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Milan Peter Sova (September 25, 1944 – August 27, 2020)[1] was a Czech-born American cinematographer.
Peter Sova | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 25, 1944 |
| Died | August 27, 2020 (aged 75) |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1975–2019 |
Sova was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia.[2] After training to be a machinist in Prague, Sova would emigrate to New York City, where he worked fixing cameras at ABC.[3]
Sova's first work as cinematographer was on the 1977 film Short Eyes. Through his career he would collaborate frequently with Barry Levinson and Paul McGuigan, and would work with Mike Newell on the gangster film Donnie Brasco. He became a member of the American Society of Cinematographers in 1999.[1]
He was married to his wife Elizabeth from 1988 until her death in 2018. They had one son together.[2] Sova died in South Kortright, New York on August 27, 2020, at the age of 75.[4]
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Short Eyes | Robert M. Young | |
| 1978 | Rockers | Theodoros Bafaloukos | |
| 1982 | Diner | Barry Levinson | |
| 1987 | Tin Men | ||
| Good Morning, Vietnam | |||
| 1989 | Sing | Richard Baskin | |
| 1991 | Late for Dinner | W. D. Richter | |
| 1992 | Bed & Breakfast | Robert Ellis Miller | Co-cinematographer with Peter Shea |
| Straight Talk | Barnet Kellman | ||
| 1994 | Jimmy Hollywood | Barry Levinson | |
| 1995 | Feast of July | Christopher Menaul | |
| 1996 | Sgt. Bilko | Jonathan Lynn | |
| 1997 | Donnie Brasco | Mike Newell | |
| 1998 | The Proposition | Lesli Linka Glatter | |
| 2000 | Gangster No. 1 | Paul McGuigan | |
| 2002 | Doctor Sleep | Nick Willing | |
| 2004 | The Reckoning | Paul McGuigan | |
| Wicker Park | |||
| 2006 | Lucky Number Slevin | ||
| 2008 | The Strangers | Bryan Bertino | |
| 2009 | Push | Paul McGuigan | |
| 2019 | Driven to Abstraction | Daria Price | Documentary film Co-cinematographer with Daria Price, Martin Himmel, Peter Cayer and Palu Abadia |
Television
TV movies
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | The Jolly Corner | Arthur Barron | |
| 1977 | Soldier's Home | Robert Young | |
| 1978 | Summer of My German Soldier | Michael Tuchner | |
| 1979 | The Halloween That Almost Wasn't | Bruce Bilson | |
| 1980 | Barn Burning | Peter Werner | |
| Nurse | David Lowell Rich | ||
| 1984 | A Doctor's Story | Peter Levin | |
| 1986 | Adam's Apple | James Frawley | |
| 1992 | Double Jeopardy | Lawrence Schiller | Co-cinematographer with Robert Carmichael |
| 1994 | Fatherland | Christopher Menaul | |
TV series
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NBC Special Treat | Barra Grant | Episode "The Tap Dance Kid" |
| 1986 | The Equalizer | Donald Petrie | Episode "Dead Drop" |
| 2000 | Perfect Murder, Perfect Town | Lawrence Schiller | Miniseries |
| 2006 | Thief | Paul McGuigan | Miniseries Pilot episode |
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