Otello Martelli
Otello Martelli (born May 19, 1902 in Rome , † February 20, 2000 there ) was an Italian cameraman .
Life
Otello Martelli came to film at a very young age and after a short time became head cameraman. Several silent film melodramas were followed by a period of newsreels and documentaries. From 1934 he returned to the entertainment film. After the end of the Mussolini era and the Second World War , Martelli was instrumental in the development of Italian filmmaking. In collaboration with directors Giuseppe De Santis and Federico Fellini , he designed photography to international successes such as Bitterer Reis and La Strada . After leaving behind the camera, Martelli managed a film production company well into old age.
Filmography (selection)
- 1937: hands off! (Fermo con le mani!)
- 1939: Dangerous women (Io, suo padre)
- 1946: Paisà
- 1948: Amore
- 1948: Tragic Hunt (Caccia tragica)
- 1949: bitter rice (Riso amaro)
- 1949: Stromboli (Stromboli, terra di Dio)
- 1950: Francis, the juggler of God (Francesco, giullare di Dio)
- 1950: Lights of the Varieté (Luci del varietà)
- 1951: Anna
- 1952: It happened point 11 (Roma ore undici)
- 1953: The Idlers (I vitelloni)
- 1953: Curse of Beauty (Un marito per Anna Zaccheo)
- 1953: We women (Siamo donne)
- 1954: The woman from the river (La donna del fiume)
- 1954: Days of Love (Giorni d'amore)
- 1954: La Strada - The song of the street (La strada)
- 1955: The Swindlers (Il Bidone)
- 1955: How wonderful to be a woman (La fortuna di essere donna)
- 1957: Gwendalina (Guendalina)
- 1957: Hot coast (La diga sul pacifico)
- 1958: Where the hot wind blows (La loi)
- 1959: The sweet life (La dolce vita)
- 1961: Girl in the shop window (La ragazza in vetrina)
- 1961: Boccaccio 70
- 1962: The red one
- 1962: Cyrano and d'Artagnan (Cyrano et d'Artagnan) (Premiere: 1964)
- 1964: Three Faces of a Woman (I tre volti)
- 1967: Three pistols against Cesare (Tre pistole contro Cesare)
Web links
- Otello Martelli in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 5: L - N. Rudolf Lettinger - Lloyd Nolan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 298.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Martelli, Otello |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 20, 2000 |
| Place of death | Rome |