Alfio Contini

Alfio Contini (born September 12, 1927 in Castiglioncello ; † March 23, 2020 ) was an Italian cameraman .

Life

Contini studied architecture and then came to film as a camera assistant. The films he helped to create include several Bud Spencer films as well as dramas, spaghetti westerns and sex films. Out of all his oeuvre, Zabriskie Point , directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, and Die Troerinnen by Michael Cacoyannis stand out.

Filmography (selection)

1961: Kadmos - Tyrant of Thebes (Arrivano i titani)
1961: Queen of the Barbarians (La regina dei tartari)
1962: Sodom and Gomorrah (Sodom and Gomorrah)
1962: In love with sharp turns (Il sorpasso)
1963: I mostri
1965: The Canyon City Deadmines (¡Que viva Carrancho!)
1966: Yankee
1967: God forgives ... Django never! (Dio perdona ... io no!)
1969: Zabriskie Point
1970: The priest's wife (La moglie del prete)
1971: The Trojan Women
1973: Castigata - The Chastened (Flavia, la monaca musulmana)
1974: The night porter (Il portiere di notte)
1979: The million finger / hands like velvet (Mani di velluto)

1980: The Tamed Shrew (Il bisbetico domano)

1980: My wife is a witch (Mia moglie è una strega)

1982: The girl from Trieste (La ragazza di Trieste)

1982: Bingo Bongo

1986: The Grumpy Bear (Il burbero)

1987: Renegade - Terence Hill and the laziest horse in the world (Renegade)

1991: When one speaks of the devil (Un piede in paradiso)

1995: Beyond the Clouds (Al di là delle nuvole)

2002: Ripley's Game

Web links

Alfio Contini in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

^ Obituary for Alfio Contini
↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 2: C - F. John Paddy Carstairs - Peter Fritz. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 142.

personal data
SURNAME	Contini, Alfio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH	September 12, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH	Castiglioncello , Italy
DATE OF DEATH	March 23, 2020

[1] Obituary for Alfio Contini

[2] Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 2: C - F. John Paddy Carstairs - Peter Fritz. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 142.