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Mario Fantin

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Mario Fantin

Born May 9, 1921 · Bologna, Italy

Died July 23, 1980 · aged 59

Mario Fantin (Bologna, 9 May 1921 – Bologna, 23 July 1980) was an Italian mountaineer and film director. Born to Friulian parents, he graduated in accounting in 1940. In February 1941 he went into military service and took part in the fighting of the Second World War in Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro with the rank of second lieutenant. He returned to Italy at the end of 1944, severely affected by…

Known For

Il Mondo in cameraIl Mondo in camera · 2022
Il Mondo in camera
2022
MovieDocumentary
ZinalZinal · 1956
Zinal
1956
MovieDocumentary
Hoggar '64Hoggar '64 · 1965
Hoggar '64
★ 10.01965
MovieDocumentaryAdventure
Filmed chronicle by mountain filmmaker Mario Fantin, of the 1964-1965 expedition of the Italian mountaineer Guido Monzino to the summits of Hoggar in the Algerian Sahara with the ascents of Garet el Djenoun, Tizouyag Nord, Saouinan and Iharen. The mountain ranges of the Hoggar desert turn out to be more complex and interesting than most mountaineers suspected at the time.
White VertigoWhite Vertigo · 1956
White Vertigo
★ 6.51956
MovieDocumentary
A documentary covering the 1956 Olympic Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
Italia K2Italia K2 · 1955
Italia K2
★ 7.01955
MovieDocumentary
After the successful conquest of Everest in 1953, two Italians reach the summit of K2, the second highest mountain in the world, the next year,after careful preparation and the formation of the team of climbers, scientists, and porters.

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