About Alfredo Donelli
Lived 1893 – 1958 (aged 64–65). Alfredo Donelli was an Italian cinematographer.
Alfredo Donelli was a leading Italian cinematographer who worked on a number of silent films including the largely abandoned Italian-shot scenes of MGM's blockbuster Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925). For Italian studios he worked on big-budget epics such as Quo Vadis (1924) and The Last Days of Pompeii (1926).
Along with Edmundo Orlandi he invented the Avia compact camera.
Selected filmography Francesca da Rimini (1922) Quo Vadis (1924) The Fiery Cavalcade (1925) Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) The Last Days of Pompeii (1926) The Storyteller of Venice (1929) Girls Do Not Joke (1929)
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Who was Alfredo Donelli?
Italian cinematographer
When was Alfredo Donelli born?
Alfredo Donelli was born in 1893 in Udine.
When did Alfredo Donelli die?
Alfredo Donelli died on 31 January 1958 in Rome.
What was Alfredo Donelli's occupation?
Alfredo Donelli was a cinematographer.
What nationality was Alfredo Donelli?
Alfredo Donelli was Italian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Alfredo Donelli. https://biography.guide/alfredo-donelli/
MLA: "Alfredo Donelli." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/alfredo-donelli/.
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