
Person
Dante Spinotti
Camera · Born 1943-08-22 · Tolmezzo, Italia
Biography
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.
Known for

Prison Break
Director of Photography

Heat
Director of Photography

Hercules
Director of Photography

Ant-Man and the Wasp
Director of Photography

Public Enemies
Director of Photography

L.A. Confidential
Director of Photography

The Last of the Mohicans
Director of Photography

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Director of Photography

Melania
Director of Photography

The Quick and the Dead
Director of Photography
Filmography
- 2027Rose's BabyDirector of Photography
- 2026MelaniaDirector of Photography
- 2025The Alto KnightsDirector of Photography
- 2023Posso entrare? An ode to NaplesDirector of Photography
- 2022Where Are YouDirector of Photography
- 2020FataleDirector of Photography
- 2020ElyseDirector of Photography
- 2019Black and BlueDirector of Photography
- 2018Ant-Man and the WaspDirector of Photography
- 2018TraffikDirector of Photography
- 2018Freak ShowDirector of Photography
- 2016Close Encounters with Vilmos ZsigmondSelf
- 2016Borsalino CitySelf - Cinematographer
- 2016I Saw the LightDirector of Photography
- 2015EdgeDirector of Photography
- 2015EdgeDirector of Photography
- 2014HerculesDirector of Photography
- 2013VinoDentroDirector of Photography
- 2011Tower HeistDirector of Photography
- 2010The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn TreaderDirector of Photography
- 2010Making The Last of the MohicansSelf
- 2009Michael Mann: Making 'Public Enemies'Self
- 2009Public EnemiesDirector of Photography
- 2008Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'Self
- 2008Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'Self
- 2008Flash of GeniusDirector of Photography
- 2008DeceptionHerr Kleiner / Mr. Moretti
- 2008Dreaming Slipstream DreamSelf
- 2007SlipstreamDirector of Photography
- 2006X-Men: The Last StandDirector of Photography
- 2006The ContractDirector of Photography
- 2005Prison BreakDirector of Photography
- 2005Pacino and De Niro: The ConversationSelf
- 2005The Making of 'Heat'Self
- 2004After the SunsetDirector of Photography
- 2002PinocchioDirector of Photography
- 2002Red DragonDirector of Photography
- 2001BanditsDirector of Photography
- 2001The 'Manhunter' Look: A Conversation with Dante SpinottiHimself
- 2000The Family ManDirector of Photography
- 2000Wonder BoysDirector of Photography
- 1999The InsiderDirector of Photography
- 1999Goodbye LoverDirector of Photography
- 1999The Other SisterDirector of Photography
- 1998Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des ErfolgsSelf
- 1997L.A. ConfidentialDirector of Photography
- 1996The Mirror Has Two FacesDirector of Photography
- 1995HeatDirector of Photography
- 1995The Star MakerDirector of Photography
- 1995The Quick and the DeadDirector of Photography
- 1994NellDirector of Photography
- 1993The Secret of the Old WoodsDirector of Photography
- 1993BlinkDirector of Photography
- 1993La fine è notaDirector of Photography
- 1992The Last of the MohicansDirector of Photography
- 1991Frankie and JohnnyMan on Bus (uncredited)
- 1991Hudson HawkDirector of Photography
- 1991True ColorsDirector of Photography
- 1990The Comfort of StrangersDirector of Photography
- 1990Cellini: A Violent LifeDirector of Photography
- 1989Torrents of SpringDirector of Photography
- 1988BeachesDirector of Photography
- 1988Fair GameDirector of Photography
- 1988The Legend of the Holy DrinkerDirector of Photography
- 1988Illegally YoursDirector of Photography
- 1987AriaDirector of Photography
- 1987Cinderella '87Director of Photography
- 1987From the HipDirector of Photography
- 1986Crimes of the HeartDirector of Photography
- 1986ManhunterDirector of Photography
- 1985The Berlin AffairDirector of Photography
- 1984The Dark Side of LoveDirector of Photography
- 1984Thus Spoke BellavistaDirector of Photography
- 1984Voyage of the Rock AliensAdditional Director of Photography
- 1984Sotto SottoDirector of Photography
- 1984Cinderella '80Director of Photography
- 1983Dream of a Summer NightDirector of Photography
- 1983Hearts and ArmourDirector of Photography
- 1983The Basileus QuartetDirector of Photography
- 1981The SoupDirector of Photography
- —That's Amore!Director of Photography
- —L'InvernoDirector of Photography
- —AssassinationDirector of Photography
- —Don't Open the DoorDirector of Photography
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