# Frank Prinzi

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American cinematographer and director

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Frank Prinzi Alma mater New York University Occupations Cinematographer director

**Frank Prinzi** is an American [cinematographer](/source/Cinematographer) and [director](/source/Film_director). He earned his degree from [New York University](/source/New_York_University).

## Selected cinematography credits

- *[The Brother from Another Planet](/source/The_Brother_from_Another_Planet)* (1984)

- *[Stranger Than Paradise](/source/Stranger_Than_Paradise)* (1984)

- *[Day of the Dead](/source/Day_of_the_Dead_(1985_film))* (1985)

- *[Krush Groove](/source/Krush_Groove)* (1985)

- *[She's Gotta Have It](/source/She's_Gotta_Have_It)* (1986)

- *[Sleepwalk](/source/Sleepwalk_(film))* (1986)

- *The Fig Tree* (1987)

- *[A Better Tomorrow II](/source/A_Better_Tomorrow_II)* (1987)

- *[School Daze](/source/School_Daze)* (1988)

- *[The Prince of Pennsylvania](/source/The_Prince_of_Pennsylvania)* (1988)

- *[The Suicide Club](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Suicide_Club_(1988_film)&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1988)

- *[The Appointments of Dennis Jennings](/source/The_Appointments_of_Dennis_Jennings)* (1988)

- *[Do the Right Thing](/source/Do_the_Right_Thing)* (1989)

- *[Night of the Living Dead](/source/Night_of_the_Living_Dead_(1990_film))* (1990)

- *[Pledge Night](/source/Pledge_Night)* (1990)

- *[Jungle Fever](/source/Jungle_Fever)* (1991)

- *[Living in Oblivion](/source/Living_in_Oblivion)* (1995)

- *Tad* (1995)

- *[Sex and the Other Man](/source/Sex_and_the_Other_Man)* (1995)

- *[The Grave](/source/The_Grave_(1996_film))* (1996)

- *[She's the One](/source/She's_the_One_(1996_film))* (1996)

- *[Stolen Women: Captured Hearts](/source/Stolen_Women%3A_Captured_Hearts)* (1997)

- *[The Ice Storm](/source/The_Ice_Storm_(film))* (1997)

- *[The Real Blonde](/source/The_Real_Blonde)* (1997)

- *[Firehouse](/source/Firehouse_(1997_film))* (1997)

- *[Half Baked](/source/Half_Baked)* (1998)

- *[No Looking Back](/source/No_Looking_Back_(1998_film))* (1998)

- *[Witness to the Mob](/source/Witness_to_the_Mob)* (1998)

- *[The Best Man](/source/The_Best_Man_(1999_film))* (1999)

- *[200 Cigarettes](/source/200_Cigarettes)* (1999)

- *[Chinese Coffee](/source/Chinese_Coffee)* (2000)

- *The David Cassidy Story* (2000)

- *[Sidewalks of New York](/source/Sidewalks_of_New_York_(2001_film))* (2001)

- *[Five Minutes, Mr. Welles](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Five_Minutes,_Mr._Welles_(film)&action=edit&redlink=1)* (2005)

- *[Law & Order: Criminal Intent](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_Criminal_Intent)* – 56 episodes (2001–2006)

- *[Trumbo](/source/Trumbo_(2007_film))* (2007)

- *[Cashmere Mafia](/source/Cashmere_Mafia)* – 20 episodes (2008)

- *[Life on Mars](/source/Life_on_Mars_(American_TV_series))* – 20 episodes (2008–2009)

- *[Mercy](/source/Mercy_(TV_series))* – 9 episodes (2009)

- *[The Lost Valentine](/source/The_Lost_Valentine)* (2011)

- *[Firelight](/source/Firelight_(2012_film))* (2012)

- *[Wish You Well](/source/Wish_You_Well_(film))* (2013)

- *Red Zone* (2014)

- *[An Interview with God](/source/An_Interview_with_God)* (2018)

- *[Hot Air](/source/Hot_Air_(film))* (2018)

## Directing credits

- *[Northern Exposure](/source/Northern_Exposure)* (2 episodes, 1991–93)

- *[Law & Order: Criminal Intent](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_Criminal_Intent)* (34 episodes, 2001–06)

- *[Last Week Tonight with John Oliver](/source/Last_Week_Tonight_with_John_Oliver)* (4 episodes, 2014–2016)

## External links

- [Frank Prinzi](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0697910/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Frank Prinzi](http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/prinzi.htm) at the Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers

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