Tonti, Aldo, 1910-1988

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Tonti, Aldo, 1910-1988
Date of birth
1910-03-02
Date of death
1988-07-07
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 2679276
Wikidata: Q957569
Library of congress: no2003083365
HAI10: 000279309
Sources of Information
  • Rossellini, R. India, 1998:title frame (Aldo Tonti, cinematography)
  • Internet movie database, Aug. 20, 2003(Aldo Tonti; b. 2 Mar. 1910, Rome, Italy; d. 7 July 1988, Rome, Italy; cinematographer)
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Wikipedia description:

Aldo Tonti (2 March 1910 – 2 July 1988) was an Italian cinematographer. Born in Rome, Tonti started his career as photographer, then entered the film industry as an assistant camera operator. He debuted as a 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.

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