Cinematography: Frank Thackery

The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by Frank Thackery. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.


Battlestar Galactica (TV Series)

1978 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Glen A. Larson · Donald P. Bellisario · Richard A. Colla · Vince Edwards

Cast Lorne Greene · Richard Hatch · Dirk Benedict · Herbert Jefferson Jr.

Synopsis TV Series (1978-1979). 24 Episodes. In a distant galaxy, twelve planets bearing tribes of the race known as Man have been at war with an alien cyborg race, the Cylon empire, for a millenium. In the measurements used by the...

6.4

2K votes

6.4

2K votes

Direction Glen A. Larson · Leslie Stevens · Sigmund Neufeld Jr. · David G. Phinney

Cast Gil Gerard · Erin Gray · Felix Silla · Mel Blanc

Synopsis 20th century astronaut is caught in a freak accident in deep space, causing his craft Ranger 3 to be blown into a trajectory that returns him to earth almost 5 centuries later. Earth is recovering from nuclear war and is...

6.1

213 votes

6.1

213 votes

Misfits of Science (TV Series)

1985 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction James D. Parriott · Burt Brinckerhoff · Michael Switzer · Bernard McEveety

Cast Dean Paul Martin · Kevin Peter Hall · Mark Thomas Miller · Courteney Cox

Synopsis The adventures of a team of misfit superheroes who fight crime for a scientific think tank.

5.6

36 votes

5.6

36 votes

Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack

1979 · Movie · 108 min. · United States

Direction Christian I. Nyby II · Vince Edwards

Cast Richard Hatch · Dirk Benedict · Lorne Greene · Herbert Jefferson Jr.

Synopsis Running low on fuel, the Battlestar Galactica receives the help of the supposedly lost Battlestar Pegasus which is taking the offensive with the Cylons.

5.4

24 votes

5.4

24 votes

Automan (TV Series)

1983 · Series · 50 min. · United States

Direction Glen A. Larson · Kim Manners · Winrich Kolbe · Allen Baron

Cast Chuck Wagner · Desi Arnaz Jr. · Robert Lansing · Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Synopsis TV Series (1983-1984). 13 Episodes. An expert programmer and police officer, Walter Nebicher has created a crime fighting AI at police's mainframe, powerful enough to be able to bring to real world a program's hologram espontaneously, who introduces himself as...

5.2

90 votes

5.2

90 votes

Direction Glen A. Larson · James Sheldon · Dick Harwood · Sidney Hayers

Cast Claude Akins · Brian Kerwin · Mills Watson · Leann Hunley

Synopsis Sheriff Lobo's the corrupt sheriff from Orly County who appeared in several episodes during the first season of "El camionero y su mono" (1979), as B.J.'s occasional nemesis. He now stars in his own series. He is not as corrupt...

5.1

280 votes

5.1

280 votes

Diagnosis Murder (TV Series)

1993 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Joyce Burditt · Christian I. Nyby II · Christopher Hibler · Frank Thackery

Cast Dick Van Dyke · Barry Van Dyke · Victoria Rowell · Charlie Schlatter

Synopsis TV Series (1993-2001). 8 Seasons. 178 Episodes. Mark Sloan is the chief of staff at Commmunity General Hospital. Even though his duties as a doctor keep him busy enough, he still finds time to help the police solve murders (Mark's...

5.0

3K votes

5.0

3K votes

Direction Burt Kennedy · Barry Crane · John Florea · Bernard L. Kowalski

Cast Richard Dean Anderson · Roger Wilson · Peter Horton · Drake Hogestyn

Synopsis TV Series (1982-1983). 22 episodes. The series told the adventures of a parentless family of rowdy brothers trying to run the family ranch in northern California. Into the chaos came feisty Hannah, who married Adam and took on the task...

4.9

141 votes

4.9

141 votes

Matlock (TV Series)

1986 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Dean Hargrove · Christopher Hibler · Harvey S. Laidman · Leo Penn

Cast Andy Griffith · Nancy Stafford · Julie Sommars · Clarence Gilyard Jr.

Synopsis Ben Matlock is a Georgia bred, Harvard educated defense attorney. His fee is $100,000 but he's worth every cent of it as he defends his clients not only in Atlanta but all over the country. He is cantankerous and gruff...

4.8

290 votes

4.8

290 votes

B.J. and the Bear (TV Series)

1979 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Christian I. Nyby II · Bruce Bilson · Charles R. Rondeau · Gil Bettman

Cast Greg Evigan · Linda McCullough · Eric Server · Candi Brough

Synopsis TV Serie (1979-1981). B.J. McCay was a good-looking young trucker who traveled around the country in his big red & white rig, with a single companion - his pet chimp, Bear. B.J. was based in rural Georgia and was confronted...

4.5

104 votes

4.5

104 votes

Chiller (TV)

1985 · Movie · 84 min. · United States

Direction Wes Craven

Cast Michael Beck · Beatrice Straight · Laura Johnson · Dick O´Neill

Synopsis Corporate exec Miles Creighton dies, and is cryogenically frozen in the hopes that he can be revived. 10 years later, the procedure is a success, and Miles returns--without his soul.

4.4

97 votes

4.4

97 votes

Emergency! (TV Series)

1972 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Harold Jack Bloom · Robert A. Cinader · Georg Fenady · Christian I. Nyby II

Cast Randolph Mantooth · Kevin Tighe · Robert Fuller · Julie London

Synopsis The crew of Los Angeles County Fire Dept. Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their operating area.

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Condominium (TV Miniseries)

1980 · Series · 240 min. · United States

Direction Sidney Hayers

Cast Barbara Eden · Dan Haggerty · Steve Forrest · Ana Alicia

Synopsis The emotional and eye-opening lives of several condo residents are brought out when a dangerous hurricane hits Florida.

Not rated

Not rated

Hawaiian Heat (TV Series)

1984 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Victoria Tarazi · David Hemmings

Cast Robert Ginty · Jeff McCracken · Tracy Scoggins · Branscome Richmond

Synopsis TV Series (1984). 11 episodes. Chicago police officers Riley and Sikowski leave the cold climate of their home town for jobs with the Honolulu, Hawaii Police Department. As if the climate isn't reason enough for anyone to envy them, they...

Not rated

Not rated

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The Spirit (TV)

1987 · Movie · 74 min. · United States

Direction Michael Schultz

Cast Sam J. Jones · Nana Visitor · Bumper Robinson · Garry Walberg

Synopsis When Denny Colt, detective for the Central City Police Department, survives an assassination attempt by criminals, he is still believed by the public to be dead. He decides to use to his advantage, since being "dead", he isn't subject to...

Not rated

Not rated

The Rebels (TV)

1979 · Movie · 240 min. · United States

Direction Russ Mayberry

Cast Andrew Stevens · Don Johnson · Doug McClure · Jim Backus

Synopsis Philip Kent (Andrew Stevens) takes part in the american revolution and the newly formed congress.

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The Immigrants (TV)

1978 · Movie · 240 min. · United States

Direction Alan J. Levi

Cast Stephen Macht · Sharon Gless · Amy Eccles · Richard Anderson

Synopsis A young Italian immigrant who loses everything in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, starts over again and builds up a shipping empire, but doesn't find the happiness he thought would come with wealth until he takes up with a young...

Not rated

Not rated

Bret Maverick (TV Series)

1981 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Ivan Dixon · William Wiard · Leo Penn · Stuart Margolin

Cast James Garner · Ed Bruce · David Knell · Jack Garner

Synopsis (1981-1982). 1 season. 18 episodes. Set in Sweetwater, Arizona in the 1880s with solid citizen Bret owning a ranch and part of the Red Ox Saloon. Stable cast with varying stories, often centered on conflict between the ambitious sheriff and...

Not rated

Not rated