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- Massimo Dallamano was born on April 17, 1917 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was a cinematographer and writer, known for Tierra mágica (1959), A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and What Have You Done to Solange? (1972). He died on November 14, 1976 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- He was also active in Spanish cinema. He shot Francisco Rovira Beleta's film Los Tarantos, which was nominated for Best Foreign-Language Film at the 36th Academy Awards.
- In 1967, he made his narrative film directorial debut with another Spaghetti Western, "Bandidos". He went on to direct a dozen more films, including poliziotteschi, giallo, horror, and erotic films.
- Dallamano began in the 1940s as cameraman for documentaries and commercials, and after the war he became a cinematographer, specializing in adventure films.
- Dallamano died at age 59 in a car accident, several months after the release of his film "Colt 38 Special Squad" (1976). His next film was intended to be "Red Rings of Fear", which was ultimately directed by Alberto Negrin. Dallamano retained a posthumous screenwriting credit.
- He is best known for his work on Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy, and for directing several giallo and poliziotteschi films during the 1970s.
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