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Otello Martelli

Otello Martelli

Cinematographer · Died February 20, 2000, aged 97 · Rome, Italy

Born
May 19, 1902
Died
February 20, 2000 (aged 97)
From
Rome, Italy
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 63 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 11% in 30 days

What are Otello Martelli's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
24%
Self
23%
Society
22%
Power
12%
Morality
9%
Survival
9%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 5 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 11 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 10 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
8
Tense
7
Joyful
5
Warm
5
Romantic
5
Other
16

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Otello Martelli's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Otello Martelli's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

63 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Death Walks in Laredo(1967)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Menage Italian Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Cinematographer

  • Scouting in Palestine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Cinematographer

  • The Three Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Cinematographer

  • Woman Is a Wonderful Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Cinematographer

  • My Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Cinematographer

  • Cyrano et d'Artagnan(1964)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Il maestro di Vigevano(1963)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Cuba '58 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Cinematographer

  • Boccaccio '70(1962)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Temptation of Dr. Antonio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Cinematographer

  • La ragazza in vetrina(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Stories of the Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Cinematographer

  • La Dolce Vita(1960)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Cinematographer

  • Holiday Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • This Angry Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • Guendalina(1957)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • What a Woman!(1956)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Swindle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Cinematographer

  • Woman of the River(1954)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Days of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Cinematographer

  • La Strada(1954)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Chicken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Cinematographer

  • We, the Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Cinematographer

  • Condemned to Hang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Cinematographer

  • I Vitelloni(1953)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • A Husband for Anna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Cinematographer

  • Rome 11:00 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Cinematographer

  • Anna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Cinematographer

  • Honeymoon Deferred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Cinematographer

  • The Flowers of St. Francis(1950)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Variety Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Cinematographer

  • Stromboli(1950)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Bitter Rice(1949)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Black Magic(1949)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Golden Madonna(1949)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tragic Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Cinematographer

  • The Great Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Cinematographer

  • Paisan(1946)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • In High Places (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Cinematographer

  • The Gorgon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • Tragic Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • Il bravo di Venezia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • Il re del circo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • Lucrezia Borgia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Cinematographer

  • Allegri masnadieri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • Papà per una notte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • I, His Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • Jeanne Doré (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Hands Off Me! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Gli uomini non sono ingrati (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Marcella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Arma bianca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • L'antenato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • Un bacio a fior d'acqua (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • I'll Give a Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Old Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • La mia vita sei tu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • Il Natale a Roma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • Norge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • La Ferita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Cinematographer

  • La donna nuda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 62 titles from 1922 to 1967.

Biggest box office

La Dolce Vita (1960)

$220K worldwide

Highest rated

La Dolce Vita (1960)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 62: 2 only directing, 0 with another roleCinematography60 of 62: 60 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score82nd

By decade

1920s3 · crew1930s14 · crew1940s11 · crew1950s20 · crew1960s14 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Otello Martelli's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 17; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · cinematographer

Cyrano et d'Artagnan (1964)

51st percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

La Dolce Vita (1960)

Midcredits 97th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 74/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Otello Martelli's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Otello Martelli work with?

People who share at least 2 of Otello Martelli's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Federico Fellini shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers