Dante Spinotti

Biography

Dante Spinotti was born in Tolmezzo, Udine, in the northeastern Italian Region of Friuli. He began his career at RAI (Italian TV), before that he spent lot of time in Kenia as cinematographer for his uncle. In 1985, producer Dino De Laurentiis offered him a chance to work in USA for the first time with Michael Mann for the feature Manhunter (1986). From that experience, Spinotti became one of the most appreciated cinematographer in Hollywood. His particular vision gives a movie a great sense of reality. Among his works are: The Last of the Mohicans (1992) (Academy Nomination), Heat (1995), L.A. Confidential (1997) (Academy Nomination), The Insider (1999) (Academy Nomination), and Wonder Boys (2000). He married his wife Marcella, and they live in Los Angeles, Rome, and Tolmezzo. Filmography Cinematographer : 2011 Tower Heist (director of photography) 2011 Chaos (TV series) – Pilot (2011) (director of photography) 2010 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 2009 Public Enemies (director of photography) 2008 Flash of Genius (director of photography) 2008 Visual Acoustics (documentary) 2008/I Deception (director of photography) 2008 Blue Blood (TV movie) 2007 Slipstream (director of photography) 2007 Women's Murder Club (TV series) 2006 The Contract (director of photography) 2006 X-Men: The Last Stand (director of photography) 2005 Prison Break (TV series) – Pilot (2005) 2004 After the Sunset 2002 Pinocchio 2002 Red Dragon (director of photography) 2001 Bandits 2000 The Family Man 2000 Wonder Boys 1999 The Insider (director of photography) 1999 The Other Sister 1998 Goodbye Lover 1997 L.A. Confidential (director of photography) 1996 The Mirror Has Two Faces (director of photography) 1995 Heat (director of photography) 1995 L'uomo delle stelle 1995 The Quick and the Dead (director of photography) 1994 Nell (director of photography) 1994 Blink 1993 Il segreto del bosco vecchio 1993 La fine è nota 1992 The Last of the Mohicans (director of photography) 1991 Frankie and Johnny 1991 Hudson Hawk 1991 True Colors 1990 The Comfort of Strangers 1990 Una vita scellerata 1989 Torrents of Spring 1988 Beaches (director of photography) 1988 Mamba 1988 La leggenda del santo bevitore 1988 Illegally Yours 1987 Aria (segment "Die tote Stadt") 1987 From the Hip 1986 Crimes of the Heart (director of photography) 1986 Manhunter 1986 Choke Canyon 1985 The Berlin Affair 1985 Fotografando Patrizia (director of photography) 1984 Così parlò Bellavista 1984 Sotto... sotto... strapazzato da anomala passione 1984 Cenerentola '80 1983 Sogno di una notte d'estate 1983 Le ambizioni sbagliate (TV movie) 1983 I Paladini - storia d'armi e d'amori 1983 Il quartetto Basileus 1982 La pietra di Marco Polo (TV series) (director of photography / 1982-1983) 1981 La disubbidienza 1981 Fosca (TV movie) 1975 Tracce sulla neve (TV movie) 1972 I nicotera (TV mini-series) Camera and Electrical Department : 2011 Season of the Witch (director of photography: Shreveport additional photography) 2009 State of Play (director of photography: additional photography) 2006 The Contract (camera operator: "a" camera) 2005 Before, During and 'After the Sunset' (video documentary) (additional camera operator) 1984 Voyage of the Rock Aliens (director of photography: first musical sequence) 1972 La donna di picche (TV mini-series) (director of photography: second unit)