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Marcello Gatti

Born February 9, 1924 · Rome, Italy

Died November 26, 2013 · aged 89

Marcello Gatti (Rome, February 9, 1924 - Rome, November 26, 2013) was an Italian cinematographer. He was one of Italy's most important cinematographers. During his long career, he won five Nastri d'argento, photographed two Oscar-nominated films The Battle of Algiers by Gillo Pontecorvo and The Four Days of Naples by Nanni Loy, and another Palme d'Or at Cannes Chronicle of the Embers years; he wo…

Known For

The Battle of Algiers

The Battle of Algiers · 1966

The Battle of Algiers

Former petty criminal Ali la Pointe becomes a commander of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directing a guerilla insurgency against the colonial French occupation. Paratrooper commander Colonel Phillippe Mathieu, a veteran of World War II and the First Indochina War, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings.

The Salamander

The Salamander · 1981

MovieThrillerMystery

An Italian policeman investigates a series of murders involving people in prominent positions. Left behind at each murder scene is a drawing of a salamander. The policeman begins to suspect these murders are linked to a plot to seize control of the government.

The Con Artists

The Con Artists · 1976

The Con Artists

MovieComedyCrime

Belle Duke, in order to get revenge on her former lover Philip Bang, organizes his jail break. But instead of Philip, it is the Italian Felice Brianza, AKAS Felix, who escapes. Now Felix is obliged to help Philip to escape. He succeeds and the two join to defraud Belle. The swindle plot become more complicated when Felix falls in love for Philip's daughter.

What?

A young American woman traveling through Italy finds herself in a strange Mediterranean villa where nothing seems quite right.

The Anonymous Venetian

The Anonymous Venetian · 1970

The Anonymous Venetian

MovieDramaRomance

Without mentioning the reason, Venetian musician Enrico invites his ex-wife Valeria to visit him, and her heart is broken again during their last days together.

Kapo

Determined to survive at any price, Edith, a young Jewish woman deported to an extermination camp, manages to survive by accepting the role of kapo, a privileged prisoner whose mission is to ruthlessly guard other prisoners.

Three Tigers Against Three Tigers

Three Tigers Against Three Tigers · 1977

Three Tigers Against Three Tigers

Don Cimbolano - a priest in a small town. Oscar - a offender escaped from prison. Philip - attorney loser. They don't lose heart and find ways out of the most incredible situations.

Il bell'Antonio

Il bell'Antonio · 1960

Il bell'Antonio

Problems arise for Antonio Magnano when he is unable to consummate his marriage to the beautiful Barbara Puglisi and his virility is called into question. Despite the fact that he loves his beautiful wife and they have otherwise been happily married for a year, his problem becomes a source of contention for all concerned.

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The Battle of Algiers

The Battle of Algiers · 1966

The Battle of Algiers

Former petty criminal Ali la Pointe becomes a commander of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directing a guerilla insurgency against the colonial French occupation. Paratrooper commander Colonel Phillippe Mathieu, a veteran of World War II and the First Indochina War, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings.

Director of Photography

The Salamander

The Salamander · 1981

MovieThrillerMystery

An Italian policeman investigates a series of murders involving people in prominent positions. Left behind at each murder scene is a drawing of a salamander. The policeman begins to suspect these murders are linked to a plot to seize control of the government.

Director of Photography

The Con Artists

The Con Artists · 1976

The Con Artists

MovieComedyCrime

Belle Duke, in order to get revenge on her former lover Philip Bang, organizes his jail break. But instead of Philip, it is the Italian Felice Brianza, AKAS Felix, who escapes. Now Felix is obliged to help Philip to escape. He succeeds and the two join to defraud Belle. The swindle plot become more complicated when Felix falls in love for Philip's daughter.

Director of Photography

What?

A young American woman traveling through Italy finds herself in a strange Mediterranean villa where nothing seems quite right.

Director of Photography

The Anonymous Venetian

The Anonymous Venetian · 1970

The Anonymous Venetian

MovieDramaRomance

Without mentioning the reason, Venetian musician Enrico invites his ex-wife Valeria to visit him, and her heart is broken again during their last days together.

Director of Photography

Kapo

Determined to survive at any price, Edith, a young Jewish woman deported to an extermination camp, manages to survive by accepting the role of kapo, a privileged prisoner whose mission is to ruthlessly guard other prisoners.

Camera Operator

Three Tigers Against Three Tigers

Three Tigers Against Three Tigers · 1977

Three Tigers Against Three Tigers

Don Cimbolano - a priest in a small town. Oscar - a offender escaped from prison. Philip - attorney loser. They don't lose heart and find ways out of the most incredible situations.

Director of Photography

Il bell'Antonio

Il bell'Antonio · 1960

Il bell'Antonio

Problems arise for Antonio Magnano when he is unable to consummate his marriage to the beautiful Barbara Puglisi and his virility is called into question. Despite the fact that he loves his beautiful wife and they have otherwise been happily married for a year, his problem becomes a source of contention for all concerned.

Camera Operator

Bianco, rosso, giallo, rosa

Bianco, rosso, giallo, rosa · 1964

Bianco, rosso, giallo, rosa

A whimsical commedia all'italiana divided into four episodes.

Director of Photography

Burn!

MovieHistoryDrama

The professional mercenary Sir William Walker instigates a slave revolt on the Caribbean island of Queimada in order to help improve the British sugar trade. Years later he is sent again to deal with the same rebels that he built up because they have seized too much power that now threatens British sugar interests.

Director of Photography

Vulcano

Vulcano · 1950

Former prostitute Maddalena, exiled to the island of her birth by the police, suffers ostracism by the locals, as she tries to defend her younger sister's virtue from the advances of a deep-sea diver.

Assistant Camera

Toto and Carolina

Toto and Carolina · 1955

Toto and Carolina

During a police raid at Villa Borghese, the agent, a widower named Antonio Caccavallo, stays to get better acquainted with the young Carolina.

Camera Operator

What Did Stalin Do to Women?

What Did Stalin Do to Women? · 1969

What Did Stalin Do to Women?

Two young intellectuals of the PCI, former partisans, enter into a deep ideological crisis after the fall of Stalin. One will volunteer for Vietnam. the other will find in Ho Chi Minh a new myth to be inspired.

Director of Photography

Killer Cop

Killer Cop · 1975

MovieCrimeAction

In a crowded hotel in the center of Milan a bomb has been planted. The time device on its detonator has only minutes to run. A young detective discovers the bomb by accident and is drawn into a terrifying nightmare of intrigue, brutality and ruthless killing. This is a world where human life is sold or sacrificed for twisted ideals. A world of international terrorism. The time is now.

Director of Photography

Break Up

Break Up · 1978

MovieDramaRomance

Paolo has been reasonably happy for the past 10 years; he has a job at the university and has Sena as a lover all these years. When she suddenly decides to leave the relationship, it comes as a shock to him, and he desperately wants to know the reason.

Director of Photography

The Black Belly of the Tarantula

The Black Belly of the Tarantula · 1971

The Black Belly of the Tarantula

MovieHorrorMystery

Inspector Tellini investigates serial crimes where victims are paralyzed while having their bellies ripped open with a sharp knife.

Director of Photography

Operation Ogre

Operation Ogre · 1979

MovieDramaHistory

Spain, 1973. Dictator Francisco Franco has ruled the country since 1939 with an iron fist; but he is now a very old and sick man. The future of the weakened regime is in danger. Admiral Carrero Blanco is his natural successor. The Basque terrorist gang ETA decides that he must die to prevent the dictatorship from continuing.

Director of Photography

Moses the Lawgiver

Moses the Lawgiver · 1976

Moses the Lawgiver

The epic story of Moses, who led the Israelites out of slavery, parted the Red Sea and received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai. This is the edited-down version for theatrical release.

Director of Photography

The Wonders of Aladdin

The Wonders of Aladdin · 1961

The Wonders of Aladdin

MovieAdventureFantasy

Young Aladdin has a series of wild adventures after he discovers a magic lamp containing a genie.

Second Assistant Camera

The Four Days of Naples

The Four Days of Naples · 1962

The Four Days of Naples

September 1943. After Italy surrenders to the Allies, people in Naples believe the war is finally over, but soon they realize Germans are still in control — and as ruthless as ever. Armed with makeshift weapons, civilians rise up en masse against the invaders — and overwhelming odds.

Director of Photography

L'Estate

L'Estate · 1966

A young student joins her rich lawyer stepfather and then her mother who the selfish man does not love, for a summer vacation in Sardinia with the man's posh friends

Director of Photography

Massacre in Rome

Massacre in Rome · 1973

Massacre in Rome

MovieDramaHistory

In the Nazi occupied city of Rome, an assault on an SS brigade draws retaliation from the military governship. "Massacre in Rome" is the true story of how this partisan attack led to the mass execution of Italian nationals under the orders of SS-Lieutenant Colonel Kappler.

Director of Photography

William Tell

William Tell · 1948

MovieAdventureDrama

Camera Operator

A Day for Lionhearts

A Day for Lionhearts · 1961

A Day for Lionhearts

September the 8th 1943, Rome, day of the armistice. Danilo escapes the fascist enlist, while Michele succeeded to leave his administration moving from Rome. On the way to come back Rome the two meets Gino and all together will try to pass trough the Gothic Line.

Director of Photography

Moses the Lawgiver

Moses the Lawgiver · 1974

Moses the Lawgiver

The Story of the Exodus or freedom of Hebrews from Egypt is told in a perspective which highlights Moses' efforts to persuade first the stubborn Pharaoh Merneptah, who was his adopted cousin, to release his work force of slaves. Then, once free and in the wilderness en route to the Promised Land, Moses must prove to be a pious and patient leader or lawgiver to a people who still think they want more out of him or God. For 40 years, Moses must carry on this load and challenge for God and Israel.

Director of Photography