Peter MacDonald (film director)
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Peter MacDonald | |
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Born | London, England, UK |
Occupation | Film director Cinematographer Film producer |
Years active | 1957 - present |
Peter MacDonald is a film director, cinematographer, and producer from London, England.
He is most noted as the director of the films Rambo III, The NeverEnding Story III, and the television mini-series The Monkey King (also known as The Lost Empire).
He served as a co-producer of the film version of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and was the Director of Photography for Hamburger Hill.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Zardoz (1974) (camera operator)
- Superman: The Movie (1978) (camera operator)
- Zulu Dawn (1979) (second unit director)
- Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (director: location second unit)
- Dragonslayer (1981) (second unit director)
- Excalibur (1981) (second unit director)
- Legend (1985) (camera operator)
- Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) (director: helicopter unit)
- Solarbabies (1986) (cinematographer)
- Hamburger Hill (1987) (cinematographer)
- Rambo III (1988) (director)
- Shag (1989) (cinematographer)
- Tango & Cash (1989) (executive producer and second unit director)
- Graffiti Bridge (1990) (executive producer)
- Mo' Money (1992) (director)
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles episode: The Phantom Train of Doom (1993) (director)
- The NeverEnding Story III (1994) (director)
- The Quest (1996) (executive producer and second unit director)
- Legionnaire (1998) (director and producer)
- The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave (2000) (director)
- The Lost Empire (2001) (director)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) (second unit director)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) (second unit director)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) (co-producer and second unit director)
- Eragon (2006) (second unit director)
- The Golden Compass (2007) (second unit director)
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) (second unit director)