Dante Spinotti

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Dante Spinotti

Born 1943-08-22 · Tolmezzo, Italia

Dante Spinotti, ASC, AIC, is an Italian cinematographer. He is known mostly for his collaborations with directors Michael Mann and Brett Ratner. He received Academy Award nominations for L.A. Confidential (1997) and The Insider (1999). He won a BAFTA Award for The Last of the Mohicans (1992). He has also won two Italian David di Donatello Awards and two Nastro d'Argento Awards.

Acting credits

Frankie and Johnny poster
6.8

When Johnny is released from prison following a forgery charge, he quickly lands a job as a short-order cook at a New York diner. Following a brief fling with waitress Cora, he develops an attraction for Cora's friend and fellow waitress Frankie. While Frankie resists Johnny's charms initially, she eventually relents when her best friend, Tim, persuades her to give Johnny a chance.

Frankie and Johnny

1991

Deception poster
6.0

As a corporate auditor who works in a number of different offices, Jonathan McQuarry wanders without an anchor among New York's power brokers. A chance meeting with charismatic lawyer Wyatt Bose leads to Jonathan's introduction to The List, an underground sex club. Jonathan begins an affair with a woman known only as S, who introduces Jonathan to a world of treachery and murder.

Deception

2008

Borsalino City poster
7.5

The history of the birth of an icon, the Borsalino hat. From the factory where it was conceived in a small Italian town, to the glamorous world of Hollywood.

Borsalino City

2016

Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' poster
8.0

Director Curtis Hanson and his cast and crew discuss the arduous but rewarding process of creating a modern classic.

Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

2008

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs poster
3.0

Ekchart Schmidt examines the machinery behind the dream factory; the Hollywood myth is unmasked. How does the studio industry work? What role does marketing and the hype surrounding the stars play?

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

1998

Dreaming Slipstream Dream poster
NR

Making-of featurette exploring actor and director Anthony Hopkins’ directorial debut, "Slipstream."

Dreaming Slipstream Dream

2008

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond poster
6.9

A very special encounter between legendary American cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond and young French director Pierre Filmon. A personal journey with the brightest shadowmaker and his friends.

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

2016

Making The Last of the Mohicans poster
NR

Interviews with the cast and crew of the 1992 Michael Mann film.

Making The Last of the Mohicans

2010

No artwork available
5.0

Curtis Hanson and his behind-the-scenes collaborators reveal the secrets of bringing 1950s Los Angeles to life in unforgettable style.

Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'

2008

The Making of 'Heat' poster
6.2

Behind the scenes documentary on the classic Michael Mann heist film.

The Making of 'Heat'

2005

Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation poster
6.0

This short documentary tells about shooting the scene from 'Heat (1995)' where Robert De Niro and Al Pacino meet over a cup of coffee.

Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation

2005

No artwork available
7.0

Look behind the scenes at the making of Public Enemies (2009)

Michael Mann: Making 'Public Enemies'

2009

The 'Manhunter' Look: A Conversation with Dante Spinotti poster
6.3

An interview with Manhunter cinematographer Dante Spinotti.

The 'Manhunter' Look: A Conversation with Dante Spinotti

2001

Behind the camera