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Andrew Laszlo

Cinematographer — The Final Frontier

Hungarian-born American cinematographer (1926–2011) who was director of photography on Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, directed by William Shatner.

Andrew Laszlo was a cinematographer who emigrated from Hungary to the United States after the Second World War and built a career in television and film. His features include The Warriors, First Blood and Streets of Fire, and he photographed the television mini-series Shogun.
William Shatner engaged him to shoot Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, released in 1989. The production filmed in Yosemite National Park for the opening scenes of Kirk climbing El Capitan, and in the Californian desert for Paradise City on Nimbus III and for the planet Sha Ka Ree.
Laszlo later wrote about his craft, discussing the film among others in books on cinematography.