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David Garfath

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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David Garfath was born in 1945 in Willesden, Middlesex, England, UK. He is a director and assistant director, known for Brazil (1985), Superman III (1983) and Superman II (1980).
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    • Known for

    Brazil (1985)
    Brazil
    7.8
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1985
    Richard Pryor and Christopher Reeve in Superman III (1983)
    Superman III
    5.0
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1983
    Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, and Valerie Perrine in Superman II (1980)
    Superman II
    6.8
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1980
    John Cleese, Sean Connery, Ian Holm, Shelley Duvall, Katherine Helmond, Michael Palin, David Warner, Ian Muir, Ralph Richardson, and Peter Vaughan in Time Bandits (1981)
    Time Bandits
    6.9
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1981

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
      Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
      7.5
      • c-camera operator
      • 2006
    • Kristy McNichol in Dream Lover (1986)
      Dream Lover
      4.7
      • camera operator
      • 1986
    • Brazil (1985)
      Brazil
      7.8
      • camera operator
      • 1985
    • Colin Firth and Rupert Everett in Another Country (1984)
      Another Country
      6.9
      • camera operator
      • 1984
    • Dave King and Patricia Routledge in Keep Off the Grass (1983)
      Keep Off the Grass
      6.2
      Short
      • camera operator
      • 1983
    • Slayground (1983)
      Slayground
      4.9
      • camera operator
      • 1983
    • Richard Pryor and Christopher Reeve in Superman III (1983)
      Superman III
      5.0
      • camera operator
      • 1983
    • Betrayal (1983)
      Betrayal
      6.9
      • camera operator
      • 1983
    • Pink Floyd in Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
      Pink Floyd: The Wall
      8.0
      • camera operator
      • 1982
    • Griffin Dunne and David Naughton in An American Werewolf in London (1981)
      An American Werewolf in London
      7.5
      • camera operator
      • 1981
    • John Cleese, Sean Connery, Ian Holm, Shelley Duvall, Katherine Helmond, Michael Palin, David Warner, Ian Muir, Ralph Richardson, and Peter Vaughan in Time Bandits (1981)
      Time Bandits
      6.9
      • camera operator
      • 1981
    • Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, and Valerie Perrine in Superman II (1980)
      Superman II
      6.8
      • camera operator
      • 1980
    • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
      Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
      8.7
      • operating cameraman
      • 1980
    • Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon, John Entwistle, and Pete Townshend in The Kids Are Alright (1979)
      The Kids Are Alright
      8.0
      • camera operator
      • 1979
    • That Summer! (1979)
      That Summer!
      6.3
      • camera operator
      • 1979

    Director

    • Tesco Roger Moore James Bond Style Television Commercial (2003)
      Tesco Roger Moore James Bond Style Television Commercial
      6.9
      Video
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Spine Chillers (2003)
      Spine Chillers
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Tesco: Computer for Schools
      Video
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Tesco: Millennium Bug
      Video
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Tesco: Scan
      Video
      • Director
      • 1999
    • The Storyteller: Greek Myths (1991)
      The Storyteller: Greek Myths
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1991
    • Kate Bush: The Hair of the Hound
      Video
      • Director
      • 1986
    • Kate Bush in Kate Bush: The Whole Story (1986)
      Kate Bush: The Whole Story
      8.9
      Video
      • Director
      • 1986
    • Kate Bush in Kate Bush: Running Up That Hill (1985)
      Kate Bush: Running Up That Hill
      7.9
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 1985

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Patrick Dempsey and Michelle Monaghan in Made of Honor (2008)
      Made of Honor
      5.9
      • second unit director: UK
      • 2008
    • Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase in Spies Like Us (1985)
      Spies Like Us
      6.4
      • second unit director
      • 1985
    • Ron Howard in More American Graffiti (1979)
      More American Graffiti
      5.4
      • second unit director (uncredited)
      • 1979

    Personal details

    • Born
      • 1945
      • Willesden, Middlesex, England, UK
    • Parents
      • Alex Garfath
    • Relatives
        Michael Garfath(Sibling)

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