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Robert Legato

Born May 6, 1956 in Ocean Township, New Jersey, USA19 films

Robert Legato (born 1956) is an American visual effects supervisor, second unit director, and second director of photography.

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Raised in Asbury Park, New Jersey, Legato graduated from Ocean Township High School.

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Shutter Island posterFirst watchShutter Island20108.2World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling…View film

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Filmography

19 films
  1. TBASkibidi ToiletVisual Effects Supervisor
  2. TBAUntitled Hannibal FilmVisual Effects Supervisor
  3. 2022EmancipationVisual Effects Supervisor
  4. 2022AmbulanceVisual Effects Supervisor
  5. 2019The Lion KingVisual Effects Supervisor
  6. 2016The Jungle BookVisual Effects Supervisor
  7. 2014Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)Visual Effects Supervisor
  8. 2013The Wolf of Wall StreetVisual Effects Supervisor
  9. 2011HugoVisual Effects Supervisor
  10. 2010Shutter IslandVisual Effects Supervisor
  11. 2006The DepartedVisual Effects Supervisor
  12. 2004The AviatorVisual Effects Supervisor
  13. 2001Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneVisual Effects Supervisor
  14. 2000What Lies BeneathVisual Effects Supervisor
  15. 1998ArmageddonVisual Effects Supervisor
  16. 1997TitanicVisual Effects Supervisor
  17. 1995Apollo 13Visual Effects Supervisor
  18. 1994Interview with the VampireVisual Effects Supervisor
  19. 1994Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice MarathonVisual Effects Supervisor