Roberto Omegna (27 May 1876 – 29 November 1948) was an Italian cinematographer and film director.

Roberto Omegna
Roberto Omegna (1939)
Born	(1876-05-28)28 May 1876 Turin, Piedmont Italy
Died	29 November 1948(1948-11-29) (aged 72) Turin, Piedmont Italy
Occupation	Cinematographer Director
Years active	1904–1936

Biography

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

Bibliography

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

External links

• Roberto Omegna at IMDb

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