Massimo Dallamano Explained

Massimo Dallamano
Birth Date:1917 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Death Place:Rome, Lazio, Italy
Occupation:Film director, cinematographer, screenwriter

Massimo Dallamano (17 April 1917  - 4 November 1976), sometimes credited as Max Dillman, Max Dillmann or Jack Dalmas, was an Italian director and director of photography.

Life and career

Born in Milan, Dallamano began in the 1940s as cameraman for documentaries and commercials, and after the war he became a cinematographer, specializing in adventure films.[1] Credited as Jack Dalmas he was the cinematographer on Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and For a Few Dollars More (1965).[1]

In 1967 he made his directorial debut with another Spaghetti Western, Bandidos. He went on to direct a dozen more films, including poliziotteschi, giallo films and erotic dramas. His films include Dorian Gray (1970), What Have You Done to Solange? (1972), What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974) and The Night Child (1975).[1]

In 1976 Dallamano died at age 59 in a car accident shortly after the end of production on Quelli della Calibro 38 (aka Colt 38 Special Squad).[2] [3]

Select filmography

Title YearCredited as Notes
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Herod the Great1959
1960
Constantine and the Cross1961
Pontius Pilate1962
1964
Bullets Don't Argue (aka Pistols Don't Argue)[4] [5]
For a Few Dollars More1965
Bandidos1967[6]
A Black Veil for Lisa1968
Venus in Furs1969[7]
Dorian Gray1970[8]
What Have You Done to Solange?1972[9]
Super Bitch1973
What Have They Done to Your Daughters?1974
1975
Colt 38 Special Squad1976
Red Rings of Fear1978[10]

Sources

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: [[Marco Giusti]]. Dizionario del western all'italiana. 2007. Mondadori, 2007. 978-88-04-57277-0.
  2. Book: Marco Giusti. Stracult. Dizionario dei film italiani. Frassinelli, 2004.
  3. Web site: Jane, Ian. June 22, 2006. Colt 38 Special Squad. DVD Talk.
  4. Web site: Die letzten Zwei vom Rio Bravo. Filmportal.de. February 19, 2019. German.
  5. Web site: Las pistolas no discuten [Le pistole non discutono] (1964)]. Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. February 19, 2019. Italian.
  6. Web site: Bandidos (1967). Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. February 14, 2020.
  7. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20190220005912/https://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/venus-im-pelz_ea43d4a6ce785006e03053d50b37753d. February 20, 2019. February 19, 2019. Venus im Pelz. German. Filmportal.de.
  8. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053633/http://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/das-bildnis-des-dorian-gray_ea43d4a6fe0b5006e03053d50b37753d. March 4, 2016. February 19, 2019. Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray. German. Filmportal.de.
  9. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20151130132730/http://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/das-geheimnis-der-gruenen-stecknadel_ea43d4a718bf5006e03053d50b37753d. November 30, 2015. February 19, 2019. Das Geheimnis der grĂ¼nen Stecknadel. German. Filmportal.de.
  10. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20190220005634/https://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/orgie-des-todes_ea43d4a78fc05006e03053d50b37753d. February 20, 2019. February 19, 2019. Red Rings of Fear. German. Filmportal.de.