Aldo Tonti

Camera Mar 2, 1910 Jul 7, 1988 (aged 78) Rome, Lazio, Italy

Aldo Tonti (2 March 1910 – 2 July 1988) was an Italian cinematographer.

Born in Rome, Tonti started his career as photographer, then entered the industry of cinema as assistant camera operator. He debuted as cinematographer in 1939, with Piccoli naufraghi by Flavio Calzavara; his first important work was Ossessione by Luchino Visconti. His works include films by Federico Fellini, King Vidor, Richard Fleischer, Roberto Rossellini, John Huston, Alberto Lattuada, Mario Monicelli, Sergio Sollima, Pietro Germi, Dino Risi, Marco Ferreri. In 1961 he won a Silver Ribbon for best cinematography for Nicholas Ray's The Savage Innocents. Tonti retired in 1982.

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4 Acting Credits

120 Crew Credits

Aldo Tonti

Acting

Side Street Story

The Firemen of Viggiù

Catch As Catch Can

How I Lost the War

Crew

Nights of Cabiria

War and Peace

Obsession

The Treasure of San Gennaro

The Count of Monte-Cristo

Barabbas

Brancaleone at the Crusades

Europa '51

Reflections in a Golden Eye

The Valachi Papers

Violent City

A Girl in Australia