- Films
- 29
- Avg rating
- 5.19
- Peak run
- 1993’09
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a cinematographer, films with 1,000+ votes
David by the numbers
Average
5.19
18 rated films
Vote weighted
5.21
bigger films count more
Median
5.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.94
rating spread
Career
39y
1971 to 2009
Total votes
190K
across every film
Best
6.1
Appointment with Death
Worst
4.7
The Order
Newest first
Filmography
| 2009 | A Matter of Size | 6.9 | 1,052 |
| 2004 | Turn Left at the End of the World | 7.0 | 1,305 |
| 2003 | Nina's Tragedies | · | 844 |
| 2001 |  The Order | 4.7 | 10,264 |
| 2000 | The Last Patrol | 3.6 | 1,769 |
| 1993 |  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III | 4.8 | 39,190 |
| 1992 | American Samurai | 5.0 | 2,373 |
| 1991 | Cover-Up | 4.5 | 1,905 |
| 1990 | A Man Called Sarge | · | 618 |
| 1988 | The Summer of Aviya | · | 473 |
| 1988 | Salsa | 4.9 | 1,392 |
| 1988 |  Appointment with Death | 6.1 | 8,300 |
| 1987 | The Emperor's New Clothes | · | 308 |
| 1987 |  Rumpelstiltskin | · | 817 |
| 1987 | Sleeping Beauty | · | 657 |
| 1987 |  Over the Top | 5.9 | 66,323 |
| 1986 | America 3000 | 4.2 | 1,765 |
| 1986 |  The Delta Force | 5.7 | 24,774 |
| 1985 | Mata Hari | 4.2 | 1,311 |
| 1985 | Rappin' | · | 729 |
Better together?
David Gurfinkel's regulars
- Menahem GolanCinematographer · 5 films · 5.30 avg
- David IrvingCinematographer · 3 films
- Sam FirstenbergCinematographer · 2 films · 5.50 avg
- Boaz DavidsonCinematographer · 2 films · 4.90 avg
- Stuart GillardCinematographer · 2 films · 4.80 avg
- Sheldon LettichCinematographer · 2 films · 4.15 avg
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Menahem Golan and David Gurfinkel movies · David Irving and David Gurfinkel movies · Sam Firstenberg and David Gurfinkel movies · Boaz Davidson and David Gurfinkel movies
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