- Was influenced by the work of Roberto Rosselini.
- Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985." Pages 710-715. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988.
- Father of cinematographer Fabio Olmi and producer Elisabetta Olmi.
- Interviewed in "World Directors in Dialogue" by Bert Cardullo (Scarecrow Press, 2011).
- Initially worked as a clerk in the Volta-Edison electrical plant and continued in the industry to direct and produce sponsored documentaries.
- Ermanno Olmi introduces and taught actor Andrea Logiudice to the movie business and acting through his association Ipotesi Cinema.
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