Yoram Astrakhan

Yoram Astrakhan

CrewCinematographerDirectorLighting 1974–2025 (51 year career)
6.0 avg rating

Biography

Yoram Astrakhan is an Israeli cinematographer and director based in Los Angeles, California. He studied at the Hadassah College of Technology photography school in Jerusalem, and holds a Master of Arts degree in Cinematography from the American Film Institute.

Known For

Filmography

Crew (55)

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Movies (51)

Dear Freddie

Dear Freddie

2025

Thanks

Dorothy Arzner: Pioneer, Queer, Feminist

Dorothy Arzner: Pioneer, Queer, Feminist

2023

Director of Photography

7.0
We Met At Midway - Two Survivors Remember

We Met At Midway - Two Survivors Remember

2020

Director of Photography

Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission

Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission

2020

Director of Photography

Black Hole Apocalypse

Black Hole Apocalypse

2018

Additional Camera

7.4
Ocean's Team 3.0

Ocean's Team 3.0

2018

Director of Photography

8.0
Sully: Sully Sullenberger - The Man Behind the Miracle

Sully: Sully Sullenberger - The Man Behind the Miracle

2016

Director of Photography

6.7
Billy Wilder: Nobody's Perfect

Billy Wilder: Nobody's Perfect

2016

Director of Photography

8.0
Moment by Moment - Averting Disaster on the Hudson

Moment by Moment - Averting Disaster on the Hudson

2016

Cinematography

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

2013

Director of Photography

10.0
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals

Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals

2013

Cinematography

The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase

The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase

2013

Director of Photography

8.7
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

2012

Director of Photography

6.5
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

2012

Director of Photography

6.7
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie

The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie

2012

Camera Operator

Turning Like Clockwork

Turning Like Clockwork

2011

Director of Photography

4.7
Clint Eastwood's West

Clint Eastwood's West

2011

Director of Photography

6.0
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style

The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style

2009

Camera Operator

6.8
An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making 'The Bridges of Madison County'

An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making 'The Bridges of Madison County'

2008

Director of Photography

8.4
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

2008

Director of Photography

8.0
Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock

Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock

2008

Director of Photography

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

2008

Director of Photography

4.5
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'

Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'

2008

Director of Photography

5.0
The Craft of Dirty Harry

The Craft of Dirty Harry

2008

Director of Photography

6.0
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

2008

Director of Photography

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

2008

Director of Photography

5.8
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

2008

Director of Photography

7.0
The Business End: Violence in Cinema

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

2008

Director of Photography

8.0
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

2007

Director of Photography

7.4
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

2007

Director of Photography

6.0
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

2007

Director of Photography

6.0
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

2007

Director of Photography

6.9
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

2006

Director of Photography

7.8
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

2006

Cinematography

7.1
Hollywood Helps the Cause

Hollywood Helps the Cause

2006

Cinematography

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

2005

Director of Photography

6.6
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

2005

Director of Photography

5.0
Dinocroc

Dinocroc

2004

Director of Photography

3.9
Second to Die

Second to Die

2002

Gaffer

3.7
Slaughter Studios

Slaughter Studios

2002

Second Unit Director of Photography

3.8
Nantucket

Nantucket

2002

Director of Photography

1.0
Shakedown

Shakedown

2002

Director of Photography

4.0
The Suicide Club

The Suicide Club

2000

Second Unit Director of Photography

5.3
The Doorway

The Doorway

2000

Director of Photography

2.6
Net Worth

Net Worth

2000

Director of Photography

3.7
Moving Target

Moving Target

2000

Director of Photography

4.2
Election

Election

1999

Chief Lighting Technician

6.9
Kolobos

Kolobos

1999

Director of Photography

4.9
Heaven & the Suicide King

Heaven & the Suicide King

1998

Director of Photography

1.0
Plan B

Plan B

1997

Director of Photography

Inside Out

Inside Out

1997

Dolly Grip

4.8