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Dirk Brüel

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Dirk Brüel was born on 29 December 1942 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is a cinematographer and director, known for The Magnetist's Fifth Winter (1999), Springflod (1990) and A Fortunate Man (2018).
BornDecember 29, 1942
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 6 nominations total

    Known for

    The Magnetist's Fifth Winter (1999)
    The Magnetist's Fifth Winter
    6.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1999
    Springflod (1990)
    Springflod
    5.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1990
    Esben Smed and Katrine Greis-Rosenthal in A Fortunate Man (2018)
    A Fortunate Man
    7.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 2018
    Silent Heart (2014)
    Silent Heart
    7.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 2014

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Amalie Dollerup, Bodil Jørgensen, Mads Wille, Lars Ranthe, Rosalinde Mynster, Jens Jacob Tychsen, and Morten Hemmingsen in Seaside Hotel (2013)
      Seaside Hotel
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019–2020
    • Esben Smed in A Fortunate Man (2018)
      A Fortunate Man
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018–2019
    • Esben Smed and Katrine Greis-Rosenthal in A Fortunate Man (2018)
      A Fortunate Man
      7.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Irm Hermann in Fassbinder: at elske uden at kræve (2015)
      Fassbinder: at elske uden at kræve
      6.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Rikke Louise Andersson, Nicolas Bro, Lars Brygmann, Martin Buch, Nicolaj Kopernikus, Peter Gantzler, Finn Nielsen, Lærke Winther, Esben Dalgaard, and Viktor Lykke Clausen in Bankerot (2014)
      Bankerot
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014–2015
    • Silent Heart (2014)
      Silent Heart
      7.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • Marie Krøyer (2012)
      Marie Krøyer
      6.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • The Left Wing Gang (2009)
      The Left Wing Gang
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2009–2010
    • To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
      To Each His Own Cinema
      6.7
      • Cinematographer (segment "the last dating show")
      • 2007
    • Michael Nyqvist in The Black Pimpernel (2007)
      The Black Pimpernel
      6.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2007
    • Charlotte Munck in Anna Pihl (2006)
      Anna Pihl
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2007
    • Historien bag kameraet
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2007
    • Ondskabens anatomi (2005)
      Ondskabens anatomi
      7.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2005
    • Familien Gregersen (2004)
      Familien Gregersen
      5.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 2004
    • Forsvar (2003)
      Forsvar
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2003–2004

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Nicolas Bro and Nikolaj Lie Kaas in Murk (2005)
      Murk
      6.7
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2005
    • Jamie Sives in Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002)
      Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
      6.8
      • additional photographer
      • 2002
    • Troels Lyby, Mads Mikkelsen, and Charlotte Munck in Shake It All About (2001)
      Shake It All About
      6.0
      • camera operator: second unit
      • 2001
    • Århus by Night (1989)
      Århus by Night
      6.2
      • camera operator: exteriors
      • 1989
    • Se frem til en tryg tid (1964)
      Composer Meets Quartet
      5.5
      Video
      • camera operator
      • 1987
    • Christiania (1977)
      Christiania
      6.1
      • camera operator
      • 1977
    • Soldaterkammerater på bjørnetjeneste (1968)
      Soldaterkammerater på bjørnetjeneste
      4.9
      • additional photographer
      • 1968
    • Fantasterne (1967)
      Fantasterne
      3.1
      • still photographer
      • 1967

    Director

    • Der er en kridtcirkel om dit liv (1984)
      Der er en kridtcirkel om dit liv
      • Director
      • 1984

    Personal details

    • Born
      • December 29, 1942
      • Copenhagen, Denmark

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Father of cinematographer Nicolai Brüel.

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