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name: "Nicola Pecorini"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nicola-pecorini"
fi1m_id: "nicola-pecorini"
imdb_id: "nm0669797"
tmdb_id: 19727
wikidata_id: "Q1342731"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "10 August 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-01T21:05:48.524866+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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# Nicola Pecorini

## Identity

Nicola Pecorini

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/nicola-pecorini
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** nicola-pecorini
- **IMDb ID:** nm0669797
- **TMDB ID:** 19727
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1342731
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicola_Pecorini, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1342731, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0669797/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/19727

Cinematographer. Born 10 August 1957 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 10 August 1957, Milan, Lombardy, Italy
- **Active:** 1993–2009
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 74 (1), 2000s 65 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicola_Pecorini, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1342731, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0669797/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/19727

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus*](https://film.one/film/the-imaginarium-of-doctor-parnassus.md) (65)

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## Biography

Nicola Pecorini is an Italian cinematographer born in Milan in 1957. He began his career as a Steadicam operator and co-founded the Steadicam Operators Association with its inventor Garrett Brown in 1988. He moved to the United States in 1993.

Since 1998 Pecorini has collaborated frequently with director Terry Gilliam. Their joint films include *Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas* (1998), *Tideland* (2005), *The Brothers Grimm* (2005), *The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus* (2009), *The Zero Theorem* (2013) and *The Man Who Killed Don Quixote* (2018). He received the award for best cinematography at the San Sebastián International Film Festival for *Harrison's Flowers* (2000). Pecorini is married to British actress Caroline Goodall.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus* (2009), Fi1m 65, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-imaginarium-of-doctor-parnassus.md)
- *Cliffhanger* (1993), Fi1m 74, Steadicam Operator, "A" Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/cliffhanger.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

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

- *Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness* (2024), Director of Photography
- *Kingdoms of Fire* (2019), series, Director of Photography
- *The Legend of the Christmas Witch* (2018), Director of Photography
- *The Man Who Killed Don Quixote* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Misunderstood* (2014), Director of Photography
- *The Zero Theorem* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Doubt* (2013), Cinematography
- *Ra.One* (2011), Director of Photography
- *The Wholly Family* (2011), Director of Photography
- *The First Beautiful Thing* (2010), Director of Photography
- *The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus* (2009), Director of Photography — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-imaginarium-of-doctor-parnassus.md)
- *A Whole Life Ahead* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Best of Chris Isaak* (2006), Director, Director of Photography
- *Tideland* (2005), Director of Photography
- *The Brothers Grimm* (2005), Additional Photography
- *The Order* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Harrison's Flowers* (2000), Steadicam Operator, Director of Photography
- *Rules of Engagement* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas* (1998), Director of Photography, Steadicam Operator
- *Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest* (1997), Cinematography
- *Beverly Hills Ninja* (1997), Camera Operator
- *Cutthroat Island* (1995), Camera Operator
- *The American President* (1995), Steadicam Operator
- *French Kiss* (1995), Steadicam Operator
- *Death and the Maiden* (1994), Steadicam Operator
- *Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy* (1994), Steadicam Operator
- *Only You* (1994), Steadicam Operator
- *Low Profile* (1993), Camera Operator
- *Cliffhanger* (1993), "A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/cliffhanger.md)
- *Bitter Moon* (1992), Steadicam Operator
- *Piedipiatti* (1991), Steadicam Operator
- *The Sect* (1991), Steadicam Operator
- *In nome del popolo sovrano* (1990), Steadicam Operator
- *Towards Evening* (1990), Steadicam Operator
- *The Comfort of Strangers* (1990), Steadicam Operator
- *Two Evil Eyes* (1990), Second Unit Director, Steadicam Operator
- *The Church* (1989), Steadicam Operator
- *The Gamble* (1988), Steadicam Operator
- *Provvisorio, quasi d'amore* (1988), Steadicam Operator
- *Opera* (1987), Steadicam Operator

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