Portrait of Vittorio Storaro

Camera

Vittorio Storaro

Career

Active from 1963 to 2026, busiest in 1971 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
GoodWatch score89/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie

    2001 · Won

    Frank Herbert's Dune

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Cinematography

    1991 · Won · 44th British Academy Film Awards

    The Sheltering Sky

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Cinematography

    1988 · Won · 60th Academy Awards

    The Last Emperor

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Cinematography

    1982 · Won · 54th Academy Awards

    Reds

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Cinematography

    1980 · Won · 52nd Academy Awards

    Apocalypse Now

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Cinematography

    1991 · Nominated · 63rd Academy Awards

    Dick Tracy

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Vittorio Storaro Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Character Study 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Complex Relationships 4
  • Visually Stunning 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Biographical Drama 3
  • Historical Epic 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

67
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Glimpses of the Moon
Glimpses of the Moon

Director of Photography

Versace: The Medusa Eyes
Versace: The Medusa Eyes

Director of Photography

2020s

4 titles · average score 59
Test footage filmed on the set of Francis Ford Coppola’s One from the Heart
Test footage filmed on the set of Francis Ford Coppola’s One from the Heart (2026)

as vittorio storaro

Coup de chance
Coup de chance (2023)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

The King of All the World
The King of All the World (2021)

Director of Photography

Rifkin's Festival
Rifkin's Festival (2020)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

2010s

9 titles · average score 62
A Rainy Day in New York
A Rainy Day in New York (2019)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

A Rose in Winter
A Rose in Winter (2019)

Director of Photography

Stanotte a Pompei
Stanotte a Pompei (2018)

as Ospite

Wonder Wheel
Wonder Wheel (2017)
GoodWatch score 48

Director of Photography

Café Society
Café Society (2016)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Muhammad: The Messenger of God
Muhammad: The Messenger of God (2015)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

Parfums d'Alger
Parfums d'Alger (2015)

Director of Photography

Flamenco Flamenco
Flamenco Flamenco (2010)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo
L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo (2010)

Director of Photography

2000s

9 titles · average score 52
I, Don Giovanni
I, Don Giovanni (2009)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

La traviata in Paris
La traviata in Paris (2007)

Director of Photography

Caravaggio
Caravaggio (2007)
GoodWatch score 62

Camera Operator

All the Invisible Children
All the Invisible Children (2006)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist (2005)
GoodWatch score 43

Director of Photography

Exorcist: The Beginning
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
GoodWatch score 32

Director of Photography

Zapata: The dream of a hero
Zapata: The dream of a hero (2004)
GoodWatch score 36

Director of Photography

Picking Up the Pieces
Picking Up the Pieces (2000)
GoodWatch score 43

Director of Photography

Mirka
Mirka (2000)
GoodWatch score 77

Director of Photography

1990s

7 titles · average score 60
Goya in Bordeaux
Goya in Bordeaux (1999)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

Bulworth
Bulworth (1998)
GoodWatch score 71

Director of Photography

Tango
Tango (1998)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Taxi
Taxi (1996)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

Little Buddha
Little Buddha (1993)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy (1990)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

The Sheltering Sky
The Sheltering Sky (1990)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

1980s

9 titles · average score 68
New York Stories
New York Stories (1989)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography

The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

Director of Photography

Ishtar
Ishtar (1987)
GoodWatch score 48

Director of Photography

Ladyhawke
Ladyhawke (1985)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Arlecchino
Arlecchino (1983)

Director of Photography

One from the Heart
One from the Heart (1982)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

Reds
Reds (1981)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

An All Round Maid
An All Round Maid (1981)

as Cinematographer (uncredited)

1970s

17 titles · average score 69
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now (1979)
GoodWatch score 89

as TV Photographer (uncredited)

Luna
Luna (1979)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

Agatha
Agatha (1979)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

1900
1900 (1976)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Submission
Submission (1976)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Identikit
Identikit (1974)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Malicious
Malicious (1973)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Last Tango in Paris
Last Tango in Paris (1972)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

The Conformist
The Conformist (1971)
GoodWatch score 89

Director of Photography

The Fifth Cord
The Fifth Cord (1971)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

The Spider's Stratagem
The Spider's Stratagem (1970)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

1960s

10 titles · average score 71
The Rage Within
The Rage Within (1969)

Director of Photography

Youth March
Youth March (1969)

Director of Photography

Our Husbands
Our Husbands (1966)
GoodWatch score 61

Camera Operator

Before the Revolution
Before the Revolution (1964)
GoodWatch score 80

Camera Operator, Assistant Camera

Un delitto
Un delitto (1963)

Director of Photography

Attack of the Normans
Attack of the Normans (1962)

Camera Operator

Appointment in Riviera
Appointment in Riviera (1962)

Camera Operator

His Women
His Women (1961)

Camera Operator

The Laws of War
The Laws of War (1961)

Assistant Camera

Fists, Girls and Sailors
Fists, Girls and Sailors (1961)

Camera Operator