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Pasqualino De Santis

Camera

Born April 24, 1927 · Fondi, Lazio, Italy

Died June 23, 1996

Also known as Pasquale De Santis · Pasquale De Sanctis · Pasquale de Santis

Biography

Pasquale "Pasqualino" De Santis (24 April 1927 – 23 June 1996) was an Italian cinematographer. Born in Fondi, he was the brother of film director Giuseppe De Santis. They worked together in Non c'è pace tra gli ulivi, Uomini e lupi (1956), La strada lunga un anno (1958) and La garçonnière (1960). He collaborated with Francesco Rosi in C'era una volta (1967), Uomini contro (1970), Il caso Mattei (1972), Lucky Luciano (1974), Cristo si è fermato a Eboli (1979), Tre fratelli (1981), Carmen (1984), Cronaca di una morte annunciata (1987), Diario napoletano (1992) and La tregua (1996), filmed in Ukraine, where he died. He worked with Luchino Visconti (La caduta degli dei, 1969; Death in Venice, 1971; Conversation Piece, 1974; L'Innocente, 1976), Federico Fellini (Fellini: A Director's Notebook, 1969), Joseph L. Mankiewicz (The Honey Pot, 1966), Vittorio De Sica (Amanti, 1968), Joseph Losey (The Assassination of Trotsky, 1972), Carlo Lizzani (Torino nera, 1972), Robert Bresson (Lancelot du Lac, 1974; Le diable probablement, 1977; L'Argent, 1982), Ettore Scola (A Special Day, 1977; La terrazza, 1980), Giuliano Montaldo (Marco Polo, 1982). Description above from the Wikipedia article Pasqualino De Santis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • BAFTA AwardBest Cinematography · 1972
  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 1969
  • Academy Awards
  • David di Donatello
  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 1969 · nominated

Filmography28 titles

A Special Day

1977Director of Photography

1963Camera Operator

La Notte

1961Camera Operator

L'Eclisse

1962Camera Operator

The Mattei Affair

1972Director of Photography

Salvatore Giuliano

1962Camera Operator

Romeo and Juliet

1968Director of Photography

Hands Over the City

1963Camera Operator

Conversation Piece

1974Director of Photography

Christ Stopped at Eboli

1979Director of Photography

Death in Venice

1971Director of Photography

Juliet of the Spirits

1965Camera Operator

The Moment of Truth

1965Director of Photography

L'Argent

1983Director of Photography

Verdi: Rigoletto

1982Director of Photography

The Innocent

1976Director of Photography

The Devil, Probably

1977Director of Photography

Illustrious Corpses

1976Director of Photography

The 10th Victim

1965Camera Operator

The Honey Pot

1967Assistant Camera

Lancelot of the Lake

1974Director of Photography

The Truce

1997Director of Photography

Eva

1962Camera Operator

A Month by the Lake

1995Director of Photography

Sheena: Queen of the Jungle

1984Director of Photography

Messalina

1960Camera Operator

The Assassination of Trotsky

1972Director of Photography

A Place for Lovers

1968Director of Photography