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Harald Gunnar Paalgard(1950-2025)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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The Art of Crying (2006)
Harald Gunnar Paalgard was born on 24 May 1950 in Denmark. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Orion's Belt (1985), The Art of Crying (2006) and Christmas Oratorio (1996). He died on 20 January 2025 in Norway.
BornMay 24, 1950
DiedJanuary 20, 2025(74)
BornMay 24, 1950
DiedJanuary 20, 2025(74)
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  • Awards
    • 5 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

Orion's Belt (1985)
Orion's Belt
6.8
  • Cinematographer(as Harald Paalgard)
  • 1985
The Art of Crying (2006)
The Art of Crying
7.3
  • Cinematographer
  • 2006
Lena Endre in Christmas Oratorio (1996)
Christmas Oratorio
5.9
  • Cinematographer
  • 1996
Drømspel (1994)
Drømspel
6.1
  • Cinematographer
  • 1994

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • The Zurich Affair - Wagner's One and Only Love (2019)
    The Zurich Affair - Wagner's One and Only Love
    • Cinematographer
    • 2019
  • Blind Dancer (2018)
    Blind Dancer
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2018
  • Okkupert (2015)
    Okkupert
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 2015
  • Heaven on Earth (2015)
    Heaven on Earth
    4.8
    • Cinematographer (as Harald Paalgard)
    • 2015
  • Arne Dahl: En midsommarnattsdröm (2015)
    Arne Dahl: En midsommarnattsdröm
    6.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 2015
  • Den andre mannen i meg
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer (as Harald Paalgard)
    • 2014
  • Paul Rhys and Jodie Whittaker in The Assets (2014)
    The Assets
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 2014
  • Salt (2014)
    Salt
    7.8
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2014
  • Victoria (2013)
    Victoria
    5.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 2013
  • 90 Minutes (2012)
    90 Minutes
    6.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 2012
  • Erobreren (2012)
    Erobreren
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer (as Harald Paalgard)
    • 2012
  • Cupid's Balls (2011)
    Cupid's Balls
    5.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 2011
  • Hunter's Bride (2010)
    Hunter's Bride
    6.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 2010
  • The Woman Who Dreamed of a Man (2010)
    The Woman Who Dreamed of a Man
    5.0
    • director of photography
    • 2010
  • Kärlekens krigare (2009)
    Kärlekens krigare
    4.7
    • director of photography
    • 2009

Camera and Electrical Department

  • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
    Nova
    8.7
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 2006
  • Lillehammer '94: 16 Days of Glory (1994)
    Lillehammer '94: 16 Days of Glory
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 1994
  • Herman (1990)
    Herman
    6.1
    • assistant camera: second unit (as Harald Paalgard)
    • 1990
  • Vilde, the Wild One (1986)
    Vilde, the Wild One
    4.6
    • fotostab (as Harald Paalgard)
    • 1986
  • Malcolm McDowell and David Keith in Gulag (1985)
    Gulag
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • camera operator: Norway (as Harald Taalgaard)
    • 1985
  • Fifty-fifty (1982)
    Fifty-fifty
    4.6
    • director of photography: second unit (as Harald Paalgard)
    • 1982
  • Kejsaren (1979)
    Kejsaren
    5.9
    • assistant camera (as Harald Paalgard)
    • 1979
  • John Gabriel Borkman
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • camera: unit b
    • 1978
  • Øyeblikket (1977)
    Øyeblikket
    • first assistant camera (as Harald Paalgard)
    • 1977
  • Bør Børson II (1976)
    Bør Børson II
    5.3
    • first assistant camera (as Harald Paalgard)
    • 1976

Director

  • Prima Veras saga om Olav den hellige (1983)
    Prima Veras saga om Olav den hellige
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1983

Videos4

Sztuka plakania - Polish subtitles
Trailer 1:12
Sztuka plakania - Polish subtitles
El arte de llorar en coro - Spanish subtitles
Trailer 2:14
El arte de llorar en coro - Spanish subtitles
El arte de llorar en coro - Spanish subtitles
Trailer 2:14
El arte de llorar en coro - Spanish subtitles
The Art of Crying - on NDTV Lumiere
Trailer 1:31
The Art of Crying - on NDTV Lumiere
Kunsten at græde i kor - Danish subtitles
Trailer 2:16
Kunsten at græde i kor - Danish subtitles

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Harald Paalgard
  • Born
    • May 24, 1950
    • Denmark
  • Died
    • January 20, 2025
    • Norway(long illness)
  • Spouse
    • ?? - January 20, 2025 (his death, 2 children)

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  • Trivia
    Educated at the Dramatiska Institute in Stockholm.

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