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Jeri Sopanen(1929-2008)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Jeri Sopanen
Jeri Sopanen was born on 14 August 1929 in Helsinki, Finland. Jeri was a cinematographer and director, known for My Dinner with Andre (1981), National Geographic Specials (1965) and A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982). Jeri died on 21 September 2008.
BornAugust 14, 1929
DiedSeptember 21, 2008(79)
BornAugust 14, 1929
DiedSeptember 21, 2008(79)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory in My Dinner with Andre (1981)
My Dinner with Andre
7.6
  • Cinematographer
  • 1981
National Geographic Specials (1965)
National Geographic Specials
8.5
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Woody Allen and Mia Farrow in A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982)
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
6.6
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1982
Great Wonders of the World
8.2
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1993

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Soul of an Empire (2006)
    Soul of an Empire
    • Cinematographer
    • 2006
  • The Reawakening
    6.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 2004
  • Farewell Colette
    • Cinematographer
    • 2001
  • American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1989–2000
  • From a High Place (1998)
    From a High Place
    6.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1998
  • Intermezzo (1998)
    Intermezzo
    • Cinematographer
    • 1998
  • Italian Lessons (1998)
    Italian Lessons
    6.6
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1998
  • Frank Sivero in Urban Relics (1998)
    Urban Relics
    6.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1998
  • Runaways
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1995
  • Audrey Hepburn in Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn (1993)
    Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1993–1994
  • 3-2-1 Contact Extra - The Rotten Truth (1990)
    3-2-1 Contact Extra - The Rotten Truth
    TV Movie
    • cinematographer
    • 1990
  • The Luckiest Man in the World (1989)
    The Luckiest Man in the World
    7.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1989
  • Depression
    • Cinematographer
    • 1988
  • The Odyssey Tapes
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1988
  • Roberto Fernández Retamar in Cuba: In the Shadow of Doubt (1986)
    Cuba: In the Shadow of Doubt
    7.8
    • cinematographer
    • 1986

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Evolution (2002)
    Evolution
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • camera operator
    • 2002
  • Star Power: The Creation of United Artists (1998)
    Star Power: The Creation of United Artists
    6.4
    Video
    • second unit photography
    • 1998
  • Pulling Out All the Stops
    Video
    • camera
    • 1996
  • American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • additional photographer
    • 1996
  • Great Wonders of the World
    8.2
    TV Series
    • photographer
    • 1993
  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • additional camera
    • 1989
  • Alvar Aalto, Technology and Nature (1987)
    Alvar Aalto, Technology and Nature
    TV Movie
    • additional cinematography: USA
    • 1987
  • The Ring of Truth
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1987
  • Frontline (1983)
    Frontline
    8.6
    TV Series
    • camera
    • 1986
  • Woody Allen and Mia Farrow in A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982)
    A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
    6.6
    • cameraman: second unit
    • 1982
  • The Cowboy, the Craftsman and the Ballerina
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1981
  • The Ivory Ape (1980)
    The Ivory Ape
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • camera operator: second unit (as Jeri Sopranen)
    • 1980
  • National Geographic Specials (1965)
    National Geographic Specials
    8.5
    TV Series
    • by: additional photography
    • 1979
  • Leonard Nimoy in In Search of... (1976)
    In Search of...
    8.4
    TV Series
    • photographed by
    • photography
    • 1976–1978
  • Primal Man
    TV Series
    • additional photography
    • 1975

Director

  • National Geographic Specials (1965)
    National Geographic Specials
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1974
  • The Crowd Around the Cowboy
    6.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 1969

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Jeri Sapanen
  • Born
    • August 14, 1929
    • Helsinki, Finland
  • Died
    • September 21, 2008

Did you know

  • Trivia
    One of the few Finns mentioned in the "Who Is Who in the World".

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