Camillo Bazzoni

Camillo Bazzoni (29 December 1934 – 8 October 2020) was an Italian cinematographer and film director.

Born in Salsomaggiore Terme, Bazzoni started as camera operator in 1960.

[1] From 1967 he worked as cinematographer with, among others, Lina Wertmüller, Mario Monicelli, Salvatore Samperi, Massimo Troisi, and Franco Rossi.

[2] After a series of documentaries and short films, in 1968 Bazzoni debuted as a film director with Macaroni Combat, Suicide Commando, and a Spaghetti Western, A Long Ride from Hell.

He was the younger brother of the director Luigi Bazzoni and the brother-in-law of Academy Award winner Vittorio Storaro.