Otello Martelli (19 May 1902 – 20 February 2000) Birth name Otello Martelli. was an Italian

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

whose films include '' La Dolce Vita''.

Life and career

Born in

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, he began work in 1920. He collaborated with

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and

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. Specially was his collaboration with Fellini from 1950 ('' Luci del varietà'') until 1961 (with the episode ''Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio'' in ''

Boccaccio '70 ''Boccaccio '70'' is a 1962 comedy anthology film directed by Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Mario Monicelli and Luchino Visconti from an idea by Cesare Zavattini. It consists of four episodes, each by one of the directors, all about a di ...

''). His films include '' La Dolce Vita'', ''

Paisà ''Paisan'' ( it, Paisà ) is a 1946 Italian neorealist war drama film directed by Roberto Rossellini. In six independent episodes, it tells of the Liberation of Italy by the Allied forces during the late stage of World War II. The film premier ...

'', and '' L'oro di Napoli''.

Selected filmography

* ''

Countess Sarah ''Countess Sarah'' (Italian:''La contessa Sara'') is a 1919 Italian silent film directed by Roberto Roberti and starring Francesca Bertini.Abel p.552 Cast * Francesca Bertini * Sandro Salvini * Alberto Albertini * Vittorio Bianchi Vittorio is ...

'' (1919) * '' The Youth of the Devil'' (1921) * ''

Consuelita ''Consuelita'' is a 1925 Italian silent comedy film directed by Roberto Roberti and starring Francesca Bertini, Ida Carloni Talli and Alfonso Cassini.Jandelli p.253 Cast * Francesca Bertini * Ida Carloni Talli * Alfonso Cassini Alphons ...

'' (1925) * '' The Old Guard'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * ''

The Ancestor ''The Ancestor'' (Italian: ''L'antenato'') is a 1936 Italian comedy film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Antonio Gandusio, Paola Barbara and Mercedes Brignone.Moliterno p.280 It is an adaptation of a play by Carlo Veneziani, and was mad ...

'' (1936) * '' The Countess of Parma'' (1936) * '' Bayonet'' (1936) * '' The Ambassador'' (1936) * '' To Live'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1937) * ''

Mad Animals ''Mad Animals'' (Italian:''Animali pazzi'') is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Totò, Luisa Ferida and Calisto Bertramo.Moliterno p.316 It was made at the Titanus Studios in Rome. Pl ...

'' (1939) * '' I, His Father'' (1939) * '' Father For a Night'' (1939) * '' Lucrezia Borgia'' (1940) * '' Kean'' (1940) * '' The Hero of Venice'' (1941) * '' Tragic Night'' (1942) * ''

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'' (1942) * '' In High Places'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1946) * '' Last Love'' (1947) * ''

Tragic Hunt ''Tragic Hunt'' (Italian: ''Caccia tragica'') is a 1947 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe De Santis and starring Vivi Gioi, Andrea Checchi and Carla Del Poggio. It was part of the wave of postwar Italian neorealism, neorealist films. It w ...

'' (1947) * ''

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'' (1947) * ''

Bitter Rice ''Bitter Rice'' ( it, Riso Amaro ) is a 1949 Italian film made by Lux Film, written and directed by Giuseppe De Santis. Produced by Dino De Laurentiis, starring Silvana Mangano, Raf Vallone, Doris Dowling and Vittorio Gassman, ''Bitter Rice'' was ...

'' (1949) * ''

Variety Lights ''Variety Lights'' ( it, Luci del varietà) is a 1951 Italian romantic drama film produced, directed and written by Federico Fellini and Alberto Lattuada and starring Peppino De Filippo, Carla Del Poggio, and Giulietta Masina. The film is about a ...

'' (1950) * '' Stromboli'' (1950) * '' The Flowers of St. Francis'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1951) * '' Honeymoon Deferred'' (1951) * '' Rome 11:00'' (1952) * ''

I Vitelloni ''I vitelloni'' (, literally "The bullocks" - Romagnol slang for "The slackers" or "The layabouts") is a 1953 comedy-drama film directed by Federico Fellini from a screenplay written by himself, Ennio Flaiano and Tullio Pinelli. It stars Fran ...

'' (1953) * '' The Gold of Naples'' (1954) * ''

La Strada ''La strada'' () is a 1954 Italian drama film directed by Federico Fellini and co-written by Fellini, Tullio Pinelli and Ennio Flaiano. The film tells the story of Gelsomina, a simple-minded young woman ( Giulietta Masina) bought from her mothe ...

'' (1954) * ''

Il Bidone ''Il bidone'' (, "The Drum .html" ;"title="ontainer/nowiki>">ontainer/nowiki>"; also known as ''The Swindle'' or ''The Swindlers'') is a 1955 Italian film directed by Federico Fellini from his own screenplay co-written with Ennio Flaiano and Tu ...

'' (1955) * '' Guendalina'' (1957) * ''

Vacanze a Ischia ''Vacanze a Ischia'' (also known as ''Holiday Island'') is a 1957 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Camerini. Plot The lives of several people intersect as they go on vacation to enjoy a pleasant holiday on the island. A lawyer spends it in a ...

'' (1957) * '' This Angry Age'' (1958) * '' La Dolce Vita'' (1960) * '' The Teacher from Vigevano'' (1963) * '' Menage all'italiana'' (1965) * '' Death Walks in Laredo'' (1966)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martelli, Otello Italian cinematographers Film people from Rome 1902 births 2000 deaths