Mario Montuori

Mario Montuori (1 May 1920 – 12 August 1997) was an Italian film cinematographer and painter.

Mario Montuori
Born	1 May 1920 (1920-05) Rome, Italy
Died	12 August 1997(1997-08-12) (aged 77)
Nationality	Italian
Occupation	Cinematographer

Life and career

Born in Rome, Mario Montuori was the son of the cinematographer Carlo.^[1] He began his film career in 1937, working as an assistant operator alongside his father.^[1] In 1940 he was conscripted and until 1943 was operator for Istituto Luce on the Russian front.^[1] In 1949 he debuted as a cinematographer, and his collaborations included films by Roberto Rossellini, Vittorio De Sica, Alberto Lattuada and Mario Soldati.^[1] Starting from the late 1970s, he left the cinema industry to dedicate himself to painting.^[1]

Selected filmography

• To Live in Peace (1947)
• Women and Brigands (1950)
• Pact with the Devil (1950)
• Beauties on Bicycles (1951)
• O.K. Nerone (1951)
• It's Love That's Ruining Me (1951)
• Shadows on the Grand Canal (1951)
• We Two Alone (1952)
• The Dream of Zorro (1952)
• The Adventures of Mandrin (1952)
• The Overcoat (1952)
• The Queen of Sheba (1952)
• Noi peccatori (1953)
• Storms (1953)
• Too Young for Love (1953)
• Ivan, Son of the White Devil (1953)
• Modern Virgin (1954)
• Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love (1954)
• Symphony of Love (1954)
• Roman Tales (1955)
• Chéri-Bibi (1955)
• The Bigamist (1956)
• The Most Beautiful Days (1956)
• Count Max (1957)
• The Wide Blue Road (1957)
• Ciao, ciao bambina! (1959)
• Ferdinando I, re di Napoli (1959)
• Prisoner of the Volga (1959)
• Noi siamo due evasi (1959)
• Il padrone delle ferriere (1959)
• Goliath and the Dragon (1960)
• A Breath of Scandal (1960)
• Love in Rome (1960)
• Behind Closed Doors (1961)
• The Italian Brigands (1962)
• The Lovely Lola (1962)
• Queen of The Chantecler (1962)
• Sodom and Gomorrah (1962)
• Three Nights of Love (1964)
• The Man, the Woman and the Money (1965)
• I complessi (1965)
• Highest Pressure (1965)
• Fury of Johnny Kid (1967)
• The Seven Cervi Brothers (1968)
• The Forgotten Pistolero (1969)
• How, When and with Whom (1969)
• Chuck Moll (1970)
• Una prostituta al servizio del pubblico e in regola con le leggi dello stato (1970)
• Doppia coppia con Regina (1972)
• Year One (1974)
• Charleston (1977)