Gualtiero Jacopetti
Italian film director / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Born | (1919-09-04)4 September 1919 Barga, Tuscany, Kingdom of Italy |
Died | 17 August 2011(2011-08-17) (aged 91) Rome, Italy |
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Years active | 1962–1975 |
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