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James Crabe (August 19, 1931 – May 2, 1989) was an American cinematographer known for his work in the 1970s and '80s on numerous films, including Rocky, The China Syndrome, Night Shift, The Karate Kid, and Thank God It's Friday. He was a part of the 1960s underground film collective known as Gay Girls Riding Club, a group of gay men in the industry, who spoofed Hollywood movies in a series of elaborate amateur films.
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RockyDirector of Photography
The Karate KidDirector of Photography
The Karate Kid Part IIDirector of Photography
The Karate Kid Part IIIIn Memory Of
Police Academy 2: Their First AssignmentDirector of Photography1989The Karate Kid Part IIIIn Memory OfMovie
1988Baby MDirector of Photography · 2 episodesShow
1988For KeepsDirector of PhotographyMovie
1987Happy New YearDirector of PhotographyMovie
1987Her Secret LifeDirector of PhotographyMovie
1987Deadly CareDirector of PhotographyMovie
1986When the Bough BreaksDirector of PhotographyMovie
1986George Washington II: The Forging of a NationDirector of PhotographyMovie
1986The Karate Kid Part IIDirector of PhotographyMovie
1985CovenantDirector of PhotographyMovie
1985The Hugga BunchDirector of PhotographyMovie
1985Police Academy 2: Their First AssignmentDirector of PhotographyMovie
1984Concrete BeatDirector of PhotographyMovie
1984The Karate KidDirector of PhotographyMovie
1984Family SecretsDirector of PhotographyMovie
1983Two Kinds of LoveDirector of PhotographyMovie
1982Night ShiftDirector of PhotographyMovie
1982The LetterDirector of PhotographyMovie
1980The FormulaDirector of PhotographyMovie
1980How to Beat the High Cost of LivingDirector of PhotographyMovie
1980The Baltimore BulletDirector of PhotographyMovie
1979PlayersDirector of PhotographyMovie
1979Strangers: The Story of a Mother and DaughterDirector of PhotographyMovie
1979The China SyndromeDirector of PhotographyMovie
1978Thank God It's FridayDirector of PhotographyMovie
1978SextetteDirector of PhotographyMovie
1978A Death in CanaanDirector of PhotographyMovie
1977Eleanor and Franklin: The White House YearsDirector of PhotographyMovie
1976The Disappearance of AimeeDirector of PhotographyMovie
1975F. Scott Fitzgerald in HollywoodDirector of PhotographyMovie
1975W.W. and the Dixie DancekingsDirector of PhotographyMovie
1975The Dead Don't DieDirector of PhotographyMovie
1974The Autobiography of Miss Jane PittmanDirector of PhotographyMovie
1974RhinocerosDirector of PhotographyMovie
1973Save the TigerDirector of PhotographyMovie
1973The Great American Beauty ContestDirector of PhotographyMovie
1972All About AliceCinematographyMovie
1972The HonkersDirector of PhotographyMovie
1971Sweet, Sweet RachelDirector of PhotographyMovie
1971A Step Out of LineDirector of PhotographyMovie
1970Lost FlightDirector of PhotographyMovie
1970Zig ZagDirector of PhotographyMovie
1970Sole SurvivorDirector of PhotographyMovie
1966Agent for H.A.R.M.Director of PhotographyMovie
1965The Bold MenCinematographyMovie
1964Everybody Loves ItDirector of PhotographyMovie
1963The Roman Springs on Mrs. StoneDirectorMovie
1963What Really Happened to Baby JaneDirectorMovie
1962Always on SundayDirectorMovie
1960The Proper TimeDirector of PhotographyMovie
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