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Gianni Di Venanzo

Personal Information

Known ForCamera
GenderMale
Born / DiedDec 18, 1920 (Died at 46)
Zodiac Sign♐Sagittarius
Place of BirthTeramo, Abruzzi, Italy
Career Span1943 – 1966
Known Credits58 Titles
Official Links
CameraPopularity Score 0.5

Gianni Di Venanzo

Total Works

58

58 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.8 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Gianni Di Venanzo (18 December 1920, Teramo, Abruzzo – 3 February 1966, Rome), was an Italian cinematographer. Di Venanzo was one of the leading Italian post-war cinematographers with the unique distinction to be part of the neo-realist, post neo-realist and modern schools in Italian Cinema. He collaborated with several notable directors, working on Michelangelo Antonioni's L'amore in città (Love in the City), Le Amiche (The Girlfriends), Il Grido (The Outcry), La Notte (Night) and L'Eclisse (The Eclipse), Francesco Rosi's La sfida (The Challenge), I Magliari (The Magliari), Salvatore Giuliano, Le mani sulla città (Hands Over the City), and Il momento della verità (The Moment of Truth), Federico Fellini's 8½ and Giulietta degli spiriti (Juliet of the Spirits) and Joseph Losey's Eva. His last film was Joseph L. Mankiewicz's The Honey Pot (1967). His work with Michelangelo Antonioni, Francesco Rosi and Federico Fellini made him one of the leading European masters of the camera of the middle part of the century. His career was cut short when he died in Rome of viral hepatitis at the age of 45. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gianni Di Venanzo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

8½
8.1
8½
1963•movie
Role: Director of Photography
Big Deal on Madonna Street
8.1
Role: Director of Photography
La Notte
7.9
La Notte
1961•movie
Role: Director of Photography
L'Eclisse
7.6
L'Eclisse
1962•movie
Role: Director of Photography

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 58 titles featuring Gianni Di Venanzo

8½
8.1
8½
1963•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Big Deal on Madonna Street
8.1

Role: Director of Photography

La Notte
7.9
La Notte
1961•movie

Role: Director of Photography

L'Eclisse
7.6
L'Eclisse
1962•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Juliet of the Spirits
7.2

Role: Director of Photography

Obsession
7.5
Obsession
1943•movie

Role: Camera Operator

Miracle in Milan
7.3
Miracle in Milan
1951•movie

Role: Camera Operator

The 10th Victim
6.7
The 10th Victim
1965•movie

Role: Director of Photography

La Terra Trema
7.8
La Terra Trema
1949•movie

Role: Camera Operator

Il Grido
7.5
Il Grido
1957•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Hands Over the City
7.4

Role: Director of Photography

Salvatore Giuliano
7.5
Salvatore Giuliano
1962•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Le Amiche
6.7
Le Amiche
1955•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Law Is the Law
7.2
The Law Is the Law
1958•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Honey Pot
6.5
The Honey Pot
1967•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Love in the City
6.5
Love in the City
1953•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Eva
6.0
Eva
1962•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Bebo's Girl
6.4
Bebo's Girl
1964•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Basilisks
7.6
The Basilisks
1963•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Bachelor
6.4
The Bachelor
1955•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Swindlers
6.2
The Swindlers
1959•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Kiss the Other Sheik
6.4

Role: Director of Photography

Chronicle of Poor Lovers
6.8

Role: Director of Photography

Attention! Bandits!
6.1

Role: Director of Photography

The Moment of Truth
7.1

Role: Director of Photography

Time of Indifference
6.2

Role: Director of Photography

...And Suddenly It's Murder!
6.5

Role: Director of Photography

The Challenge
6.7
The Challenge
1958•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Abandoned
7.0
Abandoned
1955•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Moment of Truth
6.0

Role: Director of Photography

Days of Glory
6.3
Days of Glory
1945•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Girls of San Frediano
5.4

Role: Director of Photography

Howlers of the Dock
5.1

Role: Director of Photography

Tragic Hunt
6.6
Tragic Hunt
1947•movie

Role: Camera Operator

The Dolphins
6.6
The Dolphins
1960•movie

Role: Director of Photography

High Infidelity
5.3
High Infidelity
1964•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Policeman on Horseback
6.1

Role: Director of Photography

Piece of the Sky
6.5
Piece of the Sky
1958•movie

Role: Director of Photography

South Wind
7.7
South Wind
1959•movie

Role: Director of Photography

My Wife's Enemy
5.6
My Wife's Enemy
1959•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Magic of Fellini
3.5

as Self (archive footage)

Kean: Genius or Scoundrel
7.3

Role: Director of Photography

Woman Is a Wonderful Thing
7.6

Role: Director of Photography

At the Edge of the City
7.0

Role: Director of Photography

The Awakening
6.9
The Awakening
1956•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Last Sequence
6.3
The Last Sequence
2003•movie

as Self (voice) (archive footage)

Il morbidone
3.7
Il morbidone
1965•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Marcello, una vita dolce
5.2

as Self (archive footage)

Foreign Earth
5.8
Foreign Earth
1954•movie

Role: Cinematography

A Mandarin for Teo
6.0
A Mandarin for Teo
1960•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Sunset in Naples
9.0
Sunset in Naples
1956•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Venetian Honeymoon
6.5
Venetian Honeymoon
1959•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Nel blu dipinto di blu
8.0

Role: Director of Photography

Terrore sulla città
7.0

Role: Cinematography

Rascel-Fifì
8.0
Rascel-Fifì
1957•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Defend My Love
9.0
Defend My Love
1956•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Rascel Marine
10.0
Rascel Marine
1958•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Women and Soldiers
7.0
Women and Soldiers
1955•movie

Role: Director of Photography