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Alberto Sordi

Alberto Sordi

3 films · 153 frames · top-billed in 3 · 19521963

Born 15 June 1920 · Rome, Lazio, Italy · died 25 February 2003

Alberto Sordi was an Italian actor. He was also a film director and the dubbing voice of Oliver Hardy in the Italian version of the Laurel & Hardy films.

Awards

On FrameThrower we have: 3 films · 153 frames · top-billed in 3 · 19521963

  • Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
  • Venice Film Festival
  • Silver Bear for Best Actor
  • Silver Bear
  • David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement
  • David di Donatello for Best Actor
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic1994
  • Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art
  • Flaiano Prize
  • Giffoni Film Festival
  • Nastro d'Argento Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor

How their films are shot

Measured across 153 frames from the 3 films we hold. This is the look of the work Alberto takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 3 films we hold, 50% of their frames are day — the look of the work Alberto takes.

Time of day

Day50%
Night46%

Lighting

Low key39%
Natural37%
High key16%
Chiaroscuro7%

Shot size

Medium58%
Wide19%
Fullbody9%
Closeup8%

Camera angle

Eye level80%
Low angle15%
High angle5%

Mood

Neutral72%
Tense15%
Lonely6%
Ominous5%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

Often with

Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.

A reference database for filmmakers

FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 153 frames from Alberto Sordi's 3 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.