Gualtiero Jacopetti

Gualtiero Jacopetti
Jacopetti in the 1960s
Born(1919-09-04)4 September 1919
Barga, Tuscany, Kingdom of Italy
Died17 August 2011(2011-08-17) (aged 91)
Rome, Italy
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active1962–1975

Gualtiero Jacopetti (Italian: [ɡwalˈtjɛːro jakoˈpetti]; 4 September 1919 – 17 August 2011) was an Italian documentary film director. With Paolo Cavara and Franco Prosperi, he is considered the originator of mondo films, also called "shockumentaries".[1]

  1. ^ Martin, Douglas (19 August 2011). "Gualtiero Jacopetti, Maker of 'Mondo Cane,' Dies at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 April 2019.

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