Danilo Desideri (born 13 July 1940) is an Italian cinematographer. Born in

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, Desideri began his film career in the late 1950s as a camera assistant on the crew of

Tonino Delli Colli Tonino Delli Colli (20 November 1923 – 16 August 2005) was an Italian cinematographer. Biography Cousin of Franco Delli Colli, Antonio (Tonino) Delli Colli was born in Rome, and began work at Rome's Cinecittà studio in 1938, at the age of ...

.Stefano Masi, ''Dizionario mondiale dei direttori della fotografia'', Recco, Le Mani, 2007. . He later worked as a camera operator with

Gianni Di Venanzo Gianni Di Venanzo (18 December 1920, Teramo, Abruzzo – 3 February 1966, Rome), was an Italian cinematographer. Di Venanzo was one of the leading Italian post-war cinematographers with the unique distinction to be part of the neo-realist, po ...

Ennio Guarnieri Ennio Guarnieri (12 October 1930 – 1 July 2019) was an Italian cinematographer. He was a frequent contributor to the films of Mauro Bolognini and Franco Zeffirelli, and worked on many occasions with Vittorio De Sica, Marco Ferreri and Lina We ...

Giuseppe Rotunno Giuseppe Rotunno (19 March 1923 – 7 February 2021) was an Italian cinematographer. Biography Sometimes credited as Peppino Rotunno, he was director of photography on eight films by Federico Fellini. He collaborated with several celebrated Ita ...

, and Luigi Kuveiller, among others.Stefano Masi, ''Dizionario mondiale dei direttori della fotografia'', Recco, Le Mani, 2007. . After working in the advertising field, he made his debut as cinematographer for films in the late 60s;Stefano Masi, ''Dizionario mondiale dei direttori della fotografia'', Recco, Le Mani, 2007. . his first major production was the film '' In the Name of the Pope King'' (1977), directed by

Luigi Magni Luigi Magni (21 March 1928 – 27 October 2013) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. Life and career Born in Rome, Magni started his career as a screenwriter, in 1956, with '' Tempo di villeggiatura''. In 1968 he collaborated w ...

.Stefano Masi, ''Dizionario mondiale dei direttori della fotografia'', Recco, Le Mani, 2007. . In 1983, he collaborated for the first time with

Carlo Verdone Carlo Gregorio Verdone (born 17 November 1950) is an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. Verdone is best known for his comedic roles in Italian classics, which he also wrote and directed. His career was jumpstarted by his first thre ...

, beginning a professional association that characterized his career in the following decades.Stefano Masi, ''Dizionario mondiale dei direttori della fotografia'', Recco, Le Mani, 2007. . Desideri won the 1992

David di Donatello for Best Cinematography David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

for Verdone's '' Maledetto il giorno che t'ho incontrato''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Desideri, Danilo 1940 births Film people from Rome Italian cinematographers Living people David di Donatello winners