---
name: "Gianni Di Venanzo"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gianni-di-venanzo"
fi1m_id: "gianni-di-venanzo"
imdb_id: "nm0005689"
tmdb_id: 5680
wikidata_id: "Q1522660"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "18 December 1920"
died: "3 February 1966"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-26T15:43:10.170805+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Gianni Di Venanzo

## Identity

Gianni Di Venanzo

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gianni-di-venanzo
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** gianni-di-venanzo
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005689
- **TMDB ID:** 5680
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1522660
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Di_Venanzo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1522660, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005689/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5680

Cinematographer. Born 18 December 1920 in Teramo, Abruzzi, Italy. Died 3 February 1966.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 18 December 1920, Teramo, Abruzzi, Italy
- **Died:** 3 February 1966
- **Active:** 1943–1965
- **Frequently works with:** [Ennio Flaiano](https://film.one/person/ennio-flaiano.md), [Angelo Rizzoli](https://film.one/person/angelo-rizzoli.md), [Brunello Rondi](https://film.one/person/brunello-rondi.md), [Federico Fellini](https://film.one/person/federico-fellini.md), [Marcello Mastroianni](https://film.one/person/marcello-mastroianni.md), [Michelangelo Antonioni](https://film.one/person/michelangelo-antonioni.md), [Monica Vitti](https://film.one/person/monica-vitti.md), [Sandra Milo](https://film.one/person/sandra-milo.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 82 (1), 1960s 82 (3)
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Romance 2, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $0m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Di_Venanzo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1522660, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005689/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5680

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*8½*](https://film.one/film/812.md) (91), [*Juliet of the Spirits*](https://film.one/film/juliet-of-the-spirits.md) (68)

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## Biography

Gianni Di Venanzo was an Italian cinematographer. Born on 18 December 1920 in Teramo, Abruzzo, he studied at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and began working as a camera assistant during the Second World War on films by directors including Luchino Visconti, Vittorio De Sica and Roberto Rossellini.

He served as director of photography on Michelangelo Antonioni’s *La Notte* (1961) and *L’Eclisse* (1962), Federico Fellini’s *8½* (1963) and *Juliet of the Spirits* (1965), and Francesco Rosi’s *Salvatore Giuliano* (1962) and *Hands Over the City* (1963). His final film was Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s *The Honey Pot* (1967). Di Venanzo died in Rome on 3 February 1966.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, imago.org.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Juliet of the Spirits* (1965), Fi1m 68, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/juliet-of-the-spirits.md)
- *8½* (1963), Fi1m 91, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/812.md)
- *L'Eclisse* (1962), Fi1m 88, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/leclisse.md)
- *Obsession* (1943), Fi1m 82, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/obsession-1943.md)

## Complete filmography (56)

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

- *The Honey Pot* (1967), Director of Photography
- *Kiss the Other Sheik* (1965), Director of Photography
- *The 10th Victim* (1965), Director of Photography
- *Juliet of the Spirits* (1965), Director of Photography — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/juliet-of-the-spirits.md)
- *Il morbidone* (1965), Director of Photography
- *The Moment of Truth* (1965), Director of Photography
- *Woman Is a Wonderful Thing* (1964), Director of Photography
- *Time of Indifference* (1964), Director of Photography
- *Bebo's Girl* (1964), Director of Photography
- *High Infidelity* (1964), Director of Photography
- *Hands Over the City* (1963), Director of Photography
- *The Basilisks* (1963), Director of Photography
- *8½* (1963), Director of Photography — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/812.md)
- *Eva* (1962), Director of Photography
- *L'Eclisse* (1962), Director of Photography — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/leclisse.md)
- *Salvatore Giuliano* (1962), Director of Photography
- *The Policeman on Horseback* (1961), Director of Photography
- *La Notte* (1961), Director of Photography
- *A Mandarin for Teo* (1960), Director of Photography
- *...And Suddenly It's Murder!* (1960), Director of Photography
- *The Dolphins* (1960), Director of Photography
- *Howlers of the Dock* (1960), Director of Photography
- *The Swindlers* (1959), Director of Photography
- *My Wife's Enemy* (1959), Director of Photography
- *Nel blu dipinto di blu* (1959), Director of Photography
- *Venetian Honeymoon* (1959), Director of Photography
- *South Wind* (1959), Director of Photography
- *Rascel Marine* (1958), Director of Photography
- *The Law Is the Law* (1958), Director of Photography
- *The Challenge* (1958), Director of Photography
- *Piece of the Sky* (1958), Director of Photography
- *Big Deal on Madonna Street* (1958), Director of Photography
- *Rascel-Fifì* (1957), Director of Photography
- *Il Grido* (1957), Director of Photography
- *Kean: Genius or Scoundrel* (1957), Director of Photography
- *Terrore sulla città* (1957), Cinematography
- *The Awakening* (1956), Director of Photography
- *Defend My Love* (1956), Director of Photography
- *Sunset in Naples* (1956), Director of Photography
- *The Bachelor* (1955), Director of Photography
- *Women and Soldiers* (1955), Director of Photography
- *Le Amiche* (1955), Director of Photography
- *Abandoned* (1955), Director of Photography
- *The Girls of San Frediano* (1955), Director of Photography
- *Chronicle of Poor Lovers* (1954), Director of Photography
- *Foreign Earth* (1954), Cinematography
- *Love in the City* (1953), Director of Photography
- *Amore che si paga* (1953), Cinematography
- *At the Edge of the City* (1953), Director of Photography
- *The Moment of Truth* (1952), Director of Photography
- *Attention! Bandits!* (1951), Director of Photography
- *Miracle in Milan* (1951), Camera Operator
- *La Terra Trema* (1949), Camera Operator
- *Tragic Hunt* (1947), Camera Operator
- *Days of Glory* (1945), Director of Photography
- *Obsession* (1943), Camera Operator — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/obsession-1943.md)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Nastro d'Argento for Best Cinematography 1956: Nastro d'Argento for Best Cinematography (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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