Person
Camillo Bazzoni
Camera · 1934–2020 · Salsomaggiore, Italy
Biography
Camillo Bazzoni was an Italian cinematographer and film director known for his contributions to Italian cinema from the 1960s through the 1980s. He began his career as a camera operator in 1960, working on various Italian films. By 1967, Bazzoni had established himself as a cinematographer, collaborating with directors such as Lina Wertmüller, Mario Monicelli, Salvatore Samperi, Massimo Troisi, and Franco Rossi. Notably, he served as a second unit camera operator on Warren Beatty's Reds (1981). In 1968, Bazzoni made his directorial debut with Suicide Commando and the Spaghetti Western A Long Ride from Hell. He was the younger brother of director Luigi Bazzoni and the brother-in-law of Academy Award-winning cinematographer Vittorio Storaro.
Known for

The Corruption
Director of Photography

The Charterhouse of Parma
Cinematography

Reds
Camera Operator

Let's Hope It's a Girl
Director of Photography

The Possessed
Camera Operator

The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal
Director of Photography

Man, Pride and Vengeance
Cinematography

Ernesto
Director of Photography

I Thought It Was Love
Director of Photography

Suicide Commando
Director
Filmography
- 2000Rosa and CorneliaDirector of Photography
- 2000The Shadow of the GiantDirector of Photography
- 1996Love, Money and PhilosophyDirector of Photography
- 1992Angeli a sudCinematography
- 1991I Thought It Was LoveDirector of Photography
- 1989Cavalli si nascePhotoscience Manager
- 1987Le vie del Signore sono finiteDirector of Photography
- 1986The Moro AffairDirector of Photography
- 1986Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of BasilDirector of Photography
- 1986The CorruptionDirector of Photography
- 1986Let's Hope It's a GirlDirector of Photography
- 1985The 2 Lives of Mattia PascalDirector of Photography
- 1984Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and CacasennoDirector of Photography
- 1983A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street BanditDirector of Photography
- 1983Street of MirrorsDirector of Photography
- 1982The Charterhouse of ParmaCinematography
- 1982VampirismusDirector of Photography
- 1981RedsCamera Operator
- 1980Love in First ClassDirector of Photography
- 1979ErnestoDirector of Photography
- 1977Histoire d'eauDirector of Photography
- 1974The Last Desperate HoursWriter
- 1972Shadows UnseenDirector
- 1970Black LemonsDirector
- 1968Suicide CommandoDirector
- 1968A Long Ride from HellDirector
- 1967Man, Pride and VengeanceCinematography
- 1966The ScreamDirector
- 1965The PossessedCamera Operator
- 1965FiammettaCinematography
- 1964That Tender AgeDirector of Photography
- 1964Before the RevolutionCamera Operator
- 1962La bellezza di IppolitaCamera Operator
- 1962The Black InvadersCamera Operator
- 1962The Police CommissionerCamera Operator
- 1961The Laws of WarCamera Operator
- 1960Fury of the PagansAssistant Camera
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