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name: "Franco Di Giacomo"
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roles: ["Camera operator"]
born: "18 September 1932"
died: "30 April 2016"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-20T07:03:59.476533+00:00"
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# Franco Di Giacomo

Camera operator. Born 18 September 1932 in Amatrice, Rieti, Lazio, Italy. Died 30 April 2016.

## Details

- **Work:** Camera operator
- **Born:** 18 September 1932, Amatrice, Rieti, Lazio, Italy
- **Died:** 30 April 2016
- **Active:** 1963–1994
- **Also known as:** F. Di Giacomo
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 82 (3), 1990s 75 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 75 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Romance 2, Western 2, Comedy 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $135m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Di_Giacomo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3751276, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0223862/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/66641

## Biography

Franco Di Giacomo (1932–2016) was an Italian cinematographer. Born in Amatrice, he began his career as an assistant to Aldo Tonti and worked for many years as a camera operator on films including Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s *Cleopatra* (1963), Vittorio De Sica’s *Marriage Italian Style* (1964) and Sergio Leone’s *The Good, the Bad and the Ugly* (1966) and *Once Upon a Time in the West* (1968).

He made his debut as director of photography in 1970 with Salvatore Samperi’s *Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It*. Among his notable credits as cinematographer are *Four Flies on Grey Velvet* (1971), *The Night of the Shooting Stars* (1982), for which he received a David di Donatello, *Amityville II: The Possession* (1982), *Dearest Relatives, Poisonous Relations* (1992) and *The Postman* (1994). He collaborated with directors including Bernardo Bertolucci, the Taviani brothers, Nanni Moretti, Ettore Scola and Michael Radford.

In 2000 Di Giacomo was awarded the Flaiano Prize for his career. He later taught cinematography at the ACT Multimedia Academy in Cinecittà and died in Acilia, Rome.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, repubblica.it.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Postman* (1994), Fi1m 75, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-postman.md)
- *Once Upon a Time in the West* (1968), Fi1m 91, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-time-in-the-west.md)
- *The Good, the Bad and the Ugly* (1966), Fi1m 92, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly.md)
- *Cleopatra* (1963), Fi1m 63, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/cleopatra.md)

## Complete filmography (114)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Resurrection* (2011), series, Director of Photography
- *Appuntamento a ora insolita* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Luisa Sanfelice* (2004), Cinematography
- *L'amore di Màrja* (2004), Director of Photography
- *People of Rome* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Andata e ritorno* (2003), Director of Photography
- *The Accidental Detective* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Volesse il cielo!* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Unfair Competition* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Le sciamane* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Jet Set* (2000), Director of Photography
- *The Sky Is Falling* (2000), Director of Photography
- *The Barber of Siberia* (1998), Additional Director of Photography
- *The Dinner* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Giochi d'equilibrio* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Santo Stefano* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Ultimo bersaglio* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Nostromo* (1997), series, Director of Photography
- *We Free Kings* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Rome, November 12, 1994* (1995), Director of Photography
- *The Story of a Poor Young Man* (1995), Director of Photography
- *The Postman* (1994), Director of Photography — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/the-postman.md)
- *Foreign Student* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Nobody's Children* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Here Comes the Storm* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Dearest Relatives, Poisonous Relations* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Miracle of Marcellino* (1991), Director of Photography
- *The Siege of Venice* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Rossini! Rossini!* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Auto Stop* (1991), Director of Photography
- *A Fine Romance* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Money* (1991), Director of Photography
- *The House of Smiles* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Beyond the Ocean* (1990), Cinematography
- *The Jeweller's Shop* (1989), Director of Photography
- *'o Re* (1989), Director of Photography
- *It's Happening Tomorrow* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Run for Your Life* (1988), Director of Photography
- *A Boy from Calabria* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Dark Eyes* (1987), Director of Photography
- *History* (1986), series, Director of Photography
- *The Inquiry* (1986), Director of Photography
- *The Mass Is Ended* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Mai con le donne* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Casablanca, Casablanca* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Don Camillo* (1984), Director of Photography
- *Lebenslinien* (1983), series, Director of Photography
- *Rich and Poor* (1983), Director of Photography
- *Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style* (1983), Director of Photography
- *Amityville II: The Possession* (1982), Director of Photography
- *The Night of the Shooting Stars* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Fighting Back* (1982), Director of Photography
- *The Original Trap* (1982), series, Cinematography
- *Miss Right* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Sweet Dreams* (1981), Director of Photography
- *Buddy Goes West* (1981), Director of Photography
- *Why Did You Pick On Me?* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Men or Not Men* (1980), Director of Photography
- *The Day Christ Died* (1980), Director of Photography
- *The Meadow* (1979), Director of Photography
- *The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid* (1979), Director of Photography
- *Per vivere meglio, divertitevi con noi* (1978), Director of Photography
- *My Loves* (1978), Director of Photography
- *They Called Him Bulldozer* (1978), Director of Photography
- *Sahara Cross* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Hitch Hike* (1977), Director of Photography
- *The Bishop's Bedroom* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Dimmi che fai tutto per me* (1976), Director of Photography
- *Plot of Fear* (1976), Director of Photography
- *For Love* (1976), Director of Photography
- *Duck in Orange Sauce* (1975), Director of Photography
- *Smell of Flesh* (1975), Director of Photography
- *The Sex Machine* (1975), Director of Photography
- *The Killer Must Kill Again* (1975), Director of Photography
- *The Long Night* (1975), Director of Photography
- *The Way of the Baboons* (1974), Director of Photography
- *Stardust* (1973), Director of Photography
- *La Tosca* (1973), Director of Photography
- *La cosa buffa* (1972), Director of Photography
- *Who Saw Her Die?* (1972), Director of Photography
- *Four Flies on Grey Velvet* (1971), Director of Photography
- *Romance* (1971), Director of Photography
- *In the Name of the Father* (1971), Director of Photography
- *Million Dollar Eel* (1971), Director of Photography
- *Veruschka - Poetry of a Woman* (1971), Director of Photography
- *When Women Had Tails* (1970), Director of Photography
- *The Spider's Stratagem* (1970), Director of Photography
- *The Most Beautiful Wife* (1970), Director of Photography
- *Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It* (1970), Director of Photography
- *Pigsty* (1969), Camera Operator
- *Love Circle* (1969), Camera Operator
- *Once Upon a Time in the West* (1968), Camera Operator — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-time-in-the-west.md)
- *The Day of the Owl* (1968), Camera Operator
- *The World's Gold* (1967), Camera Operator
- *The Harem* (1967), Camera Operator
- *China Is Near* (1967), Camera Operator
- *Mission Stardust* (1967), Camera Operator
- *The Good, the Bad and the Ugly* (1966), Camera Operator — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly.md)
- *The Sultans* (1966), Camera Operator
- *The Hawks and the Sparrows* (1966), Camera Operator
- *We'll Go to the City* (1966), Camera Operator
- *The Mandrake* (1965), Camera Operator
- *A Maiden for the Prince* (1965), Camera Operator
- *The Camp Followers* (1965), Camera Operator
- *Marriage Italian Style* (1964), Camera Operator
- *Hercules, Samson & Ulysses* (1963), Camera Operator
- *I 4 tassisti* (1963), Camera Operator
- *Cleopatra* (1963), Camera Operator — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/cleopatra.md)
- *Alone Against Rome* (1962), Camera Operator
- *Arturo's Island* (1962), Assistant Camera
- *Vanina Vanini* (1961), Assistant Camera
- *Colossus and the Amazon Queen* (1960), Assistant Camera
- *Siege of Syracuse* (1960), Assistant Camera
- *David and Goliath* (1960), Assistant Camera

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