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Amnon Salomon (; April 3, 1940 – October 23, 2011) was an Israeli film cinematographer. He was a recipient of the
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for cinematography.


Biography

Salomon was born in Tel Aviv in 1940 to a Hungarian-Jewish father and a Russian-Jewish mother. He started his career in the
Geva Studios Geva Films (, ''Sirtei Geva''), or the Geva film studio and laboratory was one of the first film studios in Israel. It was established in 1949 in the city of Givatayim near Tel Aviv by , Yitzhak Agadati and Yosef Navon. It produced newsreels f ...
as an assistant to photographer to the Israeli cinematographer
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, a position he held for four years, during which he also assisted filming
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's 1964
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film '' Hole in the Moon''. During his career, Solomon filmed 65 films, of which the best-known films included '' Haham Gamliel'' (1973), ''
Charlie Ve'hetzi ''Charlie Ve'hetzi'' (a.k.a. - ''Charlie and a Half''; Hebrew צ'ארלי וחצי) is a 1974 Israeli comedy film by Boaz Davidson. It stars Israeli comedians Yehuda Barkan and Ze'ev Revach. Plot Charlie gets by through fleecing suckers with a ...
'' (1973), '' Beyond the Walls'' (1985), ''
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'' (1986) and '' Cup Final'' (1992). In 2003 the Israeli Academy of Film and Television awarded him a prize for his professional achievement. In 2010, in honor of his seventieth birthday, a tribute in his honor was held in the
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. In 2010 Salomon filmed his final film,
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's ''Infiltration''.


Death

Salomon died on October 23, 2011, at the age of 71, following a long battle with
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. His death was announced by his husband, Ilan. Salomon was later interred at
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.


Selected filmography

* 2010 - Infiltration * 1999 - Tzur Hadassim * 1998 - Zolgot Hadma'ot Me'atzman * 1998 - Pa'amaim Buskila * 1992 - Gmar Gavi'a * 1992 - Me'Ahorei Hasoragim II * 1990 - Neshika Bametzach * 1989 - Abba Ganuv II * 1989 - '' Ehad Mishelanu'' * 1989 - '' April Fool'' * 1988 - Nisuim Fiktiveem * 1987 - ''
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'' * 1986 - ''
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'' * 1985 - Me'Ahorei Hasoragim * 1985 - ''
Goodbye, New York ''Goodbye, New York'' is a 1985 Israeli-American comedy drama produced, directed and written by Amos Kollek in his directorial debut, who also co-stars alongside Julie Hagerty. The story follows an American woman who accidentally ends up in Israe ...
'' * 1985 - Ad Sof Halaylah * 1984 - Roman Za'ir * 1984 - Sapar Nashim * 1983 - Ovdim Al Ha'Olam * 1982 - Adon Leon * 1981 - Shifshuf Naim * 1979 - Ta'ut Bamispar * 1976 - Lupo B'New York * 1976 - Mishpahat Tzan'ani * 1974 - ''
Charlie Ve'hetzi ''Charlie Ve'hetzi'' (a.k.a. - ''Charlie and a Half''; Hebrew צ'ארלי וחצי) is a 1974 Israeli comedy film by Boaz Davidson. It stars Israeli comedians Yehuda Barkan and Ze'ev Revach. Plot Charlie gets by through fleecing suckers with a ...
'' * 1973 - Haham Gamliel


References


External links

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Top cinematographer Amnon Salomon, dies at 71
- published in
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on October 24, 2011 1940 births 2011 deaths Film people from Tel Aviv Israeli people of Hungarian-Jewish descent Israeli people of Russian-Jewish descent Israeli cinematographers Israeli LGBTQ artists Ophir Award winners Deaths from cancer in Israel Burials at Kiryat Shaul Cemetery 20th-century Israeli LGBTQ people 21st-century Israeli LGBTQ people Gay Jews {{Cinematographer-stub