Aldo Tonti
Aldo Tonti (2 March 1910 – 2 July 1988) was an Italian cinematographer. Born in Rome, Tonti started his career as photographer, then entered the industry of cinema as assistant camera operator. He debuted as cinematographer in 1939, with Piccoli naufraghi by Flavio Calzavara; his first important work was Ossessione by Luchino Visconti. His works include films by Federico Fellini, King Vidor, Richard Fleischer, Roberto Rossellini, John Huston, Alberto Lattuada, Mario Monicelli, Sergio Sollima, Pietro Germi, Dino Risi, Marco Ferreri. In 1961 he won a Silver Ribbon for best cinematography for Nicholas Ray's The Savage Innocents. Tonti retired in 1982. Source: Article "Aldo Tonti" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
- Known for
- Camera
- Born
- 1910-03-02 · Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Died
- 1988-07-07
Known for
- Nights of Cabiria (1957) — Director of Photography
- War and Peace (1956) — Second Unit Director of Photography
- Obsession (1943) — Director of Photography
- The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975) — Director of Photography
- The Treasure of San Gennaro (1966) — Director of Photography
- Barabbas (1961) — Director of Photography
- Brancaleone at the Crusades (1970) — Director of Photography
- Europa '51 (1952) — Director of Photography
- Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) — Director of Photography
- The Valachi Papers (1972) — Director of Photography
- Violent City (1970) — Director of Photography
- A Girl in Australia (1971) — Director of Photography
- It Can Be Done Amigo (1972) — Director of Photography
- L'Amore (1948) — Director of Photography
- Cast a Giant Shadow (1966) — Director of Photography
- The Ape Woman (1964) — Director of Photography