Roberto Omegna

Roberto Omegna
Roberto Omegna (1939)
Born	28 May 1876 Turin, Piedmont Italy
Died	29 November 1948 (aged 72) Turin, Piedmont Italy
Occupation	Cinematographer Director
Years active	1904–1936

Roberto Omegna (1876–1948) was an Italian cinematographer and film director. Omegna assisted Arturo Ambrosio is setting up the Turin-based company Ambrosio Film, which became one of the leading Italian studios of the silent era.^[1] While Omegna directed a number of fiction films, he became best known for his documentary efforts such as The Leopard Hunt (1908) and Elephants at Work (1911). ^[2]

Selected filmography

Cinematographer

• The Last Days of Pompeii (1908)

References

1. Moltinero p.xviii
2. Moliterno p.111

Bibliography

• Moliterno, Gino. Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

• Roberto Omegna at the Internet Movie Database