Vittorio Storaro

Won 3 Oscars. Another 48 wins & 36 nominations. See more awards »

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Known For

Apocalypse Now Cinematographer

(1979)

The Last Emperor Cinematographer

(1987)

Dick Tracy Cinematographer

(1990)

A Rainy Day in New York Cinematographer

(2019)

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Filmography

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Cinematographer (85 credits)

Bach (announced)

The Emperor of Dreams - Gianni Versace (pre-production)

The Hunchback (pre-production)

El Rey de todo el mundo (post-production)

2020 Rifkin's Festival

2019 A Rainy Day in New York

2018 A Rose in Winter

2017 Wonder Wheel (cinematography)

2016 Café Society

2015 Muhammad: The Messenger of God

2012 Parfums d'Alger

2010 Flamenco Flamenco (Documentary)

2010 Rigoletto a Mantova (TV Movie) (director of photography)

2010 L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo

2009 I, Don Giovanni

2007 Caravaggio (TV Movie)

2006 Tina Turner & Elisa: Teach Me Again (Video short)

2005 All the Invisible Children (segment "Ciro")

2005 Dominion

2004 L'Armata Russa in Vaticano (TV Special)

2004 Exorcist: The Beginning

2004 Zapata - El sueño del héroe

2001 You Can (Video short)

2000 Le cose che hai amato di piu' (Video short)

2000 Dune (TV Mini-Series) (3 episodes)

- Episode #1.3 (2000)

- Episode #1.2 (2000)

- Episode #1.1 (2000)

2000 La traviata (TV Movie)

2000 Picking Up the Pieces

2000 Mirka

1999 Goya in Bordeaux

1998 Tango

1998 Bulworth

1996 Taxi

1995 Flamenco (Documentary)

1995 Roma Imago Urbis: Parte VI - Le gesta (Documentary)

1994 Roma Imago Urbis: Parte III - Gli acquedotti (Documentary)

1994 Roma Imago Urbis: Parte V - I volti (Documentary)

1994 Roma Imago Urbis: Parte I - Il mito (Documentary)

1994 Roma Imago Urbis: Parte II - L'immortalità (Documentary)

1993 Little Buddha

1992 Tosca: In the Settings and at the Times of Tosca (TV Movie) (director of photography)

1992 Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro (Documentary)

1990 The Sheltering Sky

1990 Dick Tracy

1989 New York Stories (segment "Life without Zoe")

1988 Tucker: The Man and His Dream

1987 The Last Emperor (photography)

1987 Ishtar

1986 Peter the Great (TV Mini-Series) (4 episodes)

- Part IV (1986)

- Part III (1986)

- Part II (1986)

- Part I (1986)

1985 Ladyhawke (photography)

1981-1984 Wagner (TV Mini-Series) (10 episodes)

- Episode #1.9 (1984)

- Episode #1.8 (1984)

- Episode #1.7 (1984)

- Episode #1.6 (1984)

- Episode #1.10 (1983)

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1983 Le Ombre (TV Movie)

1982 Arlecchino (Short)

1981 Reds

1981 One from the Heart

1980 On My Own (Short)

1979 Luna

1979 Apocalypse Now (photography)

1979 Agatha

1976 Submission

1976 1900 (director of photography)

1975 Footprints on the Moon

1974 Orlando furioso (TV Mini-Series) (5 episodes)

- Episode #1.5 (1974)

- Episode #1.4 (1974)

- Episode #1.3 (1974)

- Episode #1.2 (1974)

- Episode #1.1 (1974)

1974 The Driver's Seat

1973 Grandi Naïf Jugoslavi (Short)

1973 Giordano Bruno

1973 Body of Love

1973 Brothers Blue

1973 Malicious

1972 Last Tango in Paris (director of photography)

1971 'Tis Pity She's a Whore

1971 The Fifth Cord (director of photography)

1971 Eneide (TV Series)

1970 The Spider's Stratagem

1970 The Conformist (director of photography)

1970 The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (director of photography)

1969 The Rage Within

1969 Youth March

1966 Il labirinto (Documentary short)

1966 Rapporto segreto (Short)

1966 Sirtaki (Short)

1966 Sortilegio (Short)

1966 The Scream (Short)

1963 Un delitto (Short)

1962 Attack of the Normans

1961 Etruscologia (Short)

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Camera and Electrical Department (14 credits)

1986 Captain EO (Short) (lighting/photography consultant)

1969 Bridge Over the Elbe (camera: second unit)

1968 Suicide Commandos (cameraman)

1967 Totò Ye Ye (TV Short) (camera operator)

1967 Man, Pride & Vengeance (camera operator - uncredited)

1967 Il giardino delle delizie (camera operator)

1966 I nostri mariti (camera operator)

1966 Sicario 77, vivo o morto (camera operator)

1966 The Scream (Short) (camera operator - uncredited)

1964 Before the Revolution (camera operator)

1962 Appuntamento in Riviera (camera operator)

1961 Pugni, pupe e marinai (camera operator)

1961 His Women (camera operator)

1960 The Two Rivals (camera operator)

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Producer (1 credit)

1966 The Scream (Short) (producer - uncredited)

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Actor (1 credit)

1979 Apocalypse Now
TV Photographer (uncredited)

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Writer (1 credit)

1966 The Scream (Short) (uncredited)

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Thanks (8 credits)

2016 Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond (Documentary) (special thanks)

2012 Bring Me the Head of the Machine Gun Woman (thanks)

2009 Northern Lights (Documentary) (special thanks for inspiration)

2006 1900: Creating an Epic (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

2006 1900: The Story, the Cast (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

1992 Visions of Light (Documentary) (special thanks: AFI)

1991 Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (Documentary) (special thanks)

1989 Continental (acknowledgment)

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Self (49 credits)

2020 In viaggio con Luca (Documentary)
Self

1996-2017 International Cinematographer's Guild Heritage Series (TV Series)
Self

- Looking Back (2017) ... Self

- Vittorio Storaro (1996) ... Self

2017 The Heritage Interviews 1991-2005 (Video documentary short)
Self

2016 Metti, una sera a cena con Peppino (Documentary)
Self

2016 Keepers of the Magic (Documentary)
Self

2016 David 60 - Ieri oggi domani (Documentary)

2016 Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond (Documentary)
Self

2015 100 Years of Technicolor (Video short)
Self

2014 Miami Short Film Festival (TV Short)
Self

2014 Poltrone Rosse - Parma e il Cinema (Documentary)
Self

2013 The Art of Cinematography at Plus Camerimage (TV Short documentary)
Self

2012 Miradas múltiples (La máquina loca) (Documentary)
Self

2012 Side by Side (Documentary)
Self

2008 No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (Documentary)
Self

2008 The Making of 'The Last Emperor' (Video documentary)
Self

2006 Giornata nera (Video documentary short)
Self

2006 'The Conformist': Breaking New Ground (Video short)
Self

2006 1900: Creating an Epic (Video documentary short)
Self

2006 1900: The Story, the Cast (Video documentary short)
Self

2006 Rise of 'The Conformist': The Story, the Cast (Video short)
Self

2006 Shadow and Light: Filming 'The Conformist' (Video short)
Self

2006 Witness to 'Reds' (Video documentary)
Self

2006 Cinematographer Style (Documentary)
Self

2006 Who Needs Sleep? (Documentary)
Self

2004 Retrato de Carlos Saura (Documentary)
Self

2004 Il était une fois... (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Le dernier tango à Paris (2004) ... Self

2001 Una giornata con Paco Rabal (Video documentary short)
Self

2000 Ljuset håller mig sällskap (Documentary)
Self - Interviewee

1998 Glorious Technicolor (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Cinematographer

1991-1998 Cannes Film Festival (TV Series)
Self - Winner / Self - Jury Member

- Cérémonie de clôture du 51ème festival de Cannes (1998) ... Self - Winner

- Cérémonie de clôture du 44ème festival de Cannes (1991) ... Self - Jury Member

1996 Gianni Di Venanzo, un grande autore della fotografia (Documentary short)
Self

1995 Különbözö helyek (Short documentary)
Self

1995 Días de cine (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 26 February 1995 (1995) ... Self

1993 Omnibus (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Vittorio Storaro: Writing with Light (1993) ... Self

1992 Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro (Documentary)
Self

1992 Visions of Light (Documentary)
Self

1991 Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (Documentary)
Self

1989 Central Park (Documentary)
Self

1988 De película (TV Series)
Self - Interviewee

- Episode dated 22 August 1988 (1988) ... Self - Interviewee

1988 The 60th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Winner

1987 Cinema 3 (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 30 December 1987 (1987) ... Self

1987 Cinecittà 50 (Documentary short)
Self

1986 The Making of 'Captain Eo' (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1982 The Making of 'One from the Heart' (Documentary short)
Self

1982 The 54th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Winner

1980 The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Winner

1979 Les rendez-vous du dimanche (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 30 September 1979 (1979) ... Self

1976 Bertolucci secondo il cinema (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1975 Abicinema (Documentary)
Self

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Archive footage (4 credits)

2014 Alfonso Sansone produttore per caso

2014 And the Oscar Goes To... (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2005 Cinema mil (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Episode #1.4 (2005) ... Self

2004 The Dream Studio (Video documentary short)
Self

Personal Details

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Personal Quote:

My first film was done in black-and-white, because, in 1968, it was the will of many directors, producers, whatever, to do dramatic films in black-and-white, because they were scared to film in color in a dramatic area. At the time, people thought that maybe color was not recorded well in the shadows. A dramatic story needs conflict, so needs contrast between light and shadows. But, after the ... See more »

Trivia:

Storaro's love of film can be traced to his father, who was a projectionist at Lux Films. Storaro still retains vivid childhood memories of being by his father's side watching dailies day after day. See more »

Trademark:

Scenes are often illuminated with light from the side instead of overhead. For interiors the main source of light appeared to come through windows; for exteriors, the sun low in the sky.