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Vittorio Storaro

Cinematographer

Vittorio Storaro

Born June 24, 1940 in Rome, Lazio, Italy64 films

Vittorio Storaro, A.S.C., A.I.C. (born 24 June 1940) is an Italian cinematographer widely recognized as one of the best and most influential in Cinema history, for his work on numerous classic films including The Conformist, Apocalypse Now, and The Last Emperor. In the course of over fifty years, he has collaborated with directors such as Bernardo Bertolucci, Francis Ford Coppola, Warren Beatty, Woody Allen and Carlos Saura.

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He has received three Academy Awards for Best Cinematography for the films Apocalypse Now (1979), Reds (1981), and The Last Emperor (1987), and is one of three living persons who has won the award three times, the others being Robert Richardson and Emmanuel Lubezki.

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The Last Emperor poster7.6The Last Emperor1987Café Society poster6.4Café Society20161900 poster7.819001976The Conformist poster7.6The Conformist1971A Rainy Day in New York poster6.5A Rainy Day in New York2019Ladyhawke poster7.0Ladyhawke1985Last Tango in Paris poster6.9Last Tango in Paris1972The Bird with the Crystal Plumage poster7.1The Bird with the Crystal Plumage1970

Filmography

64 films
  1. TBAVersace: The Medusa EyesDirector of Photography
  2. TBAGlimpses of the MoonDirector of Photography
  3. 2023Coup de chanceDirector of Photography
  4. 2021The King of All the WorldDirector of Photography
  5. 2020Rifkin's FestivalDirector of Photography
  6. 2019A Rainy Day in New YorkDirector of Photography
  7. 2019A Rose in WinterDirector of Photography
  8. 2017Wonder WheelDirector of Photography
  9. 2016Café SocietyDirector of Photography
  10. 2015Muhammad: The Messenger of GodDirector of Photography
  11. 2015Parfums d'AlgerDirector of Photography
  12. 2010Flamenco FlamencoDirector of Photography
  13. 2010L'imbroglio nel lenzuoloDirector of Photography
  14. 2009I, Don GiovanniDirector of Photography
  15. 2007La traviata in ParisDirector of Photography
  16. 2007CaravaggioCamera Operator
  17. 2006All the Invisible ChildrenDirector of Photography
  18. 2005Dominion: Prequel to The ExorcistDirector of Photography
  19. 2004Exorcist: The BeginningDirector of Photography
  20. 2004Zapata: The dream of a heroDirector of Photography
  21. 2000Picking Up the PiecesDirector of Photography
  22. 2000MirkaDirector of Photography
  23. 1999Goya in BordeauxDirector of Photography
  24. 1998TangoDirector of Photography
  25. 1998BulworthDirector of Photography
  26. 1996TaxiDirector of Photography
  27. 1993Little BuddhaDirector of Photography
  28. 1990The Sheltering SkyDirector of Photography
  29. 1990Dick TracyDirector of Photography
  30. 1989New York StoriesDirector of Photography
  31. 1988Tucker: The Man and His DreamDirector of Photography
  32. 1987The Last EmperorDirector of Photography
  33. 1987IshtarDirector of Photography
  34. 1985LadyhawkeDirector of Photography
  35. 1983ArlecchinoDirector of Photography
  36. 1982One from the HeartDirector of Photography
  37. 1981RedsDirector of Photography
  38. 1979LunaDirector of Photography
  39. 1979Apocalypse NowDirector of Photography
  40. 1979AgathaDirector of Photography
  41. 19761900Director of Photography
  42. 1976SubmissionDirector of Photography
  43. 1975Footprints on the MoonDirector of Photography
  44. 1974IdentikitDirector of Photography
  45. 1973Giordano BrunoDirector of Photography
  46. 1973Brothers BlueDirector of Photography
  47. 1973MaliciousDirector of Photography
  48. 1972Last Tango in ParisDirector of Photography
  49. 1972Body of LoveDirector of Photography
  50. 1971'Tis Pity She's a WhoreDirector of Photography
  51. 1971The Fifth CordDirector of Photography
  52. 1971The ConformistDirector of Photography
  53. 1970The Spider's StratagemDirector of Photography
  54. 1970The Bird with the Crystal PlumageDirector of Photography
  55. 1969The Rage WithinDirector of Photography
  56. 1969Youth MarchDirector of Photography
  57. 1966Our HusbandsCamera Operator
  58. 1964Before the RevolutionAssistant Camera
  59. 1963Un delittoDirector of Photography
  60. 1962Attack of the NormansCamera Operator
  61. 1962Appointment in RivieraCamera Operator
  62. 1961His WomenCamera Operator
  63. 1961Fists, Girls and SailorsCamera Operator
  64. 1961The Laws of WarAssistant Camera