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Tom Stern(II)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Director
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Tom Stern
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Tom Stern was born on 16 December 1946 in Palo Alto, California, USA. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Changeling (2008), Flags of Our Fathers (2006) and Mystic River (2003). He was previously married to Françoise Combadière.
BornDecember 16, 1946
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BornDecember 16, 1946
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins & 20 nominations total

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    Known for

    Angelina Jolie and Gattlin Griffith in Changeling (2008)
    Changeling
    7.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 2008
    Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
    Flags of Our Fathers
    7.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 2006
    Kevin Bacon, Tim Robbins, and Sean Penn in Mystic River (2003)
    Mystic River
    7.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 2003
    Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
    Letters from Iwo Jima
    7.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 2006

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Water Gaming HD (2016)
      Water Gaming HD
      TV Series
      • cinematographer: picture taken by
      • 2016
    • American Express Unstaged: Dead & Company
      1.4
      Video
      • spidercam
      • 2015
    • Joel Kinnaman in RoboCop (2014)
      RoboCop
      6.1
      • director of photography: second unit, Vancouver
      • 2014
    • Tsar (2009)
      Tsar
      6.8
      • camera operator
      • 2009
    • Tom Hanks and Tyler Hoechlin in Road to Perdition (2002)
      Road to Perdition
      7.6
      • chief lighting technician (as Thomas E. Stern)
      • 2002
    • Promo Poster
      Space Cowboys
      6.5
      • chief lighting technician (as Thomas Stern)
      • 2000
    • Kevin Spacey, Thora Birch, and Mena Suvari in American Beauty (1999)
      American Beauty
      8.3
      • chief lighting technician
      • 1999
    • Clint Eastwood in True Crime (1999)
      True Crime
      6.6
      • lighting consultant (as Thomas Stern)
      • 1999
    • Billy Zane in The Phantom (1996)
      The Phantom
      5.1
      • chief lighting technician: Los Angeles
      • 1996
    • Mary-Louise Parker and John Turturro in Sugartime (1995)
      Sugartime
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • gaffer: Los Angeles
      • 1995
    • Michelle Pfeiffer, Ivan Sergei, Wade Dominguez, Paula Garcés, Marisela Gonzales, Bruklin Harris, Rahman Ibraheem, Renoly Santiago, and Marcello Thedford in Dangerous Minds (1995)
      Dangerous Minds
      6.5
      • chief lighting technician
      • 1995
    • Kevin Kline and Meg Ryan in French Kiss (1995)
      French Kiss
      6.6
      • gaffer (as Thomas Stern)
      • 1995
    • Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, and T.J. Lowther in A Perfect World (1993)
      A Perfect World
      7.5
      • chief lighting technician
      • 1993
    • Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, and Richard Harris in Unforgiven (1992)
      Unforgiven
      8.2
      • gaffer
      • 1992
    • Gene Hackman and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in Class Action (1991)
      Class Action
      6.4
      • chief lighting technician
      • 1991

    Cinematographer

    • The Mongoose
      • Cinematographer
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Kung Fury 2
      • Cinematographer
      • Completed
    • Liam Neeson in Ice Road: Vengeance (2025)
      Ice Road: Vengeance
      4.9
      • director of photography
      • 2025
    • Liam Neeson, Ciarán Hinds, Kerry Condon, and Jack Gleeson in In the Land of Saints and Sinners (2023)
      In the Land of Saints and Sinners
      6.4
      • director of photography
      • 2023
    • Javier Botet in The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)
      The Last Voyage of the Demeter
      6.1
      • director of photography
      • 2023
    • Charlotte Gainsbourg and Rebel Wilson in The Almond and the Seahorse (2022)
      The Almond and the Seahorse
      5.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Mark Collie: Wings of Your Love (2022)
      Mark Collie: Wings of Your Love
      Music Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Liam Neeson in The Ice Road (2021)
      The Ice Road
      5.7
      • director of photography
      • 2021
    • Mark Collie: Book of My Blues (2021)
      Mark Collie: Book of My Blues
      Music Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Mark Collie: The Son of a Gun (2021)
      Mark Collie: The Son of a Gun
      Music Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Mark Collie: Born Ready (2021)
      Mark Collie: Born Ready
      Music Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • The Meg (2018)
      The Meg
      5.7
      • director of photography
      • 2018
    • Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos, and Anthony Sadler in The 15:17 to Paris (2018)
      The 15:17 to Paris
      5.3
      • director of photography
      • 2018
    • Tom Hanks in Sully (2016)
      Sully
      7.4
      • director of photography
      • 2016
    • Romain Duris in Ceasefire (2016)
      Ceasefire
      6.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Vincent D'Onofrio, Sean Patrick Flanery, Thomas Jane, Christopher Rodriguez Marquette, Anton Yelchin, and María Valverde in Broken Horses (2015)
      Broken Horses
      5.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Bradley Cooper in American Sniper (2014)
      American Sniper
      7.3
      • director of photography
      • 2014

    Director

    • Charlotte Gainsbourg and Rebel Wilson in The Almond and the Seahorse (2022)
      The Almond and the Seahorse
      5.4
      • Director
      • 2022
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    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Tom Stein
    • Born
      • December 16, 1946
      • Palo Alto, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Françoise Combadière? - January 4, 2013 (her death)

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    • Trivia
      Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) and the Association of French Directors of Photography (Association Française des Directeurs de la Photographie Cinematographique - AFC) since 2008.

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