Mario Tosi

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Mario Tosi

Born May 11, 1935 · Rome, Lazio, Italy

Died November 11, 2021 · aged 86

Mario Tosi (May 11, 1935 – November 11, 2021) was an Italian-American painter, cinematographer and cameraman.

Known For

CarrieCarrie · 1976
Carrie
★ 7.31976
MovieHorrorThriller
Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from her classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a dark and violent turn.
The Stunt ManThe Stunt Man · 1980
The Stunt Man
★ 6.61980
MovieActionComedy
A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out and falls for the leading lady while facing off with his manipulative director.
MacArthurMacArthur · 1977
MacArthur
★ 6.21977
MovieDramaHistory
The film portrays MacArthur's life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, when he was removed from his Korean War command by President Truman for insubordination, and is recounted in flashback as he visits West Point.
The BetsyThe Betsy · 1978
The Betsy
★ 4.81978
MovieDramaRomance
Ruthless patriarch Loren hires racecar driver Angelo to build a more efficient vehicle against the wishes of his grandson. But things get even messier when Angelo romances two women in Loren's life -- his great-granddaughter and his grandson's mistress.
The Main EventThe Main Event · 1979
The Main Event
★ 5.31979
MovieComedyRomance
A bankrupt entrepreneur attempts to recoup some of her losses by getting a washed-out boxer she picked up as a tax loss back into the ring — an idea her protégé isn't fond of.
Hearts of the WestHearts of the West · 1975
Hearts of the West
★ 5.61975
MovieComedyWestern
Lewis Tater writes Wild West dime novels and dreams of actually becoming a cowboy. When he goes west to find his dream he finds himself in possession of the loot box of two crooks who tried to rob him.
Report to the CommissionerReport to the Commissioner · 1975
Report to the Commissioner
★ 6.61975
MovieCrimeDrama
Police officer Patty Butler, alias "Chicklet," is the live-in girlfriend of Thomas 'Stick' Henderson to gather evidence. Detective Bo Lockley is instructed to try to find her, not knowing she's also a cop.
FrogsFrogs · 1972
Frogs
★ 4.81972
MovieHorror
Jason Crockett is an aging, grumpy, physically disabled millionaire who invites his family to his island estate for his birthday celebration. Pickett Smith is a free-lance photographer who is doing a pollution layout for an ecology magazine. Jason Crockett hates nature, poisoning anything that crawls on his property. On the night of his birthday the frogs and other members of nature begin to pay Crockett back.

Filmography

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Six PackSix Pack · 1982
Six Pack
★ 6.51982
MovieDramaComedy
Stopping briefly in a small Texas town, an itinerant race car driver finds that his stock car, on a trailer behind his motor home, has just been quickly and expertly stripped. He chases down the miscreants, who turn out to be six orphan children. He has no recourse to the law, for the corrupt local sheriff takes most of the proceeds of their thievery in exchange for not putting them in an orphanage. They are charming rogues who are in turn charmed by him. Disliking their arrangement with the sheriff, they stow away with him, and he finds himself becoming a reluctant stepfather. Thanks to their enthusiasm and incredible mechanical know-how, he begins to make a name for himself on the racing circuit. But the sheriff doesn't take kindly to losing his extra income...

Director of Photography

Sinderella and the Golden BraSinderella and the Golden Bra · 1964
Sinderella and the Golden Bra
★ 4.41964
MovieMusicComedy
Prince David is having trouble finding a bride amongst the maidens of the village, so his father decides to hold a masked ball. Sinderella, an adopted French orphan, puts up with abuse from her stepmother and two stepsisters, and is not allowed to go to the ball. She is despondent until her inebriated fairy godfather appears and fixes her up real pretty and sends her on to the ball, with the admontion that she must return by midnight. Sinderella and the Prince get along famously, but the time flies and she leaves in a hurry, dropping her gilded support in her haste. The Prince mounts a desperate search for his loved one, requiring all the maidens of the village to try on the forgotten garment.

Director of Photography