Roberto Omegna

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

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. 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).

Selected filmography

Cinematographer

• The Last Days of Pompeii (1908)

References

Bibliography

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

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