Director
Sam Firstenberg
Born March 13, 1950 in Poland23 films
Sam Firstenberg (born March 13, 1950, Poland) is an American film director. Born in Poland, Sam Firstenberg grew up in Jerusalem and obtained his higher education in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for working on the American Ninja series and Ninja Trilogy for Cannon Films. Sam Firstenberg has directed films ranging from comedy to action, musical to drama, science fiction, thrillers and horror.
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First watchRevenge of the Ninja19836.3A peaceful ex-ninja's life shatters when his son's kidnapping forces him back into violence amid an American-Japanese criminal drug war.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
23 films as director- 2003The Interplanetary Surplus Male and Amazon Women of Outer SpaceDirector
- 2002QuicksandDirector
- 2001Spiders II: Breeding GroundDirector
- 2001Criss CrossDirector
- 2000The AlternateDirector
- 1998McCinsey's IslandDirector
- 1997Motel BlueDirector
- 1997Operation Delta ForceDirector
- 1994Cyborg Cop IIDirector
- 1993Blood WarriorsDirector
- 1993Cyborg CopDirector
- 1992American SamuraiDirector
- 1991Delta Force 3: The Killing GameDirector
- 1990The Day We MetDirector
- 1989RiverbendDirector
- 1987American Ninja 2: The ConfrontationDirector
- 1986Avenging ForceDirector
- 1985American NinjaDirector
- 1984Breakin' 2: Electric BoogalooDirector
- 1984Ninja III: The DominationDirector
- 1983Revenge of the NinjaDirector
- 1983One More ChanceDirector
- 1979For the Sake of the DogDirector