Ken Kelsch(1947-2023)

Cinematographer
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YMC ENTERTAINMENT presents Checkmate Keep Your Enemies Closer Drugs, Love, the Interpol and a Cartel form a deadly mix in this action-packed drama/thriller. Checkmate Keep Your Enemies Closer , is the story of Alex Decker (Peter Greene) a German Interpol agent, deep under cover, who has been on the trail of Jimmy the King ( Manny Perez) and Sandra, his wife (Yvonne Maria Schaefer), the ruthless leaders of the Los Zetas drug Cartel from Mexico. After several years of tracking them all over Europe and South America, Alex finally catches up to them in New York City. He successfully arranges a meeting through his informant, Michael(Markus Depfenhart) to purchase over a million and half dollars worth of pure grade heroin. With the help of Agent Cone (William Sadler) and Agent Lepari (Federico Castelluccio) from the New York City DEA, Alex secures the money for the bust. At the meeting, with Jimmy, Sandra and Michael, things quickly turn for the worse and fill the atmosphere with high tension, danger and an unexpected twist. Written and directed by Federico Castelluccio / Produced by Yvonne Maria Schaefer, Federico Castelluccio, Sylvia Caminer / Production Company YMC FILMS / Starring Manny Perez, William Sadler, Yvonne Maria Schaefer, Peter Greene ...

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Checkmate, Keep Your Enemies Closer (2013)

Ken Kelsch was born on 8 July 1947 in Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Bad Lieutenant (1992), La Dernière Maison sur la gauche (1972) and 100 Feet (2008). He was married to Dale Denning. He died on 11 December 2023 in Hackettstown, New Jersey, USA.

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Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Known for

Harvey Keitel in Bad Lieutenant (1992)

7.0

Cinematographer

1992

Sandra Peabody in La Dernière Maison sur la gauche (1972)

La Dernière Maison sur la gauche

5.8

Camera and Electrical Department

1972

Famke Janssen in 100 Feet (2008)

5.4

Cinematographer

2008

Nos funérailles (1996)

Nos funérailles

6.6

Cinematographer

1996

Credits

Cinematographer

The Projectionist
6.2
- Cinematographer
- 2019
The Brooklyn Banker
5.5
- Cinematographer
- 2016
The Cask of Amontillado
7.6
Short
- Cinematographer
- 2015
Rawdon's Roof
Short
- Cinematographer
- 2014
Welcome to New York
5.6
- Cinematographer
- 2014
A Bedtime Story
Short
- Cinematographer
- 2013
Checkmate, Keep Your Enemies Closer
6.1
Short
- Cinematographer
- 2013
House of Last Things
4.8
- Cinematographer
- 2013
Caffeinism
Short
- Cinematographer
- 2011
4h44 Dernier jour sur Terre
4.6
- Cinematographer
- 2011
Keep Your Enemies Closer
5.1
Short
- Cinematographer
- 2011
Lily of the Feast
7.4
Short
- Cinematographer
- 2010
Fleur du désert
7.3
- director of photography
- 2009
Sicak
4.9
- director of photography
- 2008
Blood Camp
4.1
Video
- Cinematographer
- 2008

Camera and Electrical Department

Actor

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Checkmate, Keep Your Enemies Closer

Checkmate, Keep Your Enemies Closer

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Personal details

Official sites
- Official Site
- Official YouTube Channel
Alternative name
- Ken Kotsch
Born
- July 8, 1947
- Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA
Died
- December 11, 2023
- Hackettstown, New Jersey, USA(complications from COVID-19)
Spouse
- Dale Denning(divorced, 4 children)

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Trivia
Was an altar boy and attended a Seminary as a Freshman in High School.

Quotes
Filmmaking is like combat, it's 90 percent boredom, 5 percent panic and 5 percent terror. Especially on an Abel Ferrara project.

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