Tonino Delli Colli (20 November 1923 – 16 August 2005) was an Italian cinematographer.

Biography

Cousin of Franco Delli Colli, Antonio (Tonino) Delli Colli was born in

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, and began work at Rome's Cinecittà studio in

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, at the age of sixteen. By the mid-1940s he was working as a cinematographer and in 1952 shot the first Italian film in colour, '' Totò a colori''. He went on to work with a number of acclaimed and diverse directors including, Sergio Leone ('' The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'', '' Once Upon a Time in the West'' and '' Once Upon a Time in America''),

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('' Death and the Maiden'' and '' Bitter Moon''), Louis Malle ('' Lacombe, Lucien''), Jean-Jacques Annaud ('' The Name of the Rose''), and Federico Fellini, whose last three films he photographed. His collaboration with Pier Paolo Pasolini was especially fruitful: they made twelve films together, including Pasolini's debut '' Accattone'' (1961), '' Mamma Roma'' (1962), '' The Gospel According to St. Matthew'' (1964), '' The Decameron'' (1971), '' The Canterbury Tales'' (1972) and '' Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma'' (1976). Although Della Colli did not work regularly with Lina Wertmuller, his cinematography for Pasqualino Settebelleze (Seven Beauties) was a major career highlight. His last film was Roberto Benigni's '' Life Is Beautiful'' (1997), for which he won his fourth David di Donatello for Best Cinematography. In 2005 he was awarded the American Society of Cinematographers' International Achievement Award. In August of the same year, he died at home in Rome. Tonino Delli Colli died from a heart attack in 2005 at the age of 81 in Rome, Italy. In 2005, Delli Colli was posthumously awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 13th annual Camerimage Film Festival in

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, Poland.

Filmography

Film

Documentary film

Short film

References

External links

"A Lifetime Through the Lens": article from ''American Cinematographer''
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dellicolli, Tonino Italian cinematographers Film people from Rome 1923 births 2005 deaths David di Donatello winners Ciak d'oro winners