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Ola Solum(1943-1996)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Writer
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Ola Solum was born on 17 July 1943. He was a director and actor, known for Orions belte (1985), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Trollsyn (1994). He died on 28 June 1996.
BornJuly 17, 1943
DiedJune 28, 1996(52)
BornJuly 17, 1943
DiedJune 28, 1996(52)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

Orions belte (1985)
Orions belte
6.8
  • Director
  • 1985
Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
8.7
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(second unit)
  • 1980
Trollsyn (1994)
Trollsyn
6.2
  • Director
  • 1994
Operasjon Cobra (1978)
Operasjon Cobra
6.0
  • Director
  • 1978

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Director

  • Trollsyn (1994)
    Trollsyn
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1994
  • The Polar Bear King (1991)
    The Polar Bear King
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Landstrykere (1989)
    Landstrykere
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Turnaround (1987)
    Turnaround
    4.2
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Trees Grow on the Stones Too (1985)
    Trees Grow on the Stones Too
    6.8
    • co-director: pre-production
    • 1985
  • Orions belte (1985)
    Orions belte
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Kamera går! (1983)
    Kamera går!
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Carl Gustav, gjengen og parkeringsbandittene (1982)
    Carl Gustav, gjengen og parkeringsbandittene
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Operasjon Cobra (1978)
    Operasjon Cobra
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Journey to the Christmas Star (1976)
    Journey to the Christmas Star
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1976

Actor

  • Maria Kvalheim in Frida: Straight from the Heart (1991)
    Frida: Straight from the Heart
    5.8
    • 1991
  • En håndfull tid (1989)
    En håndfull tid
    6.4
    • 1989
  • Alke
    TV Movie
    • Arthur
    • 1987
  • X (1986)
    X
    6.3
    • 1986
  • Kosmetikkrevolusjonen (1977)
    Kosmetikkrevolusjonen
    4.9
    • Sjåfør
    • 1977
  • Angst (1976)
    Angst
    5.8
    • Televerksteknikker
    • 1976
  • Streik! (1975)
    Streik!
    4.9
    • Journalist
    • 1975

Writer

  • Landstrykere (1989)
    Landstrykere
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 1989
  • Myllarguten
    Short
    • script
    • 1978
  • Operasjon Cobra (1978)
    Operasjon Cobra
    6.0
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Journey to the Christmas Star (1976)
    Journey to the Christmas Star
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1976

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  • Born
    • July 17, 1943
  • Died
    • June 28, 1996

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    Died of cancer in 1996.

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