Armando Nannuzzi (21 September 1925 – 14 May 2001) was an Italian cinematographer and camera operator active from the 1940s until the 1990s. His career spanned six decades and over 100 films.
Armando Nannuzzi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 September 1925 |
| Died | 14 May 2001 (aged 75) |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
Biography
editNannuzzi briefly worked in the United States in the mid-1980s, and during this period he collaborated with horror novelist Stephen King on Maximum Overdrive, King's directorial debut.
An accident occurred on 31 July 1985, during shooting in a suburb of Wilmington, North Carolina, for Maximum Overdrive. A radio controlled lawnmower used in a scene went out of control and struck a block of wood used as a camera support, shooting out wood splinters which injured Nannuzzi, the director of photography on the production. As a result, Nannuzzi lost his right eye.[1][2]
After the incident, Nannuzzi sued Stephen King, and 17 others on 18 February 1987 for $18 million in damages due to unsafe working practices.[1] The suit was settled out of court.[3]
Other films in which he served as a cinematographer include Sandra (1965)[4] and Frankenstein Unbound (1990).[5] He was also a frequent collaborator of Mauro Bolognini's.[6]
Nannuzzi died on 14 May 2001 in Ostia, Italy, although some sources say he died in April 2001.[7] He was 75.
Selected filmography
edit1950s
edit- 1955 Lo Svitato
- 1956 The Window to Luna Park
- 1956 Donna del giorno
- 1957 Mariti in città
- 1958 Young Husbands
- 1958 Three Strangers in Rome
- 1958 Mogli pericolose
- 1959 Tunisi top secret
- 1959 Everyone's in Love
- 1959 Bad Girls Don't Cry
1960s
edit- 1960 Il Bell'Antonio
- 1962 Mafioso
- 1963 The Girl from Parma
- 1964 The Magnificent Cuckold
- 1965 Sandra
- 1965 I Knew Her Well
- 1969 The Damned
1970s
edit- 1970 Waterloo
- 1977 Jesus of Nazareth
- 1978 La Cage aux Folles
1980s
edit- 1980 La Cage aux Folles II
- 1985 Silver Bullet
- 1986 Maximum Overdrive
1990s
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "STEPHEN KING SUED OVER INJURY". The Washington Post. 21 February 1987. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ Cheney, Matthew (4 August 2011). "Summer of '86: Maximum Overdrive". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ Von Doviak, Scott (2014). Stephen King Films FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of Horror on Film. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9781480386181.
- ^ Bennett, Colin (30 December 1967). "A dream takes shape". The Age. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (2 November 1990). "Roger Corman s Frankenstein Unbound (1990) Review/Film; 'Corman's Frankenstein Unbound'". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ Lane, John Francis (15 May 2001). "Mauro Bolognini". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ "Armando Nannuzzi". People.theiapolis.[permanent dead link]
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