Biography
Marcello Gatti (9 February 1924 – 26 November 2013) was an Italian cinematographer.
Born in Rome, Gatti started as film operator in early 1940s, then debuted as cinematographer in 1953. In 1943 he was sentenced to five years in prison, then turned into exile, for having defaced a portrait of Benito Mussolini hung on the walls of Cinecittà.He is probably best known for his collaboration with director Gillo Pontecorvo, especially for the experimental cinematography of The Battle of Algiers, that was inspired by the cinéma vérité theory. He won five Silver Ribbon for Best Cinematography. He also worked, among others, with Roman Polanski, Nanni Loy, Damiano Damiani, Eriprando Visconti, Luigi Zampa, George P. Cosmatos and Sergio Corbucci. Gatti has long been the president of the Italian Association of cinematographers (Aic).
Filmography
all 73
Movies 73
Director 15
self 3
Beloved Days (2015)
Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers (2004)
Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth (1992)
Venetian Red (1989)
Una vittoria (TV) (1988)
Assicurazione sulla morte (1987)
Ternosecco (1987)
Inganni (1985)
Sandstorm (1982)
Delitti, amore e gelosia (1982)
The Salamander (1981)
Operation Ogre (1979)
La carica delle patate (1979)
Break Up (1978)
Three Tigers Against Three Tigers (1977)
Mr. Robinson (1976)
The Con Artists (1976)
Chi dice donna, dice donna (1976)
Chronicle of the Years of Fire (1975)
Love Under the Elms (1975)
Blood, Sweat and Fear (1975)
Killer Cop (1975)
Moses the Lawgiver (1974)
Amore e ginnastica (1973)
Massacre in Rome (1973)
Family Killer (1973)
What? (1972)
Girolimoni, the Monster of Rome (1972)
The Hassled Hooker (1972)
The Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971)
Bastard, Go and Kill (1971)
Sin (1971)
So Long Gulliver (1970)
The Anonymous Venetian (1970)
Burn! (1969)
What Did Stalin Do to Women? (1969)
The Protagonists (1968)
The Strange Night (1967)
L'Estate (1966)
The Tall Women (1966)
The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Ruthless Colt of the Gringo (1966)
Run for Your Wife (1965)
I Kill, You Kill (1965)
Bianco, rosso, giallo, rosa (1964)
The Escape (1964)
Summer Frenzy (1964)
I cuori infranti (1963)
The Attic (1963)
The Four Days of Naples (1962)
Latin Lovers (1961)
The Wonders of Aladdin (1961)
A Day for Lionhearts (1961)
Il peccato degli anni verdi (1960)
Kapo (1960)
Via Tasso (1960)
Handsome Antonio (1960)
Everyone's in Love (1959)
Dangerous Women (1958)
Young Husbands (1958)
Husbands in the City (1957)
The Window to Luna Park (1957)
Courtyard (1955)
Toto and Carolina (1955)
Violenza sul lago (1954)
In amore si pecca in due (1954)
Empty Eyes (1953)
Cronaca di un delitto (1953)
Abracadabra (1952)
Position Wanted (1951)
William Tell (1948)
Document Z-3 (1943)
Un controtipo - appunti su Gillo Pontecorvo
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GenderMale
Birthday1924-02-09
Deathday2013-11-26 (89 years old)
Birth PlaceRome, Italy
CitizenshipsKingdom of Italy, Italy
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