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Charles Zalben

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
  • Location Management
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Charles Zalben is known for Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Rollerball (2002) and Ghost (1990).
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    Known for

    Bruce Willis in Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
    Die Hard with a Vengeance
    7.6
    • Production Manager(second unit)
    • 1995
    Chris Klein, LL Cool J, and Rebecca Romijn in Rollerball (2002)
    Rollerball
    3.1
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(second unit)
    • 2002
    Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze in Ghost (1990)
    Ghost
    7.1
    • Location Management(as Charlie Zalben, second unit)
    • 1990
    Daylight (1996)
    Daylight
    6.0
    • Location Management(New York)
    • 1996

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Brendan Fraser and Alex Wolff in Hair Brained (2013)
      Hair Brained
      5.3
      • first assistant director
      • 2013
    • Don Cheadle, Cedric The Entertainer, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Taraji P. Henson in Talk to Me (2007)
      Talk to Me
      7.3
      • second assistant director: New York
      • 2007
    • Chris Klein, LL Cool J, and Rebecca Romijn in Rollerball (2002)
      Rollerball
      3.1
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 2002
    • Christian Bale in American Psycho (2000)
      American Psycho
      7.6
      • second assistant director: New York
      • 2000
    • Whoopi Goldberg, Gérard Depardieu, and Haley Joel Osment in Bogus (1996)
      Bogus
      5.4
      • additional first assistant director: Las Vegas and Newark
      • 1996
    • The Last Good Time (1994)
      The Last Good Time
      6.6
      • first assistant director
      • 1994
    • The Dutch Master (1993)
      The Dutch Master
      5.4
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 1993
    • Sharon Stone and William Baldwin in Sliver (1993)
      Sliver
      5.1
      • second assistant director: New York
      • 1993
    • Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
      When Harry Met Sally...
      7.7
      • additional second assistant director
      • 1989
    • Edward Woodward in The Equalizer (1985)
      The Equalizer
      7.8
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 1987
    • Dennis Weaver and Shannon Wilcox in Buck James (1987)
      Buck James
      6.7
      TV Series
      • second second assistant director
      • 1987
    • Billions for Boris (1984)
      Billions for Boris
      5.5
      • second assistant director
      • 1984
    • CBS Library (1979)
      CBS Library
      6.3
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 1982
    • Spittoon (1981)
      Spittoon
      5.2
      • first assistant director
      • 1981

    Production Manager

    • Mike (2022)
      Mike
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • unit production manager
      • 2022
    • Taylor Takahashi in Boogie (2021)
      Boogie
      5.2
      • unit production manager
      • 2021
    • Sandra Bullock, Helena Bonham Carter, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Paulson, Mindy Kaling, Rihanna, and Awkwafina in Ocean's Eight (2018)
      Ocean's Eight
      6.3
      • unit production manager
      • 2018
    • Colin Farrell and Jessica Brown Findlay in Winter's Tale (2014)
      Winter's Tale
      6.1
      • unit production manager: second unit
      • 2014
    • Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves in The Devil's Advocate (1997)
      The Devil's Advocate
      7.5
      • unit production manager
      • 1997
    • The Ring (1996)
      The Ring
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • production manager: New York
      • 1996
    • Bruce Willis in Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
      Die Hard with a Vengeance
      7.6
      • unit production manager: second unit
      • 1995
    • The Last Good Time (1994)
      The Last Good Time
      6.6
      • unit production manager
      • 1994
    • The Dutch Master (1993)
      The Dutch Master
      5.4
      Short
      • unit production manager
      • 1993
    • Ellen Barkin and Jimmy Smits in Switch (1991)
      Switch
      5.8
      • assistant unit production manager: New York
      • 1991
    • Rob Hedden and Kane Hodder in Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
      Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
      4.5
      • assistant unit production manager: second unit
      • 1989
    • Say Yes (1986)
      Say Yes
      4.5
      • production manager: New York (as Charlie Zalben)
      • 1986
    • Woody Allen and Charlotte Rampling in Stardust Memories (1980)
      Stardust Memories
      7.2
      • unit manager
      • 1980

    Location Management

    • Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan in Cop Out (2010)
      Cop Out
      5.5
      • locations: second unit (as Charlie Zalben)
      • 2010
    • Beanie Sigel in State Property: Blood on the Streets (2005)
      State Property: Blood on the Streets
      4.5
      • location manager
      • 2005
    • Robert De Niro and Frances McDormand in City by the Sea (2002)
      City by the Sea
      6.1
      • location manager
      • 2002
    • Daylight (1996)
      Daylight
      6.0
      • location manager: New York
      • 1996
    • Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, and Daniel Stern in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
      Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
      6.9
      • location manager: New York second unit
      • 1992
    • Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze in Ghost (1990)
      Ghost
      7.1
      • location manager: second unit (as Charlie Zalben)
      • 1990
    • ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
      ABC Afterschool Specials
      7.1
      TV Series
      • location manager
      • 1981

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