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Dante Spinotti, A.S.C., A.I.C. (born August 22, 1943) is an Academy Award-nominated cinematographer.

Spinotti was born in Tolmezzo, Italy. Among the more notable films he has worked on are The Last of the Mohicans, Heat, and L.A. Confidential. Spinotti also was the cinematographer for Brett Ratner's films, such as Red Dragon (2002), After the Sunset (2004), and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006).

Filmography

• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
• Public Enemies (2009)
• Flash of Genius (2008)
• Deception (2008)
• The Tourist (2007)
• Slipstream (2007)
• Women's Murder Club (2007) (TV series)
• The Contract (2006)
• X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
• Prison Break (Pilot, 2005) (TV series)
• After the Sunset (2004)
• Pinocchio (2002)
• Red Dragon (2002)
• Bandits (2001)
• The Family Man (2000)
• Wonder Boys (2000)
• The Insider (1999)
• The Other Sister (1999)
• Goodbye Lover (1998)
• L.A. Confidential (1997)
• The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)
• Heat (1995)
• The Star Maker (L'Uomo delle stelle) (1995)
• The Quick and the Dead (1995)
• Nell (1994)
• Blink (1994)
• La Fine è nota (1993)
• Il segreto del bosco vecchio (1993)
• The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
• Frankie and Johnny (1991)
• Hudson Hawk (1991)
• True Colors (1991)
• The Comfort of Strangers (1990)
• Una Vita scellerata (1990)
• Torrents of Spring (1989)
• Beaches (1988)
• La leggenda del santo bevitore (1988)
• Mamba (1988)
• Illegally Yours (1988)
• Aria (1987) (segment "Die tote stadt")
• From the Hip (1987)
• Crimes of the Heart (1986)
• Manhunter (1986)
• Choke Canyon (1986)
• The Berlin Affair (1985)
• Fotografando Patrizia (1985)
• Sotto... sotto... strapazzato da anomala passione (1984)
• Il Quartetto Basileus (1984)
• Così parlò Bellavista (1984)
• Sogno di una notte d'estate (1983)
• I Paladini - storia d'armi e d'amori (1983)
• Cenerentola '80 (1983)
• La Disubbidienza (1981)
• Tracce sulla neve (1975) (TV)
• I Nicotera (1972) (TV series)

External links

• Dante Spinotti at the Internet Movie Database
• Quality screengrabs of Dante Spinotti's fine cinematography on Manhunter (1986)
• Profile at New York Times
• Profile at American Cinematographer
• Interview for International Cinematographers Guild
• Interview for LightTools