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Gender

Male

Birthday

1910-03-02 (115 years old)

Place of Birth

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Aldo Tonti

Biography:

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

Acting

1967

Catch As Catch Can as Regista (uncredited)

1950

1949

The Firemen of Viggiù as Fireman from Genoa

1947

How I Lost the War as Fritz - soldato tedesco

Camera

1979

Ashanti as Director of Photography

1978

Quando c'era lui... caro lei! as Director of Photography

1977

Rene the Cane as Director of Photography

1976

A Woman at Her Window as Director of Photography
Italy is Rotten as Director of Photography
Strange Occasion as Director of Photography

1975

The Count of Monte-Cristo as Director of Photography
Two hearts, a Chapel as Director of Photography

1974

Three Tough Guys as Director of Photography
Crazy Joe as Director of Photography

1973

War Goddess as Director of Photography
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony as Director of Photography

1972

It Can Be Done Amigo as Director of Photography
The Valachi Papers as Director of Photography
The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire as Director of Photography

1971

The Designated Victim as Director of Photography
A Girl in Australia as Director of Photography

1970

Fortunata y Jacinta as Director of Photography
Upon This Rock as Director of Photography
Brancaleone at the Crusades as Director of Photography
The Deserter as Director of Photography
The Conjugal Debt as Director of Photography
Violent City as Director of Photography

1969

Possibility Zero as Director of Photography

1968

The Black Sheep as Director of Photography
The Young Tigers as Director of Photography
Bandits in Rome as Director of Photography
One Dollar Too Many as Director of Photography

1967

Reflections in a Golden Eye as Director of Photography
Catch As Catch Can as Director of Photography
The Man with the Balloons as Director of Photography

1966

Cast a Giant Shadow as Director of Photography
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die as Director of Photography
The Devil in Love as Director of Photography
The Treasure of San Gennaro as Director of Photography
A... For Assassin as Director of Photography

1965

Casanova '70 as Director of Photography
Su e giù as Director of Photography
Kiss the Other Sheik as Director of Photography

1964

The Castle of the Living Dead as Director of Photography
Slave Trade in the World Today as Director of Photography
The Ape Woman as Director of Photography

1963

To Bed or Not to Bed as Director of Photography

1962

Agostino as Director of Photography
I Love, You Love as Director of Photography

1961

Barabbas as Director of Photography

1960

The Hunchback as Director of Photography
The Savage Innocents as Director of Photography

1959

Winter Holidays as Director of Photography
India: Matri Bhumi as Director of Photography
For the First Time as Director of Photography

1958

Move and I'll Shoot as Director of Photography
Tempest as Director of Photography
Fortunella as Director of Photography

1957

Nights of Cabiria as Director of Photography
It Happened in Rome as Director of Photography

1956

War and Peace as Second Unit Director of Photography

1955

Are We Men or Corporals? as Director of Photography
Totò all'inferno as Director of Photography
L'ultimo amante as Director of Photography
Forbidden as Director of Photography

1954

Orient Express as Director of Photography
Attila as Director of Photography
Where Is Freedom? as Director of Photography
100 Years of Love as Director of Photography

1953

Hell Raiders of the Deep as Underwater Camera
The She-Wolf as Director of Photography
Easy Years as Director of Photography
Hell Raiders of the Deep as Director of Photography
The Unfaithfuls as Director of Photography
The Ship of Condemned Women as Director of Photography

1952

Europe '51 as Director of Photography
Sensualità as Director of Photography

1951

O Comprador de Fazendas as Director of Photography
Santa Brigida as Director of Photography

1950

I cadetti di Guascogna as Director of Photography
L'inafferrabile 12 as Director of Photography
I'm in the Revue as Director of Photography
Il vedovo allegro as Director of Photography
Side Street Story as Director of Photography
Outlaw Girl as Director of Photography

1949

Lure of the Sila as Director of Photography
The Firemen of Viggiù as Director of Photography
The Mill on the Po as Director of Photography
Adam and Eve as Director of Photography
Romanticismo as Director of Photography
Signorinella as Director of Photography

1948

L'amore as Director of Photography
Guaglio as Director of Photography
Woman Trouble as Director of Photography
Without Pity as Director of Photography

1947

The Captain's Daughter as Director of Photography
Flesh Will Surrender as Director of Photography
How I Lost the War as Director of Photography

1946

Peddlin' in Society as Director of Photography
Rome: Free City as Director of Photography
The Bandit as Director of Photography
Pian delle stelle as Director of Photography
The Testimony as Director of Photography
Outcry as Director of Photography

1945

Vivere ancora as Director of Photography
L'abito nero da sposa as Director of Photography
The Gate of Heaven as Director of Photography
In High Places as Director of Photography

1944

Obsession as Director of Photography

1943

Scorned Flesh as Director of Photography

1942

Stasera niente di nuovo as Director of Photography
La donna è mobile as Director of Photography
Headlights in the Fog as Director of Photography
Il mercante di schiave as Director of Photography

1941

Il cavaliere senza nome as Director of Photography
Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto as Director of Photography

1940

Non me lo dire! as Director of Photography
The Knight of Kruja as Director of Photography
Il pirata sono io! as Director of Photography

1939

L'eredità in corsa as Director of Photography
The Little Adventurers as Director of Photography
Diamanti as Director of Photography

Crew

1942

I Live as I Please as Cinematography