CINEMATOGRAPHER · BORN 1917 · DIED 1976
Massimo Dallamano
- Born
- 17 April 1917
- Died
- 4 November 1976
- Known for
- Per qualche dollaro in più (1965)
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Massimo Dallamano (17 April 1917 – 4 November 1976) was a director best known for Per qualche dollaro in più.
9 Interesting Facts About Massimo Dallamano
Interesting Facts (3)
- #001
In 1967 he made his debut as a narrative film director with another Spaghetti Western, "Bandidos". He went on to direct a dozen more films, among them poliziotteschi, giallo, horror and erotic films.
- #002
Dallamano died in a car accident at the age of 59, a few months after the premiere of "Colt 38 Special Squad" (1976). His next film was to have been "Red Rings of Fear", directed by Alberto Negrin. Dallamano retained his screenwriting credit posthumously.
- #003
In 1969 he shot "Venus in Fur", a heavily censored film that was released in Italy only in 1973 under the title "Venere nuda" and eventually re-released, heavily cut, as "Le malizie di Venere".
Behind the Scenes (1)
- #004
Dallamano began work in the 1940s as a cameraman on documentaries and commercials, and after the war became a cinematographer specializing in adventure films.
Career & Awards (4)
- #005
Massimo Dallamano was also active in Spanish cinema. He shot Francisco Rovira Beleta's Los Tarantos, which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 36th Academy Awards.
- #006
His best-known work as a cinematographer was on Sergio Leone's landmark Spaghetti Westerns A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and For a Few Dollars More (1965). Christopher Frayling highlights Dallamano's contributions to these films' distinctive visual style, including the use of widescreen compositions and Renaissance-style lighting effects in close-ups.
- #007
Throughout his career, Dallamano was sometimes credited under the pseudonyms Max Dillman (also spelled Dillmann) and Jack Dalmas.
- #008
In 1959 he co-directed the travel documentary Tierra mágica, which was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 9th Berlin International Film Festival.
Life & Family (1)
- #009
He is known for his work on Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy and for directing many giallo and poliziotteschi films in the 1970s.
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