Fred J. Koenekamp

Fred J. Koenekamp

1922-11-11 Los Angeles, California, USA 85 Credits

Biography

Fred J. Koenekamp was an American director of photography for film and television productions.

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Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy

Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy

2006

as Self

8.0
Acting

Retrospective documentary about the making of the 1970 cult film "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls."

Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner

Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner

1997

as Self - Director of Photography

Acting

Almost everyone who worked with director Franklin J. Schaeffer on the film is interviewed here, including George C. Scott (this piece was done before ...

Flight of the Intruder

Flight of the Intruder

1991

Director of Photography

5.7
Directing

U.S. Navy pilot Lt. Jake Grafton and his bombardier buddy, Lt. Cmdr. Virgil Cole, are two soldiers embedded in the Vietnam War growing frustrated by t...

Welcome Home

Welcome Home

1989

Director of Photography

5.6
Directing

Jake died in Vietnam; his family mourned him, then moved on. When he reappears, quite alive, the question is, what must he do and how will his family ...

Listen to Me

Listen to Me

1989

Director of Photography

5.3
Directing

It was the best time of their lives. A kid from Oklahoma. An immigrant's daughter. A senator's son, a society girl, and a college professor with a dre...

Splash, Too

Splash, Too

1988

Director of Photography

4.7
Directing

A sequel to the popular romantic mermaid drama, in which Allen and Madison return to New York - one to save his business, the other to save a Dolphin ...

Double Agent

Double Agent

1987

Director of Photography

4.6
Directing

International spy Jason Starr disappears following an altercation while on a mission. His boss seeks out Jason's twin brother, veterinarian Warren Sta...

The Thanksgiving Promise

The Thanksgiving Promise

1986

Director of Photography

5.7
Directing

A teenage boy is torn between his love for an injured Canadian goose that he has found and his agreement to fatten and kill it for an approaching Than...

The Leftovers

The Leftovers

1986

Director of Photography

6.0
Directing

A close-knit group of orphans and their father-figure, Max, try to keep their home from being shut down. Helping them out are a single mom and the eld...

Stewardess School

Stewardess School

1986

Director of Photography

4.8
Directing

A group of varied misfits (including a former prostitute/stripper and a bumbler who can't see more than 6 inches in front of his face) enter a school ...

News at Eleven

News at Eleven

1986

Director of Photography

7.0
Directing

When television news director Eric Ross pressures esteemed senior anchor Frank Kenley to sensationalize the news, Kenley isn't pleased -- and the conf...

The Other Lover

The Other Lover

1985

Director of Photography

5.0
Directing

A novelist (Jack Scalia) enters into a complicated affair with a doctor's wife (Lindsay Wagner), who happens to be his publishing company's marketing ...

Amos

Amos

1985

Director of Photography

7.0
Directing

Amos Lasher loses his wife and home in an accident, finding himself in the care of the state, or specifically speaking, the Sunset Nursing Home. Here ...

Not My Kid

Not My Kid

1985

Director of Photography

7.3
Directing

A teenaged drug addict is sent to Dr. Royce's controversial drug intervention program where the addicts in the program confront each other in supervis...

A Touch of Scandal

A Touch of Scandal

1984

Director of Photography

Directing

Katherine Gilvey is a comely councilwoman, whose campaign for Attorney General is being managed by her ambitious, but cold-hearted husband Benjamin, w...

The Vegas Strip War

The Vegas Strip War

1984

Director of Photography

2.7
Directing

Neil Chaine, a charming Las Vegas hotel/casino owner, tries to turn his decaying building into the Strip's top attraction to avenge his outing by his ...

Obsessive Love

Obsessive Love

1984

Director of Photography

5.8
Directing

A woman tries to create a relationship with the soap star who is the object of her obsession.

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

1984

Director of Photography

6.0
Directing

Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.

Summer Fantasy

Summer Fantasy

1984

Director of Photography

5.8
Directing

After graduating high school, Carrie needs something to do for the summer. She goes to lifeguard try-outs and gets the job. In this hot Los Angeles su...

Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac

Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac

1984

Director of Photography

4.7
Directing

Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac is a true story based on the crash of Air Florida flight 90 on January 13, 1982 in Washington D.C. This movie follo...

Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind

1983

Director of Photography

5.9
Directing

God has had enough of the bad behavior and attitude of humankind, and has decided to start it all over. It is up to a struggling inventor and a bank t...

Summer Girl

Summer Girl

1983

Director of Photography

7.0
Directing

When seductive young Cinni comes to babysit for a troubled couple, she's after more than extra spending money. Starting with the kids and working arou...

The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair

The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair

1983

Director of Photography

5.8
Directing

When THRUSH steals a nuclear weapon and demands a ransom delivered by Napoleon Solo, UNCLE recalls him and his partner to duty.

It Came from Hollywood

It Came from Hollywood

1982

Director of Photography

5.2
Directing

Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Gilda Radner and Cheech and Chong present this compilation of classic bad films from the 50's, 60's and 70's. Special feature...

Money on the Side

Money on the Side

1982

Director of Photography

4.7
Directing

Three middle-class housewives who are having money problems join a prostitution ring.

Yes, Giorgio

Yes, Giorgio

1982

Director of Photography

3.8
Directing

A famous opera singer, Giorgio Fini, loses his voice during an American tour. He goes to a female throat specialist, Pamela Taylor, whom he falls in l...

Wrong Is Right

Wrong Is Right

1982

Director of Photography

5.5
Directing

Political double-talk, dirty tricks, hidden microphones, spy satellites, bugging the Oval Office and a nuclear bomb for sale are all ingredients in th...

First Monday in October

First Monday in October

1981

Director of Photography

6.3
Directing

For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a friendly rival to a liberal associate.

Carbon Copy

Carbon Copy

1981

Director of Photography

5.7
Directing

A middle-aged married wealthy white corporate executive is surprised to discover that he has a working-class black teen-age son who wants to be adopte...

First Family

First Family

1980

Director of Photography

3.0
Directing

When the First Daughter is kidnapped by an African tribe, the President must do what he can to keep them from sacrificing her.

The Hunter

The Hunter

1980

Director of Photography

5.9
Directing

During his long career, bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson has caught over 5,000 criminals. Now, while he is working on apprehending fugitives in Illi...

When Time Ran Out...

When Time Ran Out...

1980

Director of Photography

5.4
Directing

An active volcano threatens a south Pacific island resort and its guests as a power struggle ensues between the property's developer and a drilling fo...

Disaster on the Coastliner

Disaster on the Coastliner

1979

Director of Photography

5.3
Directing

A deranged engineer, bent on revenge for the deaths of his wife and daughter, sets two passenger trains on a collision course, and con-man William Sha...

The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror

1979

Director of Photography

6.3
Directing

George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Victorian mansion nestled in the sleepy ...

The Champ

The Champ

1979

Director of Photography

7.0
Directing

Billy used to be a great boxer, but he's settled into a hardscrabble life that revolves around drinking, training horses, and the one bright spot in h...

Love and Bullets

Love and Bullets

1979

Director of Photography

5.9
Directing

Jackie Pruit is the girlfriend of notorious gangster Joe Bomposa. When it looks as if Bomposa's goons are threatening Jackie's life, the FBI moves in ...

Salvage

Salvage

1979

Director of Photography

4.2
Directing

A hotshot junkman decides to go to the moon with his two young companions in a homemade rocket to recover millions of dollars worth of discarded space...

The Swarm

The Swarm

1978

Director of Photography

4.9
Directing

Scientist Dr. Bradford Crane and army general Thalius Slater join forces to fight an almost invisible enemy threatening America; killer bees that have...

Inside 'the Swarm'

Inside 'the Swarm'

1978

as Self

10.0
Acting

A behind-the-scenes/Making of documentary short focused on Irwin Allen's all-star disaster flick The Swarm.

The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training

The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training

1977

Director of Photography

5.8
Directing

A troubled, rebellious teen drives his rambunctious baseball team out to Houston where they play an exhibition game and the boy meets his estranged fa...

The Other Side of Midnight

The Other Side of Midnight

1977

Director of Photography

5.9
Directing

When French beauty Noelle Page falls in love with American pilot Larry Douglas, she believes he'll marry her. Instead, he returns to the U.S and marri...

The Domino Principle

The Domino Principle

1977

Director of Photography

5.9
Directing

Roy Tucker, a Vietnam war veteran with excellent shooting skills, is serving a long prison sentence when a mysterious visitor promises him that he wil...

Fun with Dick and Jane

Fun with Dick and Jane

1977

Director of Photography

6.5
Directing

When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.

Islands in the Stream

Islands in the Stream

1977

Director of Photography

6.4
Directing

An isolated sculptor is visited by his three sons just before the start of WWII.

Embryo

Embryo

1976

Director of Photography

4.6
Directing

A scientist doing experiments on a human fetus discovers a method to accelerate the fetus into a mature adult in just a few days.

Conspiracy of Terror

Conspiracy of Terror

1975

Director of Photography

6.0
Directing

A husband-and-wife detective team investigate the existence of lethal Satanic cults , while the husband battles with his Orthodox Jewish parents who h...

White Line Fever

White Line Fever

1975

Director of Photography

6.0
Directing

An independent trucker with a pregnant wife fights cargo crooks and the big shot they work for.

Posse

Posse

1975

Director of Photography

5.9
Directing

A tough marshal with political ambitions leads an elite posse to capture a notorious train robber and his gang.

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze

1975

Director of Photography

4.9
Directing

In the Fabulous Thirties, Doc Savage and his five Amazing Adventurers are sucked into the mystery of Doc's father disappearing in the wilds of South A...

The Wild McCullochs

The Wild McCullochs

1975

Director of Photography

4.0
Directing

A story about the rich McCulloch Family, their overbearing father and the children's misguided blaming him for everything that doesn't go right.

The Runaway Barge

The Runaway Barge

1975

Director of Photography

Directing

Two bargemen on the Mississippi River find themselves mixed up in a kidnapping and hijacking plot.

The Towering Inferno

The Towering Inferno

1974

Director of Photography

7.0
Directing

At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.

Uptown Saturday Night

Uptown Saturday Night

1974

Director of Photography

6.1
Directing

Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.

Papillon

Papillon

1973

Director of Photography

7.8
Directing

A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his esca...

Harry in Your Pocket

Harry in Your Pocket

1973

Director of Photography

5.7
Directing

A master thief and his drug-addicted partner teach two aspiring crooks how to steal wallets.

The Magnificent Rebel

The Magnificent Rebel

1973

as Self

5.6
Acting

Documentary short featuring behind-the-scenes footage of the 1973 film "Papillon." The film stars Steve McQueen and is based on the life story of Henr...

Rage

Rage

1972

Director of Photography

6.6
Directing

An accidental nerve gas leak by the military kills not only a rancher's livestock, but also his son. When he tries to hold the military accountable fo...

Kansas City Bomber

Kansas City Bomber

1972

Director of Photography

5.9
Directing

Roller-derby skater K.C. Carr tries to balance her desire for a happy personal life and her dreams of stardom.

The Magnificent Seven Ride!

The Magnificent Seven Ride!

1972

Director of Photography

5.5
Directing

Marshal Chris Adams turns down a friend's request to help stop the depredations of a gang of Mexican bandits. When his wife is killed by bank robbers ...

Stand Up and Be Counted

Stand Up and Be Counted

1972

Director of Photography

7.0
Directing

Sheila is a newspaper reporter who returns to her home town in order to write an article about the progress of the liberation of the women. Arriving a...

Happy Birthday, Wanda June

Happy Birthday, Wanda June

1971

Director of Photography

5.5
Directing

A hunter back from years in the Amazon finds his wife and life changed.

Crosscurrent

Crosscurrent

1971

Director of Photography

Directing

Two San Francisco detectives investigating a murder committed on one of the city's famous cable cars discover that the victim was the son of a shippin...

The Deadly Hunt

The Deadly Hunt

1971

Director of Photography

Directing

A young couple on a forest holiday become unwitting targets for paid killers, and a forest fire helps them escape.

Skin Game

Skin Game

1971

Director of Photography

6.6
Directing

Quincy Drew and Jason O’Rourke, a pair of friends and con men—the former white, the latter a Northern-born free Black man— travel from town to town in...

Billy Jack

Billy Jack

1971

Director of Photography

5.9
Directing

Ex-Green Beret hapkido expert saves wild horses from being slaughtered for dog food and helps protect a desert "freedom school" for runaways.

In Search of America

In Search of America

1971

Director of Photography

3.0
Directing

Michael (Jeff Bridges) drops out of college with the intention of finding himself. When his parents (Carl Betz and Vera Miles) balk, he talks them int...

Night Chase

Night Chase

1970

Director of Photography

5.5
Directing

A man fleeing the scene after shooting his wife's lover forms an unexpected relationship with the tough cab driver he hires to drive him to the Mexica...

Flap

Flap

1970

Director of Photography

6.4
Directing

Comedy based on the plight of modern Native Americans living on reservations.

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

1970

Director of Photography

6.2
Directing

An all-girl rock band moves to Hollywood in the hope of achieving success, only to fall into a whirlpool of wickedness and decadence.

Patton

Patton

1970

Director of Photography

7.5
Directing

"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and p...

The Great Bank Robbery

The Great Bank Robbery

1969

Director of Photography

6.3
Directing

A motley group of phony church leaders attempts to rob a bank controlled by brothers in 1880's Texas.

Heaven with a Gun

Heaven with a Gun

1969

Director of Photography

5.5
Directing

Jim Killian arrives in a small Arizona town hoping to establish a peaceful life as the local preacher, but he soon finds himself in the middle of a fe...

Shadow on the Land

Shadow on the Land

1968

Director of Photography

8.0
Directing

Patriotic freedom fighters struggle against a fascist dictatorship in a near-future USA.

Live a Little, Love a Little

Live a Little, Love a Little

1968

Director of Photography

5.5
Directing

Photographer Greg Nolan moonlights in two full-time jobs to pay the rent, but has trouble finding time to do them both without his bosses finding out.

The Helicopter Spies

The Helicopter Spies

1968

Director of Photography

5.0
Directing

The men from U.N.C.L.E must stop a band of would-be sorcerers from using a deadly weapon.

Stay Away, Joe

Stay Away, Joe

1968

Director of Photography

5.3
Directing

Joe Lightcloud persuades his Congressman to give him 20 heifers and a prize bull so he and his father, Charlie, can prove that the Navajos can success...

Sol Madrid

Sol Madrid

1968

Director of Photography

6.4
Directing

Government agent Sol Madrid travels to Mexico with hooker Stacey to bring mobster Villanova and drug kingpin Dietrich to justice.

Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!

Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!

1967

Director of Photography

5.5
Directing

In this comedy, an aspiring singer finds herself single and pregnant. The story begins when she is rushed to the hospital to give birth. She is joined...

The Karate Killers

The Karate Killers

1967

Director of Photography

4.9
Directing

International spies Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) and Illya Kuryakin (David McCallum) travel around the globe in an effort to track down a secret form...

The Spy in the Green Hat

The Spy in the Green Hat

1967

Director of Photography

6.5
Directing

"Spy in the Green Hat, The (1966)" on the other hand, is both exciting AND funny. Especially the scene where Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) hides from ...

One of Our Spies Is Missing

One of Our Spies Is Missing

1966

Director of Photography

5.5
Directing

A biochemist develops a process that reverses ageing but, when he disappears, it's up to Napoleon Solo and Ilya Kuryakin to recover or destroy the pro...

One Spy Too Many

One Spy Too Many

1966

Director of Photography

5.1
Directing

The men from U.N.C.L.E." are back! This time Robert Vaughn and David McCallum must stop the megalomaniac Alexander from committing the world's greates...

The Spy with My Face

The Spy with My Face

1965

Director of Photography

5.5
Directing

Napoleon Solo is captured by Thrush and replaced with a double.

Raintree County

Raintree County

1957

Assistant Camera

6.4

In 1859, idealist John Wickliff Shawnessey, a resident of Raintree County, Indiana, is distracted from his high school sweetheart Nell Gaither by Susa...

Kismet

Kismet

1955

Assistant Camera

5.2

A silver-tongued poet and self-proclaimed "King of the Beggars" searches old Baghdad for a rich bachelor to marry his dreamy daughter, Marsinah. Along...