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Aldo Tonti(1910-1988)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Actor
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Aldo Tonti was born on 2 March 1910 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for The Savage Innocents (1960), Nights of Cabiria (1957) and Barabbas (1961). He died on 7 July 1988 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornMarch 2, 1910
DiedJuly 7, 1988(78)
BornMarch 2, 1910
DiedJuly 7, 1988(78)
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    • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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Known for

The Savage Innocents (1960)
The Savage Innocents
6.8
  • Cinematographer
  • 1960
Giulietta Masina in Nights of Cabiria (1957)
Nights of Cabiria
8.1
  • Cinematographer
  • 1957
Barabbas (1961)
Barabbas
6.9
  • Cinematographer
  • 1961
Van Heflin, Vittorio Gassman, Alberto Lattuada, Viveca Lindfors, and Silvana Mangano in Tempest (1958)
Tempest
6.3
  • Cinematographer
  • 1958

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • William Holden, Michael Caine, Rex Harrison, Omar Sharif, Peter Ustinov, Kabir Bedi, and Beverly Johnson in Ashanti (1979)
    Ashanti
    5.4
    • director of photography
    • 1979
  • Orietta Berti, Maria Grazia Buccella, and Paolo Villaggio in Quando c'era lui... caro lei! (1978)
    Quando c'era lui... caro lei!
    5.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1978
  • Gérard Depardieu, Sylvia Kristel, and Michel Piccoli in René la canne (1977)
    René la canne
    4.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1977
  • L'Italia s'è rotta (1976)
    L'Italia s'è rotta
    5.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1976
  • Nino Manfredi, Stefania Sandrelli, Alberto Sordi, and Paolo Villaggio in Strange Occasion (1976)
    Strange Occasion
    6.2
    • Cinematographer (segment "Italian Superman")
    • 1976
  • Romy Schneider, Victor Lanoux, Philippe Noiret, and Umberto Orsini in A Woman at Her Window (1976)
    A Woman at Her Window
    6.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1976
  • Due cuori, una cappella (1975)
    Due cuori, una cappella
    5.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1975
  • The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975)
    The Count of Monte-Cristo
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1975
  • Tough Guys (1974)
    Tough Guys
    5.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1974
  • Peter Boyle in Crazy Joe (1974)
    Crazy Joe
    6.3
    • director of photography
    • 1974
  • Alena Johnston and Sabine Sun in War Goddess (1973)
    War Goddess
    4.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1973
  • Lee Van Cleef and Tony Lo Bianco in Mean Frank and Crazy Tony (1973)
    Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
    5.9
    • director of photography
    • 1973
  • The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire (1972)
    The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire
    6.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1972
  • The Valachi Papers (1972)
    The Valachi Papers
    6.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1972
  • It Can Be Done Amigo (1972)
    It Can Be Done Amigo
    5.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1972

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Warriors of the Year 2072 (1984)
    Warriors of the Year 2072
    4.8
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1984
  • Lee Marvin in The Klansman (1974)
    The Klansman
    5.3
    • supervising camera operator
    • 1974
  • Henry Fonda, Audrey Hepburn, and Mel Ferrer in War and Peace (1956)
    War and Peace
    6.7
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1956
  • Hell Raiders of the Deep (1953)
    Hell Raiders of the Deep
    6.7
    • underwater camera
    • 1953
  • Marina Berti and Massimo Girotti in The Gates of Heaven (1945)
    The Gates of Heaven
    6.3
    • camera operator
    • 1945
  • Under the Southern Cross (1938)
    Under the Southern Cross
    6.2
    • camera operator
    • 1938
  • Luciano Serra, pilota (1938)
    Luciano Serra, pilota
    5.7
    • assistant camera
    • 1938

Actor

  • Vittorio Gassman in Catch As Catch Can (1967)
    Catch As Catch Can
    5.8
    • 1967
  • Su e giù (1965)
    Su e giù
    4.2
    • (segment "Questione di Principo")
    • 1965
  • Nino Taranto in Anni facili (1953)
    Anni facili
    7.0
    • 1953
  • Eduardo De Filippo, Delia Scala, and Totò in Side Street Story (1950)
    Side Street Story
    7.4
    • Un soldato americano
    • 1950
  • Isa Barzizza, Mario Castellani, Ricky Denver, Harry Feist, Laura Gore, and Totò in I pompieri di Viggiù (1949)
    I pompieri di Viggiù
    5.9
    • Fireman from Genoa (as Fritz Marlat)
    • 1949
  • Come persi la guerra (1947)
    Come persi la guerra
    5.7
    • Fritz - soldato tedesco (as Fritz Marlat)
    • 1947

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Fritz Marlat
  • Born
    • March 2, 1910
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
  • Died
    • July 7, 1988
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(undisclosed)

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  • Trivia
    Prolific neo-realist cinematographer of post-war Italian cinema. A former press photographer, he began in films as camera assistant in 1934. By 1939, he had progressed to full director of photography. Known for his penchant for using actual locations, thus imbuing his work with an authentic feel. Did his best work for Visconti (Obsession (1943)) and Fellini (Nights of Cabiria (1957)).

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