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name: "Mario Tosi"
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "11 May 1935"
died: "11 November 2021"
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updated: "2026-09-16T10:33:52.389884+00:00"
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# Mario Tosi

Cinematographer. Born 11 May 1935 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. Died 11 November 2021.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 11 May 1935, Rome, Lazio, Italy
- **Died:** 11 November 2021

## Biography

Mario Tosi (1935–2021) was an Italian-American cinematographer. Born in Rome, he began working in film in Italy and South Africa before moving to Los Angeles, where he assisted other directors of photography and joined the camera guild.

His credits include *Frogs* (1972), *Carrie* (1976), *Sybil* (1976) – for which he received an Emmy nomination – *The Main Event* (1979), *Resurrection* (1980) and *The Stunt Man* (1980). He was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers and received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2009 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Carrie* (1976), Fi1m 86, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/carrie.md)

## Also known for

- *The Stunt Man* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Frogs* (1972), Director of Photography
- *Sybil* (1976), Director of Photography
- *The Main Event* (1979), Director of Photography
- *Whose Life Is It Anyway?* (1981), Director of Photography
- *Resurrection* (1980), Director of Photography

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