Camillo Bazzoni
Camillo Bazzoni (born December 29, 1934 in Salsomaggiore Terme ) is an Italian cameraman , film director and screenwriter .
Life
Luigi Bazzoni's brother shot four films under his own direction, which can be attributed to genre cinema . His pseudonym for the spaghetti western I'm an escaped chain convict was Alex Burks .
In 1960 Bazzoni began his work in film after an early interest in photography as assistant to the film cameraman Vincenzo Seratrice as a cameraman for Seratrice and Aldo Scavarda . After directing a few short films ( L'urlo was nominated for the Palme d'Or for best short film at the Cannes Film Festival ), he made his debut as head cameraman for one of his brother's films, before directing four films from 1967. From the end of the 1970s he devoted himself again, and now exclusively, to film photography. a. worked for Salvatore Samperi and Lina Wertmüller as well as Mario Monicelli . In 1981 he was the second staff cameraman for Warren Beattys Reds . Among his last works are two works by Massimo Troisi around the 1990s .
Filmography (selection)
- Director
- 1968: I am an escaped chain convict (Vivo per la tua morte)
- 1969: Burning Eagle commando (Commando suicida)
- 1970: The law of silence (E venne il giorno dei limoni neri)
- 1972: Abuso di potere
- camera operator
- 1961: love, freedom and betrayal (Legge di guerra)
- 1966: Agent 3S3 puts everything on one card (Omicidio per appuntamento)
- 1967: With Django came death (L'uomo, l'orgoglio, la vendetta)
- 1979: Ernesto
- 1979: First class (Un amore in prima classe)
- 1982: The street of mirrors (Via degli specchi)
- 1986: The Aldo Moro Affair (Il caso Moro)
- 1986: Let's hope it's a girl (Speriamo che sia femmina)
- 1986: Rich and merciless (Notte d'estate con profilo greco, occhi a mandorla e odore di basilico)
Web links
- Camillo Bazzoni in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ the website Les Gens du Cinéma indicates October 20, 2008 as the date of death
- ↑ http://www.mymovies.it/biografia/?r=172
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bazzoni, Camillo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Burks, Alex (pseudonym); Meyer, Marc (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cameraman, director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 29, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salsomaggiore Terme |