Sam Firstenberg photo

Sam Firstenberg

Directing

  • Born
  • March 13, 1950
  • Place of birth
  • Poland

Biography

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.

As actor 4

The Untold Story of No Retreat No Surrender poster
The Untold Story of No Retreat No Surrender
2026
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films poster
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
In Search of the Last Action Heroes poster
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
2019
Ninja Gaijin: Remembering a Classic Cannon Franchise poster
Ninja Gaijin: Remembering a Classic Cannon Franchise
2015

On the crew 26

American Ninja poster
American Ninja
1985
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation poster
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
1987
Revenge of the Ninja poster
Revenge of the Ninja
1983
Ninja III: The Domination poster
Ninja III: The Domination
1984
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo poster
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
1984
The Alternate poster
The Alternate
2000
Operation Delta Force poster
Operation Delta Force
1997
Avenging Force poster
Avenging Force
1986
Delta Force 3: The Killing Game poster
Delta Force 3: The Killing Game
1991
Cyborg Cop poster
Cyborg Cop
1993
Cyborg Cop II poster
Cyborg Cop II
1994
Mansion of the Doomed poster
Mansion of the Doomed
1976
McCinsey's Island poster
McCinsey's Island
1998
American Samurai poster
American Samurai
1992
Spiders II: Breeding Ground poster
Spiders II: Breeding Ground
2001
Motel Blue poster
Motel Blue
1997
Blood Warriors poster
Blood Warriors
1993
Groove Street poster
Groove Street
2018
The Amorous Adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza poster
The Amorous Adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza
1976
The Day We Met poster
The Day We Met
1990
Riverbend poster
Riverbend
1989
Criss Cross poster
Criss Cross
2001
Quicksand poster
Quicksand
2002
One More Chance poster
One More Chance
1983
The Interplanetary Surplus Male and Amazon Women of Outer Space poster
The Interplanetary Surplus Male and Amazon Women of Outer Space
2003
For the Sake of the Dog
1979