Dante Spinotti

Dante Spinotti was born on Aug 24, 1943 in Italy. Dante Spinotti's big-screen debut came with Il minestrone directed by Sergio Citti in 1981. Dante Spinotti is known for Red Dragon directed by Brett Ratner, Anthony Hopkins stars as Hannibal Lecter and Edward Norton as Will Graham. Dante Spinotti has got 22 awards and 29 nominations so far. The most recent award Dante Spinotti achieved is Hollywood Critics Association. The upcoming new movie Dante Spinotti plays is Where Are You which will be released on Oct 21, 2022.

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 Le sixième sens (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: Le dernier des Mohicans (1992) (Academy Nomination), Heat (1995), L.A. Confidential (1997) (Academy Nomination), Révélations (1999) (Academy Nomination), and Wonder Boys (2000). He married his wife Marcella, and they live in Los Angeles, Rome, and Tolmezzo.