin Bacon and Elisabeth Shue in Hollow Man (2000)
    Hollow Man
    5.9
    • Visual Effects
    • 2000

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • The Billion Dollar Spy
      • visual effects supervisor
      • Post-production
    • Smilla's Sense of Snow (2025)
      Smilla's Sense of Snow
      5.5
      TV Series
      • production visual effects supervisor
      • 2025
    • Yousef 'Joe' Sweid and Seyneb Saleh in Munich Games (2022)
      Munich Games
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • visual effects supervisor
      • production visual effects supervisor (2021-2022)
      • 2022
    • Felix Kammerer in All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
      All Quiet on the Western Front
      7.8
      • production visual effects supervisor
      • 2022
    • Milan Peschel, Nadja Uhl, Emilia Maier, Leonard Conrads, and Loris Sichrovsky in School of Magical Animals (2021)
      School of Magical Animals
      5.4
      • on-set vfx supervisor & vfx consultant
      • vfx set supervisor
      • 2021
    • Dimitrij Schaad in Die Känguru-Chroniken (2020)
      Die Känguru-Chroniken
      5.3
      • vfx consultant
      • 2020
    • Dan Stevens in The Terror (2018)
      The Terror
      7.8
      TV Series
      • visual effects supervisor
      • vfx creature supervisor
      • 2018
    • Alexander Skarsgård and Margot Robbie in The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
      The Legend of Tarzan
      6.2
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2016
    • Dwayne Johnson in Hercules (2014)
      Hercules
      6.0
      • on-set supervisor: DNEG
      • 2014
    • Nicole Kidman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Elliott, Ian McKellen, Daniel Craig, Freddie Highmore, Ian McShane, Eva Green, Dakota Blue Richards, Helen Soraya, and Caridad Angus in The Golden Compass (2007)
      The Golden Compass
      6.1
      • visual effects supervisor: Tippett Studio
      • 2007
    • Tim Allen in The Shaggy Dog (2006)
      The Shaggy Dog
      4.4
      • co-visual effects supervisor: Tippett Studio
      • 2006
    • Nicole Kidman in The Stepford Wives (2004)
      The Stepford Wives
      5.4
      • visual effects supervisor: Tippett Studio
      • 2004
    • The Ring (2002)
      The Ring
      7.1
      • visual effects supervisor: Tippett Studio (uncredited)
      • 2002
    • David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Seann William Scott, and Orlando Jones in Evolution (2001)
      Evolution
      6.1
      • co-visual effects supervisor: Tippett Studio
      • 2001
    • Kevin Bacon and Elisabeth Shue in Hollow Man (2000)
      Hollow Man
      5.9
      • associate visual effects supervisor: Tippett Studio
      • 2000
    • Liam Neeson, Lili Taylor, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in The Haunting (1999)
      The Haunting
      5.1
      • visual effects technical director: Tippett Studio
      • 1999

    Special Effects

    • Richard Burgi and Colleen Porch in Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004)
      Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
      3.6
      Video
      • miniature cinematography
      • 2004

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Mad God (2021)
      Mad God
      6.8
      • additional photography
      • 2021

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