
Person
Carlo Rambaldi
Crew · 1925–2012 · Vigarano Mainarda, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Biography
Carlo Rambaldi was born on September 15, 1925 in Vigarano Mainarda, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He is known for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), King Kong (1976) and Alien (1979). He was married to Bruna Basso. He died on August 10, 2012 in Lamezia Terme, Calabria, Italy.
Known for

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Special Effects

Possession
Special Effects

Dune
Creature Design

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Creature Design

The NeverEnding Story
Visual Effects

Conan the Destroyer
Creature Design

Deep Red
Special Effects

King Kong
Special Effects

King Kong Lives
Creature Design

The Bible: In the Beginning...
Special Effects
Filmography
- 2023Où est parti E.T. ? L'Enfance selon SpielbergSelf (archive footage)
- 2022Bloodthirstself
- 2019Erinnerungen an Lucio FulciSelf
- 2012The 'E.T.' JournalsSelf
- 2005Shedding the SkinSelf
- 2004Mario Bava: Operazione pauraSelf
- 2003The Beast Within: Making AlienSelf
- 1993Rex: A Dinosaur's StoryVisual Effects
- 1989Foreign Filmmakers in HollywoodSelf
- 1988Cameron's ClosetCreature Design
- 1988Primal RageVisual Effects
- 1986King Kong LivesCreature Design
- 1985Cat's EyeCreature Design
- 1984DuneCreature Design
- 1984Conan the DestroyerCreature Design
- 1984The NeverEnding StoryVisual Effects
- 1983Destination DuneSelf
- 1982E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialSpecial Effects
- 1981PossessionSpecial Effects
- 1979NightwingVisual Effects
- 1977Close Encounters of the Third KindCreature Design
- 1976King KongSpecial Effects
- 1975The BabysitterSpecial Effects Supervisor
- 1975Deep RedSpecial Effects
- 1975White Fang to the RescueSpecial Effects Coordinator
- 1975The Baron's MazurkaSpecial Effects
- 1974The Way of the BaboonsSpecial Effects
- 1974Blood for DraculaSpecial Effects
- 1973Flesh for FrankensteinSpecial Effects
- 1972Tragic CeremonySpecial Effects
- 1972The Weapon, the Hour, the MotiveSpecial Effects
- 1972BluebeardSpecial Effects
- 1972The French Sex MurdersSpecial Effects
- 1972The Night of the DevilsSpecial Effects
- 1972Baron BloodMakeup Effects
- 1971Four Flies on Grey VelvetSpecial Effects
- 1971A Bay of BloodSpecial Effects
- 1971A Lizard in a Woman's SkinSpecial Effects
- 1969The Laughing WomanSpecial Effects
- 1966The Bible: In the Beginning...Special Effects
- 1966The WitchSpecial Effects
- 1965Bloody Pit of HorrorMakeup Effects
- 1965Planet of the VampiresSpecial Effects
- 1963Colossus of the Stone AgeMakeup Effects
- 1963Son of Hercules vs. MedusaSpecial Effects
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