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Mario Cassar(1953-2003)

  • Special Effects
  • Transportation Department
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Mario Cassar, a Maltese born, was the founder of the first Special Effects Team in Malta which is now a Company, managed by his successor, his son Kenneth Cassar. He has worked on quite a big number of film sets, in many different countries with award winning directors such as Robert Altman, James Cameron, Roman Polanski, Ridley Scott, Martin Scorsese and many others. In 1995 Cassar won the 'Pravo Real' for the Best Special Effects for Repsol, 'Mar del Norte'.
Born1953
DiedJune 25, 2003
Born1953
DiedJune 25, 2003
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Known for

Brad Pitt, Sean Bean, Saffron Burrows, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Rose Byrne, Diane Kruger, and Garrett Hedlund in Troy (2004)
Troy
7.3
  • Special Effects(Malta)
  • 2004
Sylvester Stallone in Cliffhanger (1993)
Cliffhanger
6.5
  • Special Effects
  • 1993
Daylight (1996)
Daylight
6.0
  • Special Effects
  • 1996
Geena Davis and Matthew Modine in Cutthroat Island (1995)
Cutthroat Island
5.7
  • Special Effects
  • 1995

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Special Effects



  • Brad Pitt, Sean Bean, Saffron Burrows, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Rose Byrne, Diane Kruger, and Garrett Hedlund in Troy (2004)
    Troy
    7.3
    • special effects: Malta
    • 2004
  • Dinotopia (2002)
    Dinotopia
    6.4
    TV Series
    • special effects supervisor
    • 2002–2003
  • Rufus Sewell, Sienna Guillory, and Matthew Marsden in Helen of Troy (2003)
    Helen of Troy
    6.2
    TV Mini Series
    • special effects foreman
    • 2003
  • Christopher Walken, Richard Harris, and Jeremy Sisto in Caesar (2002)
    Caesar
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • special effects foreman
    • 2002
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, and Daniel Day-Lewis in Gangs of New York (2002)
    Gangs of New York
    7.5
    • special effects technician: second unit
    • 2002
  • Dinotopia (2002)
    Dinotopia
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • special effects supervisor
    • 2002
  • Vajont - La diga del disonore (2001)
    Vajont - La diga del disonore
    6.4
    • special effects technician: Venice, Rom
    • 2001
  • Submerged (2001)
    Submerged
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • special effects foreman
    • 2001
  • Jim Carrey in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
    How the Grinch Stole Christmas
    6.4
    • special effects technician
    • 2000
  • U-571 (2000)
    U-571
    6.6
    • special effects crew
    • 2000
  • Daylight (1996)
    Daylight
    6.0
    • special effects technician
    • 1996
  • Chanel No. 5: L'orchestre (1996)
    Chanel No. 5: L'orchestre
    TV Short
    • special effects supervisor
    • 1996
  • White Squall (1996)
    White Squall
    6.6
    • special effects foreman: Malta
    • 1996
  • Geena Davis and Matthew Modine in Cutthroat Island (1995)
    Cutthroat Island
    5.7
    • head of special effects
    • 1995
  • Blue Helmet (1994)
    Blue Helmet
    5.3
    • special effects supervisor: Malta
    • 1994

Transportation Department



  • Jürgen Prochnow in Kill Cruise (1990)
    Kill Cruise
    4.8
    • driver
    • 1990

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    • Extreme Effects LTD
  • Born
    • 1953
  • Died
    • June 25, 2003
    • Malta(natural causes)

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