Mattis Mathiesen | |
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![]() Mathiesen at work on Jan Mayen | |
Born | Mattis Leonid Rakov Alexevitch Mathiesen 30 May 1924 |
Died | 9 October 2010 | (aged 86)
Nationality | Norwegian |
Occupation(s) | Photographer, film director |
Mattis Leonid Rakov Alexevitch Mathiesen (30 June 1924 – 9 October 2010) was a Norwegian photographer and film director.
He hailed from Ålesund. His grandfather was a Russian immigrant. Mathiesen stayed in the United Kingdom during the Second World War, where he learned photography.[1]
He worked in the company Teamfilm.[1] He did the photography for, among others, Elskere (1963) and Vildanden (1963, TV 1989). In 1970 he won the Aamot-statuetten. He was also the photographer for the Olsenbanden films. He was the producer of Viva Villaveien! (1989) and distributor of Fredrikssons fabrikk (1994).