Armando Nannuzzi
Encyclopedia
Armando Nannuzzi was an Italian
cinematographer
and camera operator
active from the 1940s until the 1990s. His career spanned six decades and over a hundred films.
Nannuzzi briefly worked in the United States
in the mid-1980s, and during this period he collaborated with horror
novelist Stephen King
on King's directorial debut, Maximum Overdrive
.
An accident occurred on 31 July 1985, during shooting in a suburb
of Wilmington
, North Carolina
. A radio controlled lawnmower used in a scene went out of control and struck a block of wood used as a camera support, shooting out wood splinters which injured Nannuzzi, the director of photography on the production. As a result of this incident, Nannuzzi lost an eye
.
Nannuzzi sued Stephen King
on February 18, 1987 for $18 million in damages due to unsafe working practices. The suit was settled out of court.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
and camera operator
Camera operator
A camera operator or cameraman is a professional operator of a film or video camera. In filmmaking, the leading cameraman is usually called a cinematographer, while a cameraman in a video production may be known as a television camera operator, video camera operator, or videographer, depending on...
active from the 1940s until the 1990s. His career spanned six decades and over a hundred films.
Nannuzzi briefly worked in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in the mid-1980s, and during this period he collaborated with horror
Horror fiction
Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...
novelist Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
on King's directorial debut, Maximum Overdrive
Maximum Overdrive
Maximum Overdrive is a 1986 American action-horror-science fiction film written and directed by novelist Stephen King. The screenplay was inspired by and loosely based on King's short story, Trucks, which was included in King's first collection of short stories, Night Shift.Maximum Overdrive is...
.
An accident occurred on 31 July 1985, during shooting in a suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Wilmington
Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. A radio controlled lawnmower used in a scene went out of control and struck a block of wood used as a camera support, shooting out wood splinters which injured Nannuzzi, the director of photography on the production. As a result of this incident, Nannuzzi lost an eye
Human eye
The human eye is an organ which reacts to light for several purposes. As a conscious sense organ, the eye allows vision. Rod and cone cells in the retina allow conscious light perception and vision including color differentiation and the perception of depth...
.
Nannuzzi sued Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
on February 18, 1987 for $18 million in damages due to unsafe working practices. The suit was settled out of court.
1950s
- 1955 Lo Svitato
- 1956 La Finestra sul Luna Park
- 1956 Donna del giorno
- 1957 Mariti in città
- 1958 Giovani mariti
- 1958 Tre straniere a Roma
- 1958 Mogli pericolose
- 1959 Tunisi top secret
- 1959 Tutti innamorati
- 1959 La Notte brava