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Stelvio Massi(1929-2004)

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Stelvio Massi was born on 26 March 1929 in Civitanova Marche, Italy. He was a cinematographer and director, known for A Fistful of Dollars (1964), Emergency Squad (1974) and Fearless (1978). He died on 26 March 2004 in Velletri, Italy.
BornMarch 26, 1929
DiedMarch 26, 2004(75)
BornMarch 26, 1929
DiedMarch 26, 2004(75)
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Known for

A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
A Fistful of Dollars
7.9
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Steve Rock)
  • 1964
Emergency Squad (1974)
Emergency Squad
6.1
  • Director
  • 1974
Maurizio Merli in Fearless (1978)
Fearless
5.6
  • Director
  • 1978
High Risk (1993)
High Risk
4.8
  • Cinematographer(as Stefano Catalano)
  • 1993

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Rob Freeman in Deadly Weapon (1995)
    Deadly Weapon
    4.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1995
  • Il quinto giorno (1994)
    Il quinto giorno
    3.6
    • Cinematographer (as Stefano Catalano)
    • 1994
  • Ready to Kill (1994)
    Ready to Kill
    4.8
    • Cinematographer (as Stefano Catalano)
    • 1994
  • Balkan Runner (1994)
    Balkan Runner
    5.0
    • Cinematographer (as Stefano Catalano)
    • 1994
  • High Risk (1993)
    High Risk
    4.8
    • Cinematographer (as Stefano Catalano)
    • 1993
  • L'urlo della verità (1992)
    L'urlo della verità
    4.6
    • Cinematographer (as Stefano Catalano)
    • 1992
  • Tinì Cansino in Arabella: Black Angel (1989)
    Arabella: Black Angel
    5.3
    • Cinematographer (as Stefano Catalano)
    • 1989
  • Taxi Killer (1988)
    Taxi Killer
    5.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1988
  • Hell's Heroes (1987)
    Hell's Heroes
    4.2
    • Cinematographer (as Rick Goldamn)
    • 1987
  • Fred Williamson in Mean Johnny Barrows (1975)
    Cobra nero
    4.4
    • director of photography (as Stefano Catalano)
    • 1987
  • T.I.R. (1987)
    T.I.R.
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1987
  • Droga sterco di Dio (1987)
    Droga sterco di Dio
    6.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1987
  • Savage World Today (1985)
    Savage World Today
    4.6
    • Cinematographer (as Max Steel)
    • 1985
  • Mario Merola in Torna (1984)
    Torna
    6.2
    • Cinematographer (as Stefano Catalano)
    • 1984
  • Ida Di Benedetto and Mario Merola in Guapparia (1983)
    Guapparia
    5.0
    • Cinematographer (as Stefano Catalano)
    • 1983

Director

  • Il quinto giorno (1994)
    Il quinto giorno
    3.6
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Balkan Runner (1994)
    Balkan Runner
    5.0
    • Director (as Max Steel)
    • 1994
  • High Risk (1993)
    High Risk
    4.8
    • Director (as Max Steel)
    • 1993
  • Mondo Cane, Teil IV (1992)
    Mondo Cane, Teil IV
    4.4
    Video
    • Director
    • 1992
  • L'urlo della verità (1992)
    L'urlo della verità
    4.6
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Gesichter des Todes V (1991)
    Gesichter des Todes V
    3.8
    Video
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Tinì Cansino in Arabella: Black Angel (1989)
    Arabella: Black Angel
    5.3
    • Director (as Max Steel)
    • 1989
  • Taxi Killer (1988)
    Taxi Killer
    5.6
    • Director (as Max Steel)
    • 1988
  • Hell's Heroes (1987)
    Hell's Heroes
    4.2
    • Director (as Max Steel)
    • 1987
  • Fred Williamson in Mean Johnny Barrows (1975)
    Cobra nero
    4.4
    • directed by
    • 1987
  • T.I.R. (1987)
    T.I.R.
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Droga sterco di Dio (1987)
    Droga sterco di Dio
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Savage World Today (1985)
    Savage World Today
    4.6
    • Director (as Max Steel)
    • 1985
  • Mario Merola in Torna (1984)
    Torna
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Ida Di Benedetto and Mario Merola in Guapparia (1983)
    Guapparia
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1983

Camera and Electrical Department

  • In a Colt's Shadow (1965)
    In a Colt's Shadow
    5.9
    • cinematography supervisor
    • 1965
  • A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
    A Fistful of Dollars
    7.9
    • camera operator (as Steve Rock)
    • 1964
  • Massacre at Grand Canyon (1964)
    Massacre at Grand Canyon
    4.8
    • camera operator
    • 1964
  • Walter Chiari, Peppino De Filippo, Totò, and Franca Valeri in Gli onorevoli (1963)
    Gli onorevoli
    6.7
    • camera operator
    • 1963
  • Concilio Ecumenico Vaticano II: 11 ottobre 1962 (1963)
    Concilio Ecumenico Vaticano II: 11 ottobre 1962
    • camera operator
    • 1963
  • Totò in Il monaco di Monza (1963)
    Il monaco di Monza
    6.4
    • camera operator
    • 1963
  • Gino Cervi, Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, and Totò in The Shortest Day (1963)
    The Shortest Day
    5.8
    • camera operator
    • 1963
  • Totò in Lo smemorato di Collegno (1962)
    Lo smemorato di Collegno
    6.5
    • camera operator
    • 1962
  • Peppino De Filippo, Aldo Fabrizi, Erminio Macario, and Nino Taranto in The Four Monks (1962)
    The Four Monks
    6.1
    • camera operator
    • 1962
  • Steve Reeves in The Slave (1962)
    The Slave
    5.9
    • camera operator
    • 1962
  • Totò in Totò diabolicus (1962)
    Totò diabolicus
    6.7
    • camera operator
    • 1962
  • Vittorio De Sica and Totò in I due marescialli (1961)
    I due marescialli
    7.1
    • camera operator
    • 1961
  • Steve Reeves and Gordon Scott in Duel of the Titans (1961)
    Duel of the Titans
    5.8
    • camera operator
    • 1961
  • Gordon Scott and Yôko Tani in Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World (1961)
    Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World
    4.8
    • camera operator
    • 1961
  • Geoffrey Horne and Robert Morley in Joseph and His Brethren (1961)
    Joseph and His Brethren
    5.4
    • camera operator
    • 1961

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Stefano Catalano
  • Born
    • March 26, 1929
    • Civitanova Marche, Italy
  • Died
    • March 26, 2004
    • Velletri, Italy
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 2 Articles

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