Franco Di Giacomo (18 September 1932 – 30 April 2016) was an Italian cinematographer.

Life and career

Born in Amatrice,

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, Di Giacomo started his career as assistant of Aldo Tonti. For many years he worked as an operator, notably collaborating to

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'' and '' Once Upon a Time in the West''. Di Giacomo made his debut as a cinematographer in 1970, with

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's '' Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It''. In 1983, he won the

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for Best Cinematography for

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's '' The Night of the Shooting Stars''. He also worked, among others, with

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. In 2000, Di Giacomo received a Flaiano Prize for his career. In his late years, he was professor of cinematography at the ACT Multimedia Academy in

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. He died on 30 April 2016, at the age of 83.

Selected filmography

* '' Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It'' (1970) * '' When Women Had Tails'' (1970) * '' The Most Beautiful Wife'' (1970) * '' Million Dollar Eel'' (1971) * '' Four Flies on Grey Velvet'' (1971) * '' Who Saw Her Die?'' (1972) * ''

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'' (1973) * '' Polvere di stelle'' (1973) * '' La sbandata'' (1974) * '' Libera, My Love'' (1975) * '' The Sex Machine'' (1975) * '' Duck in Orange Sauce'' (1975) * '' Plot of Fear'' (1976) * '' Tell Me You Do Everything for Me'' (1976) * '' Victory March'' (1976) * '' The Bishop's Bedroom'' (1977) * '' Hitch-Hike'' (1977) * '' They Call Him Bulldozer'' (1978) * '' Amori miei'' (1978) * '' Sahara Cross'' (1978) * '' The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid'' (1979) * '' The Meadow'' (1979) * '' Men or Not Men'' (1980) * '' Everything Happens to Me'' (1980) * '' The Day Christ Died'' (1980) * '' Sweet Dreams'' (1981) * '' Buddy Goes West'' (1981) * '' Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style'' (1982) * '' Amityville II: The Possession'' (1982) * '' The Night of the Shooting Stars'' (1982) * '' Fighting Back'' (1982) * '' The World of Don Camillo'' (1983) * '' Un povero ricco'' (1983) * '' The Mass Is Ended'' (1985) * ''

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'' (1985) * '' Casablanca, Casablanca'' (1985) * '' The Inquiry'' (1986) * '' La Storia'' (1986) * '' Dark Eyes'' (1987) * '' A Boy from Calabria'' (1987) * ''

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'' (1988) * '' Run for Your Life'' (1988) * ''

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'' (1989) * '' 'O Re - The King of Naples'' (1989) * '' Rossini! Rossini!'' (1991) * ''

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'' (1991) * '' A Fine Romance'' (1991) * '' Parenti serpenti'' (1992) * '' The Storm Is Coming'' (1993) * '' Il Postino: The Postman'' (1994) * ''

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'' (1994) * '' Romanzo di un giovane povero'' (1995) * ''

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'' (1996) * '' The Dinner'' (1998) * ''

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'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2001) * '' Luisa Sanfelice'' (2004)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Di Giacomo, Franco 1932 births 2016 deaths People from Amatrice Italian cinematographers David di Donatello winners