Ulrich ”Ueli” Steiger (born 5 August 1954 in

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) is a

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. He studied

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and

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at the

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and entered the

London Film School London Film School (LFS) is a film school in London and is situated in a converted brewery in Covent Garden, London, neighbouring Soho, a hub of the UK film industry. It is the oldest film school in the UK.

. After freelancing as

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and

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maker in

, he directed his first feature film " Privileged" in 1981 with

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Michael Hoffman as

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. With the camera in Hoffman's ''

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''. Then, Steiger moved to

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and worked with director

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on films such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He is a member of the

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since 2000.

Selected filmography

* '' Frankenweenie'' (1984) * ''

'' (1987) * ''

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'' (1988) * ''

The Hot Spot ''The Hot Spot'' is a 1990 American neo-noir film directed by Dennis Hopper, based on the 1953 novel ''Hell Hath No Fury'' by Charles Williams, who also co-wrote the screenplay. It stars Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, and Jennifer Connelly, and f ...

'' (1990) * ''

Soapdish ''Soapdish'' is a 1991 American comedy film directed by Michael Hoffman, from a screenplay by Robert Harling and Andrew Bergman. The film was produced by Aaron Spelling and Alan Greisman, and executive produced by Herbert Ross. The film tells ...

'' (1991) * ''

Singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ...

'' (1992) * ''

Chasers ''Chasers'' is a 1994 American comedy film directed by Dennis Hopper. It is about a pair of United States Navy shore patrollers (SPs) (Tom Berenger and William McNamara) who must escort a beautiful prisoner (Erika Eleniak), and the troubles they ...

'' (1994) * '' The Jerky Boys: The Movie'' (1995) * '' Now and Then'' (1995) * ''

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'' (1996) * ''

'' (1998) * '' Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' (1999) * ''

Bowfinger ''Bowfinger'' is a 1999 American satirical buddy comedy film directed by Frank Oz. The film depicts a down-and-out filmmaker in Hollywood attempting to make a film on a small budget with a star who does not know that he is in the movie. It was ...

'' (1999) * '' Just Visiting'' (2001) * ''

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'' (2001) * '' Rock Star'' (2001) * ''

Stealing Harvard ''Stealing Harvard'' is a 2002 American crime comedy film directed by Bruce McCulloch and written by Martin Hynes and Peter Tolan, about a man who resorts to crime to pay for his niece's Harvard tuition. The film stars Jason Lee and Tom Green w ...

'' (2002) * ''

'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2005) * ''

'' (2008) * ''

The Maiden Heist ''The Maiden Heist'' is a 2009 American crime comedy film directed by Peter Hewitt and starring Morgan Freeman, Christopher Walken, William H. Macy and Marcia Gay Harden. The film was released as ''The Heist'' in the United Kingdom. Plot Rog ...

'' (2009) * ''

From Beginning to End ''From Beginning to End'' ( pt, Do Começo ao Fim) is a 2009 Brazilian romantic drama film directed by Aluizio Abranches, starring Fábio Assunção, Júlia Lemmertz, Gabriel Kaufmann, Lucas Cotrim, João Gabriel Vasconcellos and Rafael Cardoso ...

'' (2009) * ''

Friendship! ''Friendship!'' is a 2010 German film directed by Markus Goller. Plot Berlin 1989: After the fall of the Berlin wall, Veit (Mücke) and his friend Tom (Schweighöfer) decide to fly to San Francisco. Veit claims that he wants to travel to San Franc ...

'' (2010) * ''

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'' (2010)

References

External links

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Ueli Steiger - cinematographers.nl
1954 births Living people Swiss cinematographers Film people from Zürich Alumni of the London Film School University of Zurich alumni {{cinematographer-stub