Giovanni Vitrotti (1874–1966) was an Italian cinematographer and film director who worked prolifically in Italian films from the silent era onwards. He made films in a number of other countries like Germany, Russia and Poland.

Selected filmography

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The Last Days of Pompeii ''The Last Days of Pompeii'' is a novel written by Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1834. The novel was inspired by the painting ''The Last Day of Pompeii'' by the Russian painter Karl Briullov, which Bulwer-Lytton had seen in Milan. It culminates in ...

'' (1908) * '' The Homecoming of Odysseus'' (1922) * ''

The Ravine of Death ''The Ravine of Death'' or ''Cage of Death'' (German:''Die Schlucht des Todes'') is a 1923 German silent thriller film directed by Luciano Albertini, Albert-Francis Bertoni and Max Obal. It starred Albertini, Lya De Putti and Hermann Picha.Bo ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Maharaja's Victory ''The Maharaja's Victory'' (german: Der Sieg des Maharadscha) is a 1923 German silent film directed by Joseph Delmont and starring Luciano Albertini, Erich Kaiser-Titz and Wilhelm Diegelmann.Krautz p. 383 The film's sets were designed by the ...

'' (1923) * '' Quo Vadis?'' (1924) * '' The Man on the Comet'' (1925) * ''

Frisian Blood ''Frisian Blood'' (German: ''Friesenblut'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Jenny Jugo, Gustav Fröhlich and Hans Adalbert Schlettow.Bock & Bergfelder p.139 The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (1925) * '' Ship in Distress'' (1925) * '' Hunted People'' (1926) * '' Lives in Danger'' (1926) * '' The Priest from Kirchfeld'' (1926) * ''

The Woman from the Folies Bergères ''The Women from the Folies Bergères'' (German: ''Die Frauen von Folies Bergères'') is a 1927 French-German silent film directed by Joe Francis and Max Obal and starring Claire Rommer, Carl Auen and Josephine Baker.Rège p.412 It was shot at ...

'' (1927) * '' Behind the Altar'' (1927) * '' Forbidden Love'' (1927) * '' The Merry Farmer'' (1927) * '' The Last Performance of the Circus Wolfson'' (1928) * '' Vienna, City of My Dreams'' (1928) * ''

Villa Falconieri The Villa Falconieri is a villa in Frascati, Italy. History The villa was originally called Villa Rufina, having been was initially built by Monsignor Alessandro Rufini. Later it was enlarged thanks to Pope Paul III, dates back to 1546. In 16 ...

'' (1928) * '' Folly of Love'' (1928) * '' A Girl with Temperament'' (1928) * '' The Sinner'' (1928) * '' Leontine's Husbands'' (1928) * '' The Third Confession'' (1929) * '' I Lost My Heart on a Bus'' (1929) * '' Two People'' (1930) * ''

Mountains on Fire ''Mountains on Fire'' (german: Berge in Flammen) is a 1931 German war film directed by Karl Hartl and Luis Trenker and starring Trenker, Lissy Arna and Luigi Serventi. The film was based on Luis Trenker's novel of the same title, partly based ...

'' (1931) * ''

When the Soldiers ''When the Soldiers'' (German: ''Wenn die Soldaten'') is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Otto Wallburg, Gretl Theimer and Ida Wüst Ida Wüst (; 10 October 1884 – 4 October 1958) was a German s ...

'' (1931) * '' A Storm Over Zakopane'' (1931) * '' Zaganella and the Cavalier'' (1932) * ''

The Gift of the Morning ''The Gift of the Morning'' (Italian: ''Il dono del mattino'') is a 1932 Italian comedy film directed by Enrico Guazzoni and starring Germana Paolieri, Carlo Lombardi and Arturo Falconi.Goble p.164 It was based on a play by Giovacchino Forzan ...

'' (1932) * '' Three Lucky Fools'' (1933) * ''

Villafranca Villafranca (Basque: ''Alesbes'') is a town and municipality located in the province and the autonomous community (Comunidad Foral) of Navarre, northern Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo ...

'' (1934) * '' The Four Musketeers'' (1936) * '' The Countess of Parma'' (1936) * '' Forbidden Music'' (1942) * '' The Son of the Red Corsair'' (1943) * '' Dagli Appennini alle Ande'' (1943) * '' Buffalo Bill in Rome'' (1949) * '' Against the Law'' (1950)

Bibliography

Bertellini, Giorgio Giorgio Bertellini an Italian-American media historian who specializes in the ways national and racial diversity informed American cinema's representation of citizenship, stardom, and leadership during the era of migrations, fascism, and World ...

. ''Italy in Early American Cinema: Race, Landscape, and the Picturesque''. Indiana University Press, 2010.

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