Marcello Gatti (9 February 1924 – 26 November 2013)[1] was an Italian cinematographer.
Born in Rome, Gatti started as film operator in early 1940s, then debuted as cinematographer in 1953.[2] In 1943 he was sentenced to five years in prison, then turned into exile, for having defaced a portrait of Benito Mussolini hung on the walls of Cinecittà.[1]
marcello, gatti, february, 1924, november, 2013, italian, cinematographer, born, rome, gatti, started, film, operator, early, 1940s, then, debuted, cinematographer, 1953, 1943, sentenced, five, years, prison, then, turned, into, exile, having, defaced, portrai. Marcello Gatti 9 February 1924 26 November 2013 1 was an Italian cinematographer Born in Rome Gatti started as film operator in early 1940s then debuted as cinematographer in 1953 2 In 1943 he was sentenced to five years in prison then turned into exile for having defaced a portrait of Benito Mussolini hung on the walls of Cinecitta 1 He is probably best known for his collaboration with director Gillo Pontecorvo especially for the experimental cinematography of The Battle of Algiers that was inspired by the cinema verite theory 2 He won five Silver Ribbon for Best Cinematography 1 3 He also worked among others with Roman Polanski Nanni Loy Damiano Damiani Eriprando Visconti Luigi Zampa George P Cosmatos and Sergio Corbucci Gatti has long been the president of the Italian Association of cinematographers Aic 1 References edit a b c d E morto Marcello Gatti fotografo Brando e la Battaglia d Algeri RaiNews 24 26 November 2013 Retrieved 27 November 2013 a b Stefano Masi Dizionario mondiale dei direttori della fotografia Vol A K Recco Le Mani 2007 ISBN 88 8012 387 4 pp 327 330 Enrico Lancia 1998 I premi del cinema Gremese Editore 1998 ISBN 8877422211 External links editMarcello Gatti at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marcello Gatti amp oldid 1107652738, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
