Massimo Dallamano
Massimo Dallamano (April 17, 1917 – November 4, 1976), sometimes credited as Max Dillman, Max Dillmann or Jack Dalmas, was an Italian director, cinematographer and screenwriter.
Life and career
Born in Milan, Dallamano began in the 1940s as cameraman for documentaries and commercials, and after the war he became a cinematographer, specializing in adventure films.[1] Credited as Jack Dalmas he was the cinematographer on Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and For a Few Dollars More (1965).[1]
In 1967 he made his directoral debut with one another spaghetti western, Bandidos. Later he filmed a dozen of films, including poliziotteschi, giallo films and erotic dramas.[1]
In 1976 Dallamano died at 59 in a car accident shortly after the end of production on Quelli della Calibro 38.[2]
Selected filmography
- Director
- Bandidos (1967)
- A Black Veil for Lisa (1968)
- Venus in Furs (1969)
- Dorian Gray (1970)
- What Have You Done to Solange? (1972)
- Super Bitch (1973)
- Innocence and Desire (1974)
- What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974)
- The Cursed Medallion (1975)
- Blue Belle (1976)
- Colt 38 Special Squad (1976)
- Cinematographer
- The Two Sergeants (1951)
- Herod the Great (1958)
- Desert Desperadoes (1959)
- Il Mattatore (1960)
- Constantine and the Cross (1961)
- Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile (1961)
- Los Tarantos (1963)
- Duello nel Texas (1963)
- A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
- Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West (1964)
- For a Few Dollars More (1965)