Vittorio Storaro

Italian cinematographer

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Vittorio Storaro is an Italian cinematographer, camera operator, and photographer born in Rome, Italy, on June 24, 1940. He is educated at the Experimental Centre of Cinematography and speaks Italian. His professional career began in 1960 and concluded on January 1, 1975.

Storaro has received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, the European Film Award for Best Cinematographer, and the David di Donatello for Best Cinematography. He has also been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography and the European Film Award for Best Cinematographer.

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Rome, Lazio, Italy

Vittorio Storaro, A.S.C., A.I.C. (born 24 June 1940) is an Italian cinematographer widely recognized as one of the best and most influential in Cinema history, for his work on numerous classic films including The Conformist, Apocalypse Now, and The Last Emperor. In the course of over fifty years, he has collaborated with directors such as Bernardo Bertolucci, Francis Ford Coppola, Warren Beatty,…

Known for

Quelli che il cinema — Self2025
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory — Self2022
Kreka: Dreamcatcher — Self2021
Stanotte a Pompei — Ospite2018
Metti, una sera a cena con Peppino — Self2016
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond — Self2016
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire — Self - DOP2014
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema — Self2014
Side by Side — Self2012
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos — Self2009

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Key facts

Born: ( 1940-06-24 ) 24 June 1940 (age 85) , Rome , Italy
Education: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
Years active: 1960–2023
Organization s: American Society of Cinematographers , Associazione Italiana Autori della Fotografia Cinematografica

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Vittorio
Gender: male
Citizenship: Italy
Place of birth: Rome
Occupation: camera operator
Educated at: Experimental Centre of Cinematography
Languages spoken: Italian
Award: BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography
Image: Vittorio Storaro at Lisbon Cinemateca 2017.jpg

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Commons category: Vittorio Storaro
date of birth: 1940-06-24
Commons gallery: Vittorio Storaro
nominated for: European Film Award for Best Cinematographer
start of work period: 1960-00-00
end of work period: 1975-01-01
name in native language: Vittorio Storaro

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Encyclopedic overview

Vittorio Storaro, A.S.C., A.I.C. (born 24 June 1940), is an Italian cinematographer, widely recognized as one of the best and most influential in cinema history.

Over the course of 50 years, he has collaborated with directors like Bernardo Bertolucci, Francis Ford Coppola, Warren Beatty, Woody Allen, and Carlos Saura.

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