Gualtiero Jacopetti | |
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![]() Jacopetti in the 1960s | |
Born | Barga, Tuscany, Kingdom of Italy | 4 September 1919
Died | 17 August 2011 Rome, Italy | (aged 91)
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Years active | 1962–1975 |
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]