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Stephen F. Kesten(1935-2001)

  • Producer
  • Production Manager
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Stephen F. Kesten was born on 9 August 1935 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and production manager, known for The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), Live and Let Die (1973) and Conan the Destroyer (1984). He was married to Frederikke Borge and Michele Kesten. He died on 20 December 2001 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA.
BornAugust 9, 1935
DiedDecember 20, 2001(66)
BornAugust 9, 1935
DiedDecember 20, 2001(66)
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
7.6
  • Producer
  • 1974
Roger Moore, Jane Seymour, Gloria Hendry, and Geoffrey Holder in Live and Let Die (1973)
Live and Let Die
6.7
  • Production Management
  • 1973
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Wilt Chamberlain, Gerry Conway, Raffaella De Laurentiis, Sarah Douglas, Richard Fleischer, Robert E. Howard, Stanley Mann, and Roy Thomas in Conan the Destroyer (1984)
Conan the Destroyer
5.9
  • Producer
  • 1984
Dustin Hoffman in Marathon Man (1976)
Marathon Man
7.4
  • Production Management
  • 1976

Credits

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Producer

  • Robert John Burke in Thinner (1996)
    Thinner
    5.8
    • executive producer
    • 1996
  • Whispers in the Dark (1992)
    Whispers in the Dark
    5.6
    • co-producer
    • 1992
  • Royce D. Applegate, Eddie Deezen, Douglas Emerson, Richard Fleischer, Stephen F. Kesten, Mona Lyden, Pam Matteson, Daniel McDonald, Rick Overton, Wendy Sherman, and Miguel Tejada-Flores in Million Dollar Mystery (1987)
    Million Dollar Mystery
    5.1
    • producer
    • 1987
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Wilt Chamberlain, Gerry Conway, Raffaella De Laurentiis, Sarah Douglas, Richard Fleischer, Robert E. Howard, Stanley Mann, and Roy Thomas in Conan the Destroyer (1984)
    Conan the Destroyer
    5.9
    • executive producer
    • 1984
  • Tess Harper, David Ambrose, John Beal, Candy Clark, Richard Fleischer, Robert Joy, Stephen F. Kesten, and Tony Roberts in Amityville 3-D (1983)
    Amityville 3-D
    4.2
    • produced by
    • 1983
  • A Little Sex (1982)
    A Little Sex
    4.9
    • associate producer
    • 1982
  • Four Friends (1981)
    Four Friends
    7.0
    • associate producer
    • 1981
  • Gena Rowlands and John Adames in Gloria (1980)
    Gloria
    7.1
    • associate producer (as Steve Kesten)
    • 1980
  • Night of the Juggler (1980)
    Night of the Juggler
    6.9
    • associate producer
    • 1980
  • The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
    The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
    7.6
    • associate producer
    • 1974
  • Stacy Keach, Dorothy Tristan, and Harris Yulin in End of the Road (1970)
    End of the Road
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1970
  • Ladybug Ladybug (1963)
    Ladybug Ladybug
    7.1
    • associate producer
    • 1963

Production Management

  • Robert John Burke in Thinner (1996)
    Thinner
    5.8
    • unit production manager
    • 1996
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Wilt Chamberlain, Gerry Conway, Raffaella De Laurentiis, Sarah Douglas, Richard Fleischer, Robert E. Howard, Stanley Mann, and Roy Thomas in Conan the Destroyer (1984)
    Conan the Destroyer
    5.9
    • unit production manager
    • 1984
  • A Little Sex (1982)
    A Little Sex
    4.9
    • unit production manager
    • 1982
  • Four Friends (1981)
    Four Friends
    7.0
    • unit production manager
    • 1981
  • Gena Rowlands and John Adames in Gloria (1980)
    Gloria
    7.1
    • production manager (as Steve Kesten)
    • 1980
  • Night of the Juggler (1980)
    Night of the Juggler
    6.9
    • unit production manager
    • 1980
  • Dustin Hoffman in Marathon Man (1976)
    Marathon Man
    7.4
    • unit production manager
    • 1976
  • Joseph Bologna and Cliff Gorman in Cops and Robbers (1973)
    Cops and Robbers
    6.4
    • production manager
    • 1973
  • Roger Moore, Jane Seymour, Gloria Hendry, and Geoffrey Holder in Live and Let Die (1973)
    Live and Let Die
    6.7
    • production manager: U.S.A Crew
    • 1973
  • The Tiger Makes Out (1967)
    The Tiger Makes Out
    5.9
    • production manager
    • 1967
  • Hurry Sundown (1967)
    Hurry Sundown
    5.9
    • production manager
    • 1967
  • David and Lisa (1962)
    David and Lisa
    7.2
    • production manager (as Steve Kesten)
    • 1962

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)
    The Godfather
    9.2
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • A Safe Place (1971)
    A Safe Place
    4.9
    • first assistant director (as Steve Kesten)
    • 1971
  • N.Y.P.D. (1967)
    N.Y.P.D.
    7.4
    TV Series
    • assistant director (as Stephen Kesten)
    • 1968

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Stephen Kesten
  • Born
    • August 9, 1935
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 20, 2001
    • Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Frederikke BorgeDecember 19, 1980 - ? (divorced, 1 child)

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    Father of Frederika Kesten.

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