Joseph (F.) BIROC
* 12.02.1903, New York (City), USA † 07.09.1996, Woodland Hills / Los Angeles, USA

Chefkameramann (ASC) * seit 1918 arbeitet in verschiedenen Filmlabors (Fort Lee, Long Island und Los Angeles) * ab 1925 camera assistant bei Paramount's Long Island Studios * 1927 zieht nach Hollywood um * seit 1929 als camera operator bei RKO tätig * während des Krieges dient beim US Army Signal Corps und filmt u.a. die Befreiung von Paris (1944) * 1946 Beginn seiner Karriere als cinematographer * in folgenden Jahren gehört zu den führenden Kameramännern Hollywoods ("One of Hollywood's busiest and most gifted lighting cameramen of the post-WW II period. /.../ A versatile craftsman, he has proved himself equally proficient at black-and-white mood photography and glossy color productions." Film Encyclopedia) * 1952 dreht den ersten 3-D-Film (Bwana Devil) * 1953-81 fotografiert 14 Kinoarbeiten für Robert Aldrich * 1982 beendet seine Kinolaufbahn und filmt anschließend noch ein paar Produktionen fürs Fernsehen
FILMS

It's a Wonderful Life (1946-USA * Frank Capra) (04-07; 4612)

Magic Town (Fremde Stadt, 1946/47-USA; R: William A. Wellman, B: Robert Riskin, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Roy Webb, D: James Stewart * Jane Wyman) 103m-Komödie (10-01/+06; 4710)

On Our Merry Way / A Miracle Can Happen (1946-47-USA R: King Vidor, Leslie Fenton, B: Laurence Stallings, Lou Breslow, K: John F. Seitz, Joseph Biroc, Ernest Laszlo, Gordon Avil, M: Heinz Roemheld, D: Paulette Goddard * Burgess Meredith * James Stewart * Henry Fonda * Dorothy Lamour * Victor Moore * Fred MacMurray) 98/107m-Episodenfilm (07.46-10.47; 4802 [AMCH] + 4806 [OOMW]) > JBs Episode (02.47) wurde von George Stevens und John Huston inszeniert (beide uncredited)

Roughshod (1947-USA; R: Mark Robson, B: Geoffrey Homes [=Daniel Mainwaring], Hugo Butler, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Roy Webb, D: Robert Sterling * John Ireland * Claude Jarman, Jr. * Gloria Grahame) 88m-Western (06-08; 4906)

My Dear Secretary (1948-USA; R+B: Charles Martin, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Heinz Roemheld, D: Laraine Day * Kirk Douglas * Keenan Wynn * Helen Walker) 94m-Liebeskomödie (05-06; 4811)

Johnny Allegro (1948/49-USA; R: Ted Tetzlaff, B: Karen DeWolf, Guy Endore, K: Joseph Biroc, M: George Duning, D: George Raft, Nina Foch, George Macready) 81m-Krimidrama (12-01; 4905)

Mrs. Mike (1949-USA; R: Louis King, B: Alfred Lewis Levitt, DeWitt Bodeen, K: Joseph Biroc, MS: Max Steiner, D: Dick Powell * Evelyn Keyes) 99m-Drama (Roman von Benedict Freedman & Nancy Freedman, 1947) (03-07; 4912)

The Killer That Stalked New York (1949-USA; R: Earl McEvoy, B: Harry Essex, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Hans J. Salter, D: Evelyn Keyes * Charles Korvin * William Bishop) 79m-Film-Noir (Magazinartikel von Milton Lehman) (11-12; 5012)

Cry Danger (1950-USA; R: Robert Parrish, B: William Bowers, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Emil Newman, Paul Dunlap, D: Dick Powell * Rhonda Fleming) 79m-Thriller (06/+07-08; 5102)

All That I Have (1950-USA; R: William F. Claxton, B: Charles F. Royal; Herman W. Gockel, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Alberto Colombo, D: Houseley Stevenson ° Donald Woods ° Onslow Stevens ° Robert Stevenson ° John Eldredge) 55/61m-Drama (5101)

The Bushwhackers (...jetzt wird abgerechnet, 1951-USA; R: Rod/ney Amateau, B: Thomas S./Tom Gries, Rod/ney Amateau, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Albert Glasser, D: John Ireland * Wayne Morris * Lawrence Tierney) 71m-Western (09; 5201)

Without Warning! (Achtung! Blondinengangster, 1951-USA; R: Arnold Laven, B: Bill/William Raynor, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Herschel Burke Gilbert, D: Adam Williams * Meg Randall) 76m-Krimi (10; 5205)

Red Planet Mars (1951-USA; R: Harry Horner, B: John L. Balderston, Anthony Veiller, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Mahlon Merrick, D: Peter Graves ° Andrea King, Herbert Berghof) 87m-Science-Fiction (Bühnenstück Red Planet von John L. Balderston & John Hoare, 1932) (11; 5205)

The Twonky (1951-USA; R+B: Arch Oboler, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Jack Meakin, D: Hans Conried * Billy Lynn * Gloria Blondell) 72/84m-Sci-Fi-Komödie (Kurzgeschichte von Henry Kuttner, 1942) (11-12; 5306)

Loan Shark (Hyänen der Unterwelt, 1952-USA; R: Seymour Friedman, B: Martin Rackin, Eugene Ling, K: Joseph Biroc, M/ML: Heinz Roemheld, D: George Raft, Dorothy Hart) 79m-Krimi (01-02; 5205)

The Glass Wall (Die gläserne Mauer, 1952-USA; R: Maxwell Shane, B: Ivan Tors, Maxwell Shane, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Leith Stevens, D: Vittorio Gassman * Gloria Grahame, Ann Robinson, Douglas Spencer) 79m-Drama (05-06; 5304)

Bwana Devil (Bwana, der Teufel, 1952-USA; R+B: Arch Oboler, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Gordon Jenkins, D: Robert Stack * Barbara Britton * Nigel Bruce) 79m-Abenteuer (06-07; 5211)

The Tall Texan (Der lange Texaner, 1952-USA; R: Elmo Williams, B: Samuel Roeca; Elizabeth Reinhardt, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Bert Shefter, D: Lloyd Bridges * Lee J. Cobb * Marie Windsor * Luther Adler) 84m-Western (09-10; 5302)

Vice Squad (1952-USA * Arnold Laven) (Roman von Leslie T. White) (11-12; 5307)

Donovan's Brain (Donovans Hirn, 1953-USA; R: Felix E. Feist, B: Felix E. Feist; Hugh Brooke, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Eddie Dunstedter, D: Lew Ayres, Gene Evans, Nancy Davis) 83m-Gruselthriller (Roman von Curt Siodmak, 1943) (02-?; 5309)

World for Ransom (Menschenraub in Singapur, 1953-USA; R: Robert Aldrich, B: Lindsay Hardy [for Hugo Butler], K: Joseph Biroc, M: Frank De Vol, D: Dan Duryea, Gene Lockhart, Patric Knowles) 82m-Thriller (04 > 11 Tage; 5401)

Appointment in Honduras (Treffpunkt Honduras, 1953-USA; R: Jacques Tourneur, B: Karen DeWolf, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Louis Forbes, D: Glenn Ford * Ann Sheridan) 80m-Abenteuer (05-?; 5310)

Down Three Dark Streets (Drei dunkle Straßen, 1954-USA; R: Arnold Laven, B: Gordon Gordon, Mildred Gordon, Bernard C. Schoenfeld, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Paul Sawtell, D: Broderick Crawford * Ruth Roman) 85m-Krimi (Roman Case File: FBI von Gordon Gordon & Mildred Gordon, 1953) (03-?; 5409)

Bengazi (1955-USA; R: John Brahm, B: Endre Bohem, Louis Vittes, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Roy Webb, D: Richard Conte ° Victor McLaglen ° Richard Carlson ° Mala Powers) 79m-Abenteuer (04-05; 5509)

Quincannon, Frontier Scout (Verraten und verkauft, 1955-USA; R: Lesley Selander, B: John C. Higgins, Don Martin, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Les Baxter, D: Tony Martin, Peggie Castle, John Bromfield, John Smith, Ron Randell) 83m-Western (Roman Frontier Feud von Will Cook, 1954) (08-?; 5610)

Ghost Town (Die Rache der Cheyenne, 1955-USA; R: Allen H. Miner, B: Jameson Brewer, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Paul Dunlap, D: Kent Taylor ° John Smith ° Marian Carr) 77m-Western (09; 5603)

Nightmare (1955-USA * Maxwell Shane) (10-11; 5605)

Attack (1956-USA * Robert Aldrich) (01-02; 5610)

Tension at Table Rock (Blut an meinen Händen, 1956-USA; R: Charles Marquis Warren, B: Winston Miller, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Dimitri Tiomkin, D: Richard Egan * Dorothy Malone * Cameron Mitchell) 93m-Westerndrama (Roman von Frank Gruber, 1954) (02-04; 5610)

Run of the Arrow (Hölle der tausend Martern, 1956-USA; R+B: Samuel Fuller, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Victor Young, D: Rod Steiger * Sarita/Sara Montiel * Brian Keith & Ralph Meeker) 86m-Western (06-07; 5707)

The Black Whip (Die schwarze Peitsche, 1956-USA; R: Charles Marquis Warren, B: Orville H. Hampton, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Raoul Kraushaar, D: Hugh Marlowe ° Coleen Gray) 78/81m-Western (08-09; 5612)

The Ride Back (Der Ritt zurück, 1956-USA; R: Allen H. Miner, B: Antony Ellis, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Frank De Vol, D: Anthony Quinn, William Conrad, Lita Milan) 79m-Western (09-10; 5704)

The Garment Jungle (Ums nackte Leben, 1956-USA; R: Vincent Sherman, B: Harry Kleiner, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Leith Stevens, D: Lee J. Cobb * Kerwin Mathews * Gia Scala * Richard Boone * Valerie French) 88m-Film-Noir (Artikel von Lester Velie, 1955) (10-12; 5705)

China Gate (China-Legionär, 1957-USA; R+B: Samuel Fuller, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Victor Young; Max Steiner, D: Gene Barry * Angie Dickinson * Nat "King" Cole) 97m-Kriegsdrama (01; 5705)

The Unknown Terror (1957-USA; R: Charles Marquis Warren, B: Kenneth Higgins, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Raoul Kraushaar, D: John Howard * Mala Powers * Paul Richards * May Wynn) 77m-Sci-Fi-Horror (03-04; 5709)

Forty Guns (Vierzig Gewehre, 1957-USA; R+B: Samuel Fuller, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Harry Sukman, D: Barbara Stanwyck * Barry Sullivan * Dean Jagger * John Ericson * Gene Barry) 80m-Western (04-05; 5709)

The Amazing Colossal Man (Der Koloß, 1957-USA; R: Bert I. Gordon, B: Mark Hanna, Bert I. Gordon, K: Joe/Joseph Biroc, M: Albert Glasser, D: Glenn Langan * Cathy Downs * William Hudson * Larry Thor) 81m-Science-Fiction (06; 5709)

Underwater Warrior (Taucherkommando, 1957-USA; R: Andrew Marton, B: Gene Levitt, K*: Joseph Biroc, M: Harry Sukman, D: Dan Dailey, James Gregory, Ross Martin, Raymond Bailey & Claire Kelly) 91m-Abenteuer (09-11; 5803) > *director of underwater photography: Lamar Boren

Born Reckless (1957-USA; R: Howard W. Koch, B: Richard H. Landau, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Buddy Bregman, D: Mamie Van Doren, Jeff Richards, Arthur Hunnicutt, Carol Ohmart) 79/82m-Rodeodrama (11-12; 5811?5905)

Home before Dark (Bevor die Nacht anbricht, 1958-USA; R: Mervyn LeRoy, B: Eileen Bassing, Robert Bassing, K: Joseph Biroc, MS: Ray Heindorf, D: Jean Simmons * Dan O'Herlihy * Rhonda Fleming * Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.) 136m-Psychodrama (Roman von Eileen Bassing, 1957) (01-04; 5811)

Verboten! (1958-USA; R+B: Samuel Fuller, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Harry Sukman, D: James Best * Susan Cummings, Tom Pittman, Dick Kallman) 87/93m-Nachkriegsdrama (04-?; 5903)

The FBI Story (Geheimagent des FBI, 1958-USA; R: Mervyn LeRoy, B: Richard L. Breen, John Twist, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Max Steiner, D: James Stewart * Vera Miles) 149m-Krimi (Buch von Don Whitehead, 1956) (08-12; 5910)

The Bat (Das Biest, 1959-USA; R+B: Crane Wilbur, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Louis Forbes, D: Vincent Price * Agnes Moorehead) 80m-Krimi (Bühnenstück von Mary Roberts Rinehart & Avery Hopwood, 1920) (04-05; 5908)

Ice Palace (Titanen, 1959-USA; R: Vincent Sherman, B: Harry Kleiner, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Max Steiner, D: Richard Burton * Robert Ryan * Carolyn Jones * Martha Hyer) 145m-Abenteuermelodram (Roman von Edna Ferber, 1958) (08-12; 6006)

13 Ghosts (Das unheimliche Erbe, 1960-USA; R: William Castle, B: Robb White, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Von Dexter, D: Charles Herbert, Jo Morrow, Martin Milner, Rosemary DeCamp & Donald Woods) 85/8m-Horrorthriller (01-02; 6007)

Gold of the Seven Saints (Das Gold der sieben Berge, 1960-USA; R: Gordon Douglas, B: Leigh Brackett, Leonard Freeman, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Howard Jackson, D: Clint Walker * Roger Moore) 88m-Western (Roman Desert Guns von Steve Frazee, 1957) (06-?; 6102)

The Devil at 4 O'Clock (Der Teufel kommt um vier, 1960-USA; R: Mervyn LeRoy, B: Liam O'Brien, K: Joseph Biroc, M: George Duning, D: Spencer Tracy * Frank Sinatra, Kerwin Mathews, Jean-Pierre Aumont) 127m-Abenteuer (Roman von Max Catto, 1958) (09-12; 6110)

Operation Eichmann (1960/61-USA; R: R.G. Springsteen, B: Lewis Copley=Lester Cole, K: Joseph Biroc, MS: Mischa Terr, D: Werner Klemperer, Ruta Lee, Donald Buka, Steve Gravers, Barbara Turner) 92m-Drama (?-01; 6103)

Sail a Crooked Ship (Ganoven gehen an Bord, 1961-USA; R: Irving Brecher, B: Ruth Brooks Flippen, Bruce Geller, K: Joseph Biroc, M: George Duning, D: Robert Wagner * Dolores Hart * Carolyn Jones * Frankie Avalon & Ernie Kovacs) 88m-Komödie (Roman von Nathaniel Benchley, 1960) (04-06; 6112)

Hitler (1961-USA; R: Stuart Heisler, B: Sam Neuman, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Hans J. Salter, D: Richard Basehart, Cordula Trantow, Maria Emo & Carl Esmond) 107m-Biopic (07-08; 6203)

Confessions of an Opium Eater (1961-USA; R: Albert Zugsmith, B: Robert Hill, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Albert Glasser, D: Vincent Price, Linda Ho, Richard Loo, June Kim=June Kyoto Lu, Philip Ahn) 85m-Drama (Buch Confessions of an English Opium-Eater von Thomas De Quincey, 1822) (10-?; 6206)

Convicts 4 / Reprieve (1961-USA; R+B: Millard Kaufman, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Leonard Rosenman, D: Ben Gazzara ° Stuart Whitman ° Ray Walston) 105m-Gefängnisdrama (Buch Reprieve von John Resko, 1956) (11-12; 6209, LA)

Bye Bye Birdie (Bye Bye Birdie, 1962-USA; R: George Sidney, B: Irving Brecher, K: Joseph Biroc, MS: Johnny Green, D: Janet Leigh * Dick Van Dyke * Ann-Margret * Maureen Stapleton * Bobby Rydell & Jesse Pearson & Ed Sullivan) 112m-Musikkomödie (Musical, 1960) (05-?; 6304)

Toys in the Attic (1962-USA * George Roy Hill) (10-12; 6307)

Promises..... Promises! (1963-USA; R: King Donovan, B: William Welch, Tommy Noonan, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Hal Borne, D: Jayne Mansfield * Marie McDonald * Tommy Noonan) 75m-Tragikomödie (Bühnenstück The Plant von Edna Sheklow, 1960) (01-02; 6308 | 6312)

Under the Yum Yum Tree (Ein Ehebett zur Probe, 1963-USA; R: David Swift, B: Lawrence Roman, David Swift, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Frank De Vol, D: Jack Lemmon, Carol Lynley, Dean Jones, Edie Adams, Imogene Coca, Paul Lynde, Robert Lansing) 110m-Komödie (Bühnenstück von Lawrence Roman, 1960) (03-?; 6310)

Gunfight at Comanche Creek (Im Sattel ritt der Tod, 1963-USA; R: Frank McDonald, B: Edward Bernds, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Marlin Skiles, D: Audie Murphy, Ben Cooper, Colleen Miller, DeForest Kelley, Jan Merlin) 91m-Western (06-?; 6311)

Viva Las Vegas (Tolle Nächte in Las Vegas, 1963-USA; R: George Sidney, B: Sally Benson, K: Joseph Biroc, ML: George Stoll, D: Elvis Presley * Ann-Margret) 86m-Musikkomödie (07-09; 6405)

The Young Lovers (Die Saat der Liebe, 1963-USA; R: Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., B: George Garrett, K: Joseph Biroc, Ellsworth Fredericks, M: Sol Kaplan, D: Peter Fonda * Sharon Hugueny * Nick Adams * Deborah Walley) 110m-Melodram (Roman von Julian Halevy=Julian Zimet, 1955) (09-10; 6410)

Bullet for a Badman (1963-USA * R.G. Springsteen) (Roman von Marvin H. Albert) (?-11; 6409)

To Trap a Spy (Agent auf Kanal D, 1963-64-USA * Don Medford) 92m-Krimi (11+03-04; 6601) > fürs Kino zusammengeschnittene / erweiterte Folge aus der TV-Serie The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (This film is a re-edited version of the pilot episode for The Man from UNCLE, with a number of changes.)

Ride the Wild Surf (1964-USA; R: Don Taylor, B: Jo Napoleon, Art Napoleon, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Stu Phillips, D: Fabian ° Shelley Fabares ° Tab Hunter ° Barbara Eden ° Peter Brown ° Anthony Hayes ° Susan Hart & James Mitchum) 101m-Liebesdrama (02-?; 6408, LA)

Kitten with a Whip (Das Mädchen mit der Peitsche, 1964-USA; R+B: Douglas Heyes, K: Joseph Biroc, MS: Joseph Gershenson, D: Ann-Margret * John Forsythe) 83m-Thrillerdrama (Buch=Roman von Wade Miller [= Bob Wade & Bill Miller], 1959) (01-03; 6411)

Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964-USA * Robert Aldrich) (06-11; 6412)

I Saw What You Did (Es geschah um 8 Uhr 30, 1964-USA; R: William Castle, B: William P. McGivern, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Van Alexander, D: Joan Crawford, John Ireland, Leif Erickson, Andi Garrett, Sara Lane) 82m-Thriller (Roman Out of the Dark von Ursula Curtiss, 1964) (11-?; 6507)

The Flight of the Phoenix (1965-USA * Robert Aldrich) (Roman von Elleston Trevor) (04-08; 6512)

The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming (1965-USA * Norman Jewison) (Roman von Nathaniel Benchley) (09-12; 6605)

The Swinger (1965/66-USA; R: George Sidney, B: Lawrence Roman, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Marty Paich, D: Ann-Margret * Anthony Franciosa) 81m-Komödie (12-?; 6611)

Warning Shot (Der Todesschuß, 1966-USA; R: Buzz Kulik, B: Mann Rubin, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Jerry Goldsmith, D: David Janssen, Steve Allen, Ed Begley, Joan Collins, Lillian Gish, George Grizzard, Carroll O'Connor, Eleanor Parker, Walter Pidgeon, Stefanie Powers, George Sanders, Sam Wanamaker, Keenan Wynn) 100m-Krimi (Roman 711 - Officer Needs Help von Whit Masterson, 1965) (04-05; 6701)

Enter Laughing (Sein großer Auftritt, 1966-USA; R: Carl Reiner, B: Joseph Stein, Carl Reiner, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Quincy Jones, D: Jose Ferrer ° Shelley Winters ° Elaine May ° Jack Gilford) 112m-Komödie (Bühnenstück von Joseph Stein, 1963 > Roman von Carl Reiner, 1958) (06-07; 6702)

Who's Minding the Mint? (Was kümmert uns die Bank?, 1966-USA; R: Howard Morris, B: R.S. Allen, Harvey Bullock, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Lalo Schifrin, D: Jim Hutton * Dorothy Provine * Milton Berle * Joey Bishop * Bob Denver & Walter Brennan) 97m-Krimikomödie (07-09; 6709)

Fitzwilly (Die Lady und ihre Gauner, 1966-USA; R: Delbert Mann, B: Isobel Lennart, K: Joseph Biroc, M: John/ny Williams, D: Dick Van Dyke, Barbara Feldon, John McGiver & Edith Evans) 102m-Gaunerkomödie (Roman A Garden of Cucumbers von Poyntz Tyler, 1960) (10-?; 6712)

Tony Rome (1967-USA * Gordon Douglas) (Roman von Marvin H. Albert) (04-05; 6711)

The Legend of Lylah Clare (1967-USA * Robert Aldrich) (07-11; 6808)

The Detective (Der Detektiv, 1967-USA; R: Gordon Douglas, B: Abby Mann, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Jerry Goldsmith, D: Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Jacqueline Bisset, Ralph Meeker, Jack Klugman, Lloyd Bochner, William Windom, Tony Musante, Al Freeman, Jr., Robert Duvall) 114m-Krimi (Roman von Roderick Thorp, 1966) (10-12; 6805)

Lady in Cement (1968-USA * Gordon Douglas) (Roman von Marvin H. Albert) (03-04; 6811)

The Killing of Sister George (Das Doppelleben der Sister George, 1968-USA; R: Robert Aldrich, B: Lukas Heller, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Gerald Fried, D: Beryl Reid ° Susannah York ° Coral Browne) 138m-Tragikomödie (Bühnenstück von Frank Marcus, 1965) (06-10; 6812)

What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (Eine Witwe mordet leise, 1968/69-USA; R: Lee H. Katzin, B: Theodore Apstein, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Gerald Fried, D: Geraldine Page * Ruth Gordon * Rosemary Forsyth) 101m-Horrordrama (Roman The Forbidden Garden von Ursula Curtiss, 1962) (10-01; 6907)

Too Late the Hero (Zu spät für Helden - Antreten zum Verrecken, 1969-USA; R: Robert Aldrich, B: Robert Aldrich, Lukas Heller, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Gerald Fried, D: Michael Caine * Cliff Robertson) 133m-Kriegsabenteuer (01-06; 7005)

Mrs. Pollifax-Spy (Mrs. Pollifax - Spy, 1969-USA; R: Leslie H. Martinson, B: C.A. McKnight [=Rosalind Russell], K: Joe/Joseph Biroc, M: Lalo Schifrin, D: Rosalind Russell, Darren McGavin, Nehemiah Persoff, Harry Gould, Albert Paulsen, John Beck) 110m-Abenteuerkomödie (Roman von Dorothy Gilman, 1966) (08-11; 7103)

The Grissom Gang (Die Grissom Bande, 1970-USA; R: Robert Aldrich, B: Leon Griffiths, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Gerald Fried, D: Kim Darby * Scott Wilson * Tony Musante * Robert Lansing) 128m-Thriller (Roman No Orchids for Miss Blandish von James Hadley Chase, 1939) (07-11; 7105)

Escape from the Planet of the Apes (Flucht vom Planet der Affen, 1970/71-USA; R: Don Taylor, B: Paul Dehn, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Jerry Goldsmith, D: Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy, Eric Braeden, William Windom, Sal Mineo & Ricardo Montalban) 98m-Science-Fiction (11-01; 7105)

The Organization (1971-USA * Don Medford) (05-06; 7110)

Ulzana's Raid (1972-USA * Robert Aldrich) (7210)

Emperor of the North Pole / Emperor of the North (1972-USA * Robert Aldrich) (07-10; 7305)

Cahill, U.S. Marshal (Geier kennen kein Erbarmen, 1972/73-USA; R: Andrew V. McLaglen, B: Harry Julian Fink, Rita M. Fink, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Elmer Bernstein, D: John Wayne, George Kennedy, Gary Grimes, Neville Brand) 103m-Western (11-01; 7306)

Blazing Saddles (Is' was, Sheriff?, 1973-USA; R: Mel Brooks, B: Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Alan Uger, K: Joseph Biroc, M: John Morris, D: Cleavon Little ° Gene Wilder ° Slim Pickens ° David Huddleston ° Claude Ennis Starrett, Jr. = Jack Starrett) 93m-Westernparodie (03-05; 7402)

Shanks (1973-USA; R: William Castle, B: Ranald Graham, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Alex North, D: Marcel Marceau, Philippe Clay, Tsilla Chelton) 93m-Fantasyhorror (08-09; 7410)

The Longest Yard (1973-USA * Robert Aldrich) (10-12; 7408)

The Towering Inferno (1974-USA * John Guillermin) (7412) > nur Action-Sequenzen

Hustle (1974/75-USA * Robert Aldrich) (11-01; 7512)

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (Wer schluckt schon gern blaue Bohnen?, 1975-USA; R: Melvin Frank, B: Melvin Frank, Barry Sandler, Jack Rose, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Charles Fox, D: George Segal * Goldie Hawn) 103m-Westernkomödie (08-10; 7603, LA)

The Choirboys (Die Chorknaben, 1977-USA; R: Robert Aldrich, B: Christopher Knopf, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Frank De Vol, D: Charles Durning ° Louis Gossett, Jr. ° Perry King ° Clyde Kusatsu ° Stephen Macht ° Tim McIntire ° Randy Quaid ° Chuck Sacci ° Don Stroud ° James Woods ° Burt Young) 119m-Komödie (Roman von Joseph Wambaugh, 1975) (03-06; 7712)

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (Jagd auf die Poseidon, 1978-USA; R: Irwin Allen, B: Nelson Gidding, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Jerry Fielding, D: Michael Caine ° Sally Field ° Telly Savalas ° Peter Boyle ° Jack Warden ° Shirley Knight ° Slim Pickens & Shirley Jones & Karl Malden) 114/22m-Katastrophenaction (Roman von Paul Gallico, 1978) (09-?; 7905)

Airplane! (Die unglaubliche Reise in einem verrückten Flugzeug, 1979-USA; R+B: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Elmer Bernstein, D: Robert Hays ° Julie Hagerty) 88m-Komödie (06-08; 8007)

Hammett (1980-81-USA * Wim Wenders) (Buch von Joe Gores) (02-?, '80; 11-23 Tage, '81>reshoot: Philip H. Lathrop; 8206)

...All the Marbles (Kesse Bienen auf der Matte, 1980/81-USA; R: Robert Aldrich, B: Mel Frohman, K: Joseph Biroc, M: Frank De Vol, D: Peter Falk, Vicki Frederick, Laurene Landon & Burt Young) 113m-Tragikomödie (11-02; 8110)

Airplane II: The Sequel (Die unglaubliche Reise in einem verrückten Raumschiff, 1982-USA; R+B: Ken Finkleman, K: Joe/Joseph Biroc, M: Elmer Bernstein, D: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges, Chad Everett, William Shatner) 85m-Komödie (06-07; 8212)

AWARDS

Academy Award / Oscar (beste Kamera) für The Towering Inferno (1975) ex aequo mit Fred J. Koenekamp

Lifetime Achievement Award [American Society of Cinematographers 1989]

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