Mikhail Petrovich Suslov (; 23 March 1939 – 5 March 2024), also known as Misha Suslov (), was a Russian cinematographer.
Life and career Suslov was born in the USSR. In 1962 he graduated from the camera department of VGIK (workshop of Leonid Kosmatov). For three years he worked on Moscow television, where the creative association "Ekran" was being created. He filmed pop performances by Joseph Kobzon, Maya Kristalinskaya, and Muslim Magomayev. He mastered the production of short feature films and television programs.
Then he moved to the Mosfilm studio. He participated in the creation of several films, among which the historical-revolutionary film The Sixth of July, directed by Yuli Karasik, which stands out for its strict ascetic style.
Moving to the United States in 1976, in Hollywood, he worked mainly in the genres of action and crime drama, including Black Moon Rising and Champion.
Suslov worked with director John Hancock for Steal the Sky, Prancer, A Piece of Eden, Suspended Animation, The Looking Glass, and The Girls of Summer. Suslov's camerawork in the drama film Prancer added sincerity to the story of a girl finding a reindeer she believes is Santa's.
From the late 1990s, he worked regularly in Russia, including fruitfully collaborating with director Sergei Ursuliak, filming Long Farewell, Poirot's Failure, Liquidation, Isaev, Life and Fate, and And Quiet Flows the Don.
Suslov died on 5 March 2024, at the age of 84.Умер кинооператор Михаил Суслов
Filmography +YearTitleTypeRole1963Short StoriesTV movieCinematographer1967ArenaFilmCinematographer1968The Sixth of JulyFilmCinematographer1972The SeagullFilmCinematographer1972Musician's SisterFilmCinematographer1973A Man at His PlaceFilmCinematographer1973No Place to HideFilmCinematographer: Second unit1977The Washington AffairFilmCinematographer1980Smokey and the JudgeFilmCinematographer1980Below the BeltFilmAdditional photographer1982Truckin' Buddy McCoyFilmCinematographer1983Strangers KissFilmCinematographer1984On the LineFilmAdditional cinematographer1984Very Close QuartersFilmCinematographer1984Shattered VowsTV movieCinematographer1985American PlayhouseTV seriesCinematographer1986Black Moon RisingFilmDirector of photography19863:15 the Moment of TruthFilmCinematographer1986Nobody's FoolFilmCinematographer1987The Verne Miller StoryFilmCinematographer1987The Great O'GradyShortCinematographer1988HothouseTV seriesCinematographer1988Steal the SkyTV movieCinematographer1989PrancerFilmDirector of photography1989PeacemakerShortCinematographer1990The Sleeping CarFilmDirector of photography: Second unit1990Against the LawTV seriesCinematographer1991The RunestoneFilmDirector of photography1991Talkin' Dirty After DarkFilmCinematographer1994PentathlonFilmCinematographer1995Sacred CargoFilmCinematographer1996Public EnemiesFilmCinematographer1998Composition for Victory DayFilmCinematographer2000A Piece of EdenFilmCinematographer2001Suspended AnimationFilmCinematographer2002Poirot's FailureTV seriesCinematographer2004Long FarewellFilmCinematographer2004Tairov's DeathFilmCinematographer2007LiquidationTV mini seriesDirector of photography2007IsaevTV mini seriesCinematographer2009Life and FateFilmDirector of photography2015The Looking GlassFilmCinematographer2015And Quiet Flows the DonTV mini seriesCinematographer2018BlackoutTV mini seriesCinematographer2019Odessa StreamerTV movieDirector of photography2020The Girls of SummerFilmCinematographer
Awards 2005 – Moskvin Prize at the film festival "Literature and Cinema" in Gatchina for the film Long Farewell 2008 – TEFI Award in the nomination the cinematographer of a television feature film/series for Liquidation 2013 – Professional award of the Association of Film and Television Producers in the field of television cinema in the nomination For the best camera work (TV series Life and Fate) 2015 – Professional award of the Association of Film and Television Producers in the field of television cinema in the nomination For the best camera work (TV series Quiet Don)
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