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Ilya Salkind


Ilya Salkind was born in Mexico City, and grew up in the world of motion pictures. At the age of one, Ilya was photographed sitting on the lap of Zsa Zsa Gabor. His grandfather, Michael Salkind, was one of the pioneers of silent films and produced The Joyless Street (aka "The Joyless Street"), featuring then relative unknown Greta Garbo in her first major role... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2010 Young Alexander the Great (producer)
 
2006 Superman II (video) (executive producer)
 
The Adventures of Superboy (TV series) (executive producer - 6 episodes, 1988) (producer, 1988-1992)
Bringing Down the House (1988) (executive producer)
Countdown to Nowhere (1988) (executive producer)
The Russian Exchange Student (1988) (executive producer)
Back to Oblivion (1988) (executive producer)
A Kind of Princess (1988) (executive producer)
 
1985 Santa Claus (producer)
 
1985 Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie (TV documentary) (co-executive producer)
 
1984 Supergirl (executive producer)
 
1984 Supergirl: The Making of the Movie (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
1983 Superman III (executive producer)
 
1983 The Making of 'Superman III' (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
1982 The Making of 'Superman II' (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
1980 Superman II (executive producer)
 
1980 The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
1978 Superman (executive producer)
 
1978 The Making of 'The Prince and the Pauper' (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
1977 Crossed Swords (executive producer)
 
1976 The Twist (producer)
 
1974 The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (executive producer, producer)
 
1973 The Three Musketeers (executive producer, producer)
 
1973 The Making of 'The Three Musketeers' (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
1972 Bluebeard (executive producer)
 
1971 Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! (executive producer)
 
1971 The Light at the Edge of the World (associate producer)
 
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1989-1990 The Adventures of Superboy (TV series)
Run, Dracula, Run (1990) (story)
Young Dracula (1989) (story)
 
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1968 The Day the Hot Line Got Hot (as Illya Salkind)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2006 You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (video documentary) (acknowledgment: photographs provided by)
 
1988 Superman 50th Anniversary (TV documentary) (acknowledgment)
 
Show ShowSelf (12 titles)
2012 Q&A with Ilya Salkind: Superman II (video documentary)
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2011 On the Pool Patio with Ilya Salkind (documentary)
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2006 You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (video documentary)
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2006 The Curse of Superman (TV documentary)
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2006 Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman (TV documentary)
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1985 Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie (TV documentary)
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1984 Supergirl: The Making of the Movie (TV documentary)
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1983 The Making of 'Superman III' (TV documentary)
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1982 The Making of 'Superman II' (TV documentary)
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1980 The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' (TV documentary)
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1978 The Making of 'The Prince and the Pauper' (TV documentary)
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1973 The Making of 'The Three Musketeers' (TV documentary)
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Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2010 Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (video documentary)
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2001 Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman' (video documentary short)
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2001 Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend (video documentary short)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

DVD commentaries on Superman, Superman II and Superman III.

Publicity Listings:

2 Interviews  | See more »

Official Sites:

The Ilya Salkind Company, Inc. | See more »

Alternate Names:

Illya Salkind
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[Talking about an abandoned Superman screenplay he tried to sell to Warner Brothers in the early 1990s]: "It was a very exciting script. It was totally in the Superman universe. I think if we had all been on the same page, Chris [Reeve] would have done it." See more »

Trivia:

2 sons with ex-wife Jane Chaplin: Orson Chaplin Salkind (born 1987 in England) & Osceola Byron Malachi Chaplin Salkind (born February 24, 1994 in Orlando, FL). See more »

Star Sign:

Leo