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as an assistant camera operator. He debuted as a cinematographer in 1939, with ''Piccoli naufraghi'' by

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; his first important work was '' Ossessione'' by

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for best cinematography for

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's ''

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''. Tonti retired in 1982.

Selected filmography

* '' Odette'' (1934) * '' Under the Southern Cross'' (1938) * '' Cardinal Messias'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1939) * '' Hurricane in the Tropics'' (1939) * '' The Cavalier from Kruja'' (1940) * '' The Pirate's Dream'' (1940) * ''

Caravaggio Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (also Michele Angelo Merigi or Amerighi da Caravaggio; 29 September 1571 – 18 July 1610), known mononymously as Caravaggio, was an Italian painter active in Rome for most of his artistic life. During the fina ...

'' (1941) * ''

Blood Wedding ''Blood Wedding'' () is a tragedy by Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. It was written in 1932 and first performed at Teatro Beatriz in Madrid in March 1933, then later that year in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The play is set in rural Spa ...

'' (1941) *''

Headlights in the Fog ''Headlights in the Fog'' () is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Gianni Franciolini and starring Fosco Giachetti, Luisa Ferida and Antonio Centa. The film's art direction was by Camillo Del Signore. It was made at the Palatino Studios in Ro ...

'' (1942) *'' I Live as I Please'' (1942) *''

Bengasi Benghazi () () is the List of cities in Libya, second-most-populous city in Libya as well as the largest city in Cyrenaica, with an estimated population of 859,000 in 2023. Located on the Gulf of Sidra in the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean, Ben ...

'' (1942) * '' Nothing New Tonight'' (1942) * '' Ossessione'' (1943) * '' The Champion'' (1943) * ''

A Living Statue ''A Living Statue'' () is a 1943 Italian drama film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and starring Laura Solari, Fosco Giachetti and Camillo Pilotto.Gundle p.215 The film's sets were designed by the art director Cesare Pavani. It was shot at the ...

'' (1943) * '' A Little Wife'' (1943) * '' In High Places'' (1943) * '' The Gates of Heaven'' (1945) * '' The Testimony'' (1946) * '' The Bandit'' (1946) * ''

The Sun Still Rises ''The Sun Still Rises'' () also known as ''Outcry'' is a 1946 Italian neorealist war-drama film directed by Aldo Vergano and starring Elli Parvo, Massimo Serato and Lea Padovani. It was one of two films produced by the ANPI movement along ...

'' (1946) * '' Rome, Free City'' (1946) * ''

Peddlin' in Society ''Peddlin' in Society'' or ''Down With Riches!'' () is a 1946 Italian romance-drama film directed by Gennaro Righelli. it was a loose sequel to the 1945 film '' Down with Misery'' by the same director and also starring Magnani. Cast *Anna Ma ...

'' (1946) * '' Flesh Will Surrender'' (1947) * ''

The Captain's Daughter ''The Captain's Daughter'' () is a historical novel by the Russian writer Alexander Pushkin. It was first published in 1836 in the fourth issue of the literary journal '' Sovremennik'' and is his only completed novel. The novel is a romanticize ...

'' (1947) * '' Without Pity'' (1948) * '' Hey Boy'' (1948) * '' The Wolf of the Sila'' (1949) * ''

The Firemen of Viggiù ''The Firemen of Viggiù'' () is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Nino Taranto. Plot In the village of Viggiù, the men of the local volunteer fire brigade, believing their famous song "The Firemen of Viggiù" a ...

'' (1949) * ''

The Mill on the Po ''The Mill on the Po'' () is a 1949 Italian historical drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada and starring Carla Del Poggio, Jacques Sernas and Mario Besesti. It is based on the third part of the novel of the same name by Riccardo Bacchelli. It ...

'' (1949) * ''

Little Lady ''Little Lady'' () is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Gino Bechi, Antonella Lualdi and Aroldo Tieri. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome and on location around Introdacqua in L'Aquila. The film's set ...

'' (1949) * ''

Outlaw Girl ''Il Brigante Musolino'' (Italian: ''The Brigand Musolino''), released in the US as ''Outlaw Girl'', is a 1950 Italy, Italian crime drama film inspired by the life of the Calabrian outlaw Giuseppe Musolino. It was directed and written by Mario Cam ...

'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1950) * ''

Side Street Story ''Side Street Story'' ( , meaning "Millionaire Naples") is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Eduardo De Filippo, who wrote upon which the film is based. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Naples, 1942. People are in ...

'' (1950) * ''

The Cadets of Gascony ''The Cadets of Gascony'' (Italian: ''I cadetti di Guascogna'') is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Walter Chiari, Carlo Campanini and Mario Riva. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome, with sets designed by ...

'' (1950) * ''

The Merry Widower ''The Merry Widower'' () is a 1929 German comedy film directed by Robert Land and starring Harry Liedtke, La Jana, Alice Roberts.Bock & Bergfelder p. 392 The film's sets were designed by Robert Neppach. It is not to be confused with the 1908 ...

'' (1950) *'' The Elusive Twelve'' (1950) * ''

Europe '51 ''Europe '51'' (), also known as ''The Greatest Love'', is a 1952 Italian neorealist film directed by Roberto Rossellini, starring Ingrid Bergman and Alexander Knox. The film follows an industrialist's wife who, after the death of her young son ...

'' (1952) * '' Easy Years '' (1953) * '' The Unfaithfuls'' (1953) * ''

The Ship of Condemned Women ''The Ship of Condemned Women'' () is a 1953 Italian historical adventure-melodrama film written and directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Kerima, May Britt and Ettore Manni. It is loosely based on the novel ''Histoire de 130 femmes'' by ...

'' (1953) * '' La lupa'' (1953) * ''

Where Is Freedom? ''Where Is Freedom?'' () is a 1954 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Roberto Rossellini. The film had a troubled production because, after shooting some scenes, Rossellini lost interest in the film and abandoned the set. The work was complet ...

'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1954) * '' Are We Men or Corporals?'' (1955) * ''

Nights of Cabiria ''Nights of Cabiria'' () is a 1957 drama film co-written and directed by Federico Fellini. The film features Giulietta Masina as Cabiria, a sex worker living in Rome. The cast also features François Périer and Amedeo Nazzari. The film is ba ...

'' (1957) * '' Souvenirs d'Italie'' (1957) * '' Tempest'' (1958) * '' Move and I'll Shoot'' (1958) * '' Fortunella'' (1958) * '' Winter Holidays'' (1959) * '' The Hunchback of Rome'' (1960) * ''

'' (1960) * ''

Under Ten Flags ''Under Ten Flags'' () is a 1960 Italian-American war film directed by Duilio Coletti and starring Van Heflin, Charles Laughton, and Mylène Demongeot. It was entered into the 10th Berlin International Film Festival. Plot Loosely based on act ...

'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1961) * ''

Damon and Pythias The story of Damon (; , gen. Δάμωνος) and Pythias (; or ; or Phintias, ) is a legend in Greek historic writings illustrating the Pythagorean ideal of friendship. Pythias is accused of and charged with plotting against the tyrannical Dion ...

'' (1962) * '' Agostino'' (1962) * '' Il diavolo'' (1963) * '' Kali Yug: Goddess of Vengeance'' (1963) * '' The Ape Woman'' (1964) * ''

The Man, the Woman and the Money ''Kiss the Other Sheik'' (, also known as ''The Man, the Woman and the Money'') is a 1965 Italian comedy film in three segments, directed by Eduardo De Filippo, Marco Ferreri, and Luciano Salce. It stars Marcello Mastroianni, Virna Lisi, Catherine ...

'' (1965) * ''

Treasure of San Gennaro ''Treasure of San Gennaro'' () is a 1966 Italian comedy film starring Nino Manfredi, Senta Berger, Totò and Claudine Auger. Directed by Dino Risi, it is the story of a heist gone wrong. It won a Silver Prize at the 5th Moscow International Film ...

'' (1966) * '' The Devil in Love'' (1966) * '' If All the Women in the World'' (1966) * ''

Cast a Giant Shadow ''Cast a Giant Shadow'' is a 1966 American action film based on the life of Colonel Mickey Marcus, and stars Kirk Douglas, Senta Berger, Yul Brynner, John Wayne, Frank Sinatra and Angie Dickinson. Melville Shavelson adapted, produced and di ...

'' (1966) * '' Catch as Catch Can'' (1967) * '' Reflections in a Golden Eye'' (1967) * '' Bandits in Rome'' (1968) * '' The Black Sheep'' (1968) * '' Violent City'' (1970) * ''

Brancaleone at the Crusades ''Brancaleone at the Crusades'' () is an Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and released in 1970, the sequel to ''L'armata Brancaleone''. Plot The film starts where ''L'armata Brancaleone'' has ended. Brancaleone da Norcia leads the ...

'' (1970) * '' A Girl in Australia'' (1971) * '' The Designated Victim'' (1971) * ''

The Deserter The Deserter or Deserter(s) may refer to: Film and television * ''The Deserter'' (1912 film), a silent film by Thomas H. Ince * ''The Deserter'' (1933 film), a film by Vsevolod Pudovkin * ''The Deserter'' (1970 film), a film by Burt Kennedy * ...

'' (1971) * '' The Valachi Papers'' (1972) * '' It Can Be Done Amigo'' (1972) * ''

War Goddess ''War Goddess'' (also known as ''The Amazons'' and ''The Bare-Breasted Warriors'') is a 1973 adventure film directed by Terence Young and starring Alena Johnston, Sabine Sun, Rosanna Yanni, Helga Liné, and Luciana Paluzzi. It was a co-produc ...

'' (1973) * ''

Mean Frank and Crazy Tony ''Mean Frank and Crazy Tony'' ( or ) is a 1973 crime-comedy film directed by Michele Lupo, and starring Lee Van Cleef, Tony Lo Bianco and Edwige Fenech. Plot Tony Breda, whilst well-respected in his Italian town, is a small-time criminal who id ...

'' (1973) * ''

Three Tough Guys ''Three Tough Guys'' (also known as ''Tough Guys'') is a 1974 crime-action film directed by Duccio Tessari. It stars Lino Ventura, Fred Williamson and Isaac Hayes, who also composed the soundtrack. It is a coproduction between United States, Ital ...

'' (1974) * '' Crazy Joe'' (1974) * ''

The Count of Monte Cristo ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' () is an adventure novel by the French writer Alexandre Dumas. It was serialised from 1844 to 1846, and published in book form in 1846. It is one of his most popular works, along with ''The Three Musketeers'' (184 ...

'' (1975) * '' Due cuori, una cappella'' (1975) * ''

Strange Occasion ''Quelle strane occasioni'', internationally released as ''Strange Occasion'', is a 1976 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Luigi Magni. Loy didn't accept to sign his segment, ''Italian Superman'', that resul ...

'' (1976) * '' A Woman at Her Window'' (1976) * '' Ashanti'' (1979)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tonti, Aldo Film people from Rome Italian cinematographers Nastro d'Argento winners 1910 births 1988 deaths