Massimo Dallamano
Massimo Dallamano | |
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Born | (1917-04-17)17 April 1917 Milan, Lombardy, Italy |
Died | 4 November 1976(1976-11-04) (aged 59) Rome, Lazio, Italy |
Occupation(s) | 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 | Year | Credited as | Notes | Ref(s) | |||
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Director | Screenwriter | Cinematographer | Other | ||||
Herod the Great | 1959 | Yes | [4][5] | ||||
The Cossacks | 1960 | Yes | [6] | ||||
Constantine and the Cross | 1961 | Yes | [6] | ||||
Pontius Pilate | 1962 | Yes | [7] | ||||
A Fistful of Dollars | 1964 | Yes | [8] | ||||
Bullets Don't Argue (aka Pistols Don't Argue) | Yes | [9][10] | |||||
For a Few Dollars More | 1965 | Yes | [11] | ||||
Bandidos | 1967 | Yes | [12][13][14] | ||||
A Black Veil for Lisa | 1968 | Yes | [15] | ||||
Venus in Furs | 1969 | Yes | [16] | ||||
Dorian Gray | 1970 | Yes | Yes | [17] | |||
What Have You Done to Solange? | 1972 | Yes | Yes | [18] | |||
Super Bitch | 1973 | Yes | Yes | [19] | |||
What Have They Done to Your Daughters? | 1974 | Yes | Yes | [20][21] | |||
The Cursed Medallion | 1975 | Yes | [22] | ||||
Colt 38 Special Squad | 1976 | Yes | Yes | [23] | |||
Red Rings of Fear | 1978 | Yes | [24] |
Sources
Footnotes
- ^ a b c Marco Giusti (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 978-88-04-57277-0.
- ^ Marco Giusti. Stracult. Dizionario dei film italiani. Frassinelli, 2004.
- ^ Jane, Ian (June 22, 2006). "Colt 38 Special Squad". DVD Talk.
- ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 98.
- ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 99.
- ^ a b Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 41.
- ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 130.
- ^ Curti 2016, p. 192.
- ^ "Die letzten Zwei vom Rio Bravo". Filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ "Las pistolas no discuten [Le pistole non discutono] (1964)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ Curti 2016, p. 193.
- ^ Grant 2011, p. 443.
- ^ Grant 2011, p. 444.
- ^ "Bandidos (1967)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- ^ Curti 2022, p. 146.
- ^ "Venus im Pelz". Filmportal.de (in German). Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ "Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray". Filmportal.de (in German). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ "Das Geheimnis der grünen Stecknadel". Filmportal.de (in German). Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ Curti 2013, p. 101.
- ^ Curti 2013, p. 124.
- ^ Curti 2013, p. 125.
- ^ Curti 2017, p. 144.
- ^ Curti 2013, p. 165.
- ^ "Red Rings of Fear". Filmportal.de (in German). Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
References
- Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
- Curti, Roberto (2016). Tonino Valerii: The Films. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476626185.
- Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970-1979. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476629605.
- Curti, Roberto (2022). Italian Giallo in Film and Television. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-8248-8.
- Grant, Kevin (2011). Any Gun Can Play. Fab Press. ISBN 9781903254615.
External links
- Massimo Dallamano at IMDb
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- Bandidos (1967)
- A Black Veil for Lisa (1968)
- Venus in Furs (1969)
- Dorian Gray (1970)
- What Have You Done to Solange? (1972)
- Super Bitch (1973)
- Innocence and Desire (1974)
- What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974)
- The Cursed Medallion (1975)
- Blue Belle (1976)
- Colt 38 Special Squad (1976)
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