Roberto Omegna
Roberto Omegna | |
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![]() Roberto Omegna (1939) | |
Born | |
Died | 29 November 1948 Turin, Piedmont Italy | (aged 72)
Occupation | Cinematographer Director |
Years active | 1904–1936 |
Roberto Omegna (27 May 1876 – 29 November 1948) was an Italian cinematographer and film director. Omegna assisted Arturo Ambrosio is setting up the Turin-based company Ambrosio Film, which became one of the leading Italian studios of the silent era.[1] While Omegna directed a number of fiction films, he became best known for his documentary efforts such as The Leopard Hunt (1908) and Elephants at Work (1911).[2]
Selected filmography[]
Cinematographer[]
- The Last Days of Pompeii (1908)
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Moliterno, Gino. Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
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Categories:
- 1876 births
- 1948 deaths
- Italian cinematographers
- Italian film directors
- Film people from Turin
- Italian film biography stubs