Alfredo Fraile
Alfredo Fraile (born April 25, 1912 in Madrid as Alfredo Fraile Peña ; † May 23, 1994 ibid) was an important Spanish cameraman , film producer and director who, with his distinctive visual way of working, influenced Spanish cinema of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s left a lasting mark on over 100 films.
Life
Alfredo Fraile, born in Madrid in 1912, first worked as a photographer and projectionist, before working as a cameraman and short film director for a series of war documentaries from 1937 onwards.
After the Second World War he worked for many different Spanish and later international films, among others for renowned directors and filmmakers such as Rafael Gil , José López Rubio , Luis Lucia , Viktor Tourjansky , José Luis Sáenz de Heredia , José Díaz Morales , Luis Marquina , Juan de Orduña , Ramón Torrado , Rafael J. Salvia , Manolo Alonso , Florián Rey , Juan Antonio Bardem , Juan Lladó , Ignacio F. Iquino , Franco Rossi , José Antonio de la Loma , Fernando Fernán Gómez , Tulio Demicheli , Antonio del Amo , Alfonso Balcázar , José Antonio Nieves Conde , Luis César Amadori , Pedro Lazaga , Pedro Luis Ramírez , Siro Marcellini , Primo Zeglio , Ismael Rodríguez or Julio Saraceni .
In 1962, director Michael Carreras hired him for his western Bis zum Blut with Richard Basehart and Don Taylor . Alfredo Fraile delivered very aesthetic, well-photographed pictures and thus underlined his high standard and his technical quality as a cameraman also in the European Western genre.
In addition to his work as a cameraman for Spanish cinema, Alfredo Fraile had also worked as a film producer since the 1960s.
Alfredo Fraile died in May 1994 at the age of 82 in his hometown of Madrid.
Filmography (selection)
- 1952: The monastery sister (Sor intrépida)
- 1954: The betrayer of the Lord - Judas Iscariot (El beso de Judas)
- 1955: The death of a cyclist (Muerte de un ciclista)
- 1957: Say it with music (Quiéreme con música)
- 1957: Faustina
- 1958: High the illusion (¡Viva lo imposible!)
- 1958: The slave caravan
- 1959: Those who drink from the cup of love (Un mundo para mí)
- 1959: Under the Terror of the Murderers (Llegaron dos hombres)
- 1961: Bread and Blood (A las cinco de la tarde)
- 1962: Up to the Blood (Tierra brutal)
- 1964: The Law of Two (I due violenti)
- 1964: The rancher from the Colorado River (L'uomo della valle maledetta)
- 1964: The son of Jesse James (El hijo de Jesse James)
literature
Web links
- Alfredo Fraile in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Short profile of Alfredo Fraile in: Rescatandosombras
- Films by Alfredo Fraile with German distribution titles
Individual evidence
- ^ Biographical data from Alfredo Fraile in: The A to Z of Spanish Cinema , by Alberto Mira, Rowman & Littlefield, 2010, p. 136.
- ^ Obituary for Alfredo Fraile in: ABC ENTERTAINMENT 94 Wednesday 25 - 5-94.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fraile, Alfredo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fraile Peña, Alfredo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish cameraman, film producer and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Madrid , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 23, 1994 |
| Place of death | Madrid , Spain |