Mikael Salomon

Mikael Salomon (born February 24, 1945 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish filmmaker,^[1] cinematographer of The Abyss (1989) and Backdraft (1991), and director of Band of Brothers (2001).

After a long cinematography career in Danish cinema, he went to Hollywood in the late 1980s and has remained highly prolific there, first as cinematographer, later as television director.^[2][3][4] He has been Oscar nominated twice.^[5]

Director credits

• The Natalee Holloway Story [1]
• Flirting with Forty (2008) (TV)
• Fallen
• The Andromeda Strain
• 'Salem's Lot
• The Company
• Runaway
• "Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King"
• Rome
• Over There
• The Grid
• Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor (2003) (TV)
• Young Arthur (2002) (TV) (pilot)
• "Band of Brothers"
• Alias
• The Agency
• A Glimpse of Hell (2001) (TV)
• "The Fugitive" (pilot)
• Sole Survivor
• Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
• "Nash Bridges"
• Hard Rain
• A Far Off Place (1993)
• "Space Rangers" (1993)

Cinematographer credits

The Abyss, Always, Arachnophobia, Backdraft, Far and Away and many others.

References

1. ^ En travl dag i Los Angeles. Portræt: Mikael Salomon, fotograf. Politiken | 11.01.1994 | 2. sektion | Side 3 |
2. ^ Den danske kong Salomon. Portræt/interview: Mikael Salomon. Politiken | 25.08.1993 | 2. sektion | Side 1
3. ^ Savner hygge og rugbrød. Portræt: Mikael Salomon. Ekstra Bladet | 22.08.1993 | 2. sektion | Side 4
4. ^ Dansker til tops i Hollywood. Portræt af filmfotografen Mikael Salomon. Politiken | 01.01.1990 | 2. sektion | Side 2
5. ^ Succes på strømer. Portræt/interview: Mikael Salomon. Ekstra Bladet | 01.04.1999 | Skærtorsdag | Side 24

External links

• Mikael Salomon at the Internet Movie Database
• Hollywood.com - Mikael Salomon

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