Mario Craveri (2 May 1902 – 28 February 1990) was an Italian cinematographer, director and screenwriter. Born in

Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...

, Craveri debuted in 1919 as assistant operator but had his first official credit just in 1923, as "second camera operator" in Henry King's '' The White Sister''. Later dedicated to short documentaries and in 1933 he debuted as cinematographer with the

Giovacchino Forzano Giovacchino Forzano (; 19 November 1884 – 28 October 1970) was an Italian playwright, librettist, stage and film director. A resourceful writer, he authored numerous popular plays and produced opera librettos for most of the major Italian comp ...

's film '' Camicia nera''. He won three

Nastro d'Argento The (plural: ''Nastri d'Argento''; English: Silver Ribbon) is an Italian film award, held since 1946 by the ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' (Italian National Union of Film Journalists). Awards are given annually in ...

for best cinematography for '' Un giorno nella vita'' (1946), '' Green Magic'' (1954) and ''L'impero del sole'' (1957); he was also awarded with a special Nastro d'Argento in 1955 for his use of

CinemaScope CinemaScope is an anamorphic format, anamorphic lens series used, from 1953 to 1967, and less often later, for shooting widescreen films that, crucially, could be screened in theatres using existing equipment, albeit with a lens adapter. Its cr ...

in '' Lost Continent''. In 1961 Craveri made his directorial debut with the drama film '' I sogni muoiono all'alba''.

Selected filmography

* '' Black Shirt'' (1933) * '' Don Cesare di Bazan'' (1942) * '' The Little Teacher'' (1942) * '' The Jester's Supper'' (1942) * '' Men of the Mountain'' (1943) * ''

Without a Flag ''Without a Flag'' () is a 1951 Italian drama film directed by Lionello De Felice and starring Massimo Serato, Paolo Stoppa and Walter Rilla. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo ...

'' (1951) * '' Four Red Roses'' (1951) * '' The Beach'' (1954) * ''

Dreams Die at Dawn ''Dreams Die at Dawn'' () is a 1961 Italian drama film directed by Mario Craveri, Enrico Gras and Indro Montanelli.Goble p.331 It is set during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Cast * Lea Massari as Anna Miklos * Ivo Garrani Ivo Garrani ...

'' (1961)

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* 1902 births 1990 deaths Italian cinematographers Italian film directors 20th-century Italian screenwriters Film people from Turin Nastro d'Argento winners Italian male screenwriters 20th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-film-bio-stub