Alexander Salkind (/ˈsælkaɪnd/; 2 June 1921 – 8 March 1997) was a French film producer, the second of three generations of successful international producers.^[1][2]

Salkind was born in theFree City of Danzig toRussian Jewish parents,^[3] Maria and Mikhail Salkind (later Miguel Salkind).^[4][5] His family moved to France, where his father worked as a film producer. Following in his father's footsteps, he produced French films and others in Europe and Hollywood:Austerlitz (1960) directed byAbel Gance,Kafka'sThe Trial (1962) directed byOrson Welles, and 1978'sSuperman starringChristopher Reeve andMargot Kidder. Salkind's double production,The Three Musketeers (1973), closely followed byThe Four Musketeers (1974), led theScreen Actors Guild to issue what became known as the "Salkind Clause", which is intended to guarantee that an acting contract for one film cannot be extended into two films without the consent of the actor.^[6] In 1985,DC Comics named Salkind as one of the honorees in the company's 50th anniversary publicationFifty Who Made DC Great for his work on theSuperman film franchise.^[7]

Alexander Salkind died inNeuilly-sur-Seine in 1997 and was buried in theCimetière de Bagneux in the Parisian suburb ofMontrouge.^[8][3][9]

Salkind's son,Ilya Salkind (b. 1947), is also a film producer.

• Marina (1945 – producer)
• Soltera y con Gemelos (1945 – producer)
• Sinfonia de una vida (1946 – producer; also known asThe Symphony of Life)
• Il moderno Barba Azul (A Modern Bluebeard) (1946 – producer; released in the U.S. asBoom to the Moon)
• Black Jack (1950 – co-producer; also known asCaptain Black Jack)
• The Daughter of the Regiment (1953 – producer; released in Italy asLa figlia del Reggimento, and in the U.S. asThe Daughter of the Regiment)
• Mon coquin de père [fr] (1958 – producer; released in Italy asA Parigi in vacanza, and worldwide asMy Darned Father)
• Austerlitz (1960 – producer; released in the U.S. asThe Battle of Austerlitz, and in Italy asNapoleone ad Austerlitz orLa Battaglia di Austerlitz)
• Romulus and the Sabines (1961 – producer; released in France asL'Enlevement des Sabines, and in Latin America asEl Rapto de las Sabinas)
• The Trial (Le Procès) (1962 – producer, uncredited; released in West Germany asDer Prozess, and in Italy asIl Processo)
• Ballad in Blue (1965 – producer; also known asBlues for Lovers)
• Cervantes (1967 – producer; released in the U.S. asThe Life of Cervantes orYoung Rebel, in France asLes Aventures Extraordinaires de Cervantes, and in Italy asLe Avventure e Gli Amori di Cervantes)
• Hot Line (1967 – producer; released in France asLe Rouble à deux faces)
• The Light at the Edge of the World (1971 – presenter, executive producer)
• Kill! (1971 – producer/presenter; released in the U.S. asKill, Kill, Kill!, in Spain asKill: Matar, and in France asPolice Magnum)
• Bluebeard (1972 – producer/presenter; released in Italy asBarbablu, in West Germany asBlaubart, and in France asBarbe-bleue)
• The Three Musketeers (1973 – producer/presenter; also known asThe Queen's Diamonds)
• The Four Musketeers (1974 – producer/presenter; also known asMilady's Revenge orThe Revenge of Milady)
• Folies bourgeoises (1976 – producer/presenter; released in the U.S. asThe Twist, in West Germany asDie Verruckten Reichen, and in Italy asPazzi Borghesi)
• Crossed Swords (1978 – presenter; also known asThe Prince and the Pauper)
• Superman: The Movie (1978 – presenter)
• Superman II (1980 – presenter; released in the U.S. in 1981)
• Superman III (1983 – presenter)
• Where Is Parsifal? (1983 – presenter, uncredited)
• Supergirl (1984 – presenter)
• Santa Claus: The Movie (1985 – presenter)
• The Rainbow Thief (1990 – executive producer, uncredited)
• Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992 – presenter)
• Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006 – presenter)

• Alexander Salkind atIMDb

• 1921 births
• 1997 deaths
• People from the Free City of Danzig
• Burials at the Cimetière parisien de Bagneux
• French film producers
• French people of Russian descent
• French people of Russian-Jewish descent
• Jewish French film people

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