FrameThrower · Actors · Claudia Cardinale
Claudia Cardinale
3 films · 196 frames · top-billed in 3 · 1963–1968
Born 15 April 1938 · La Goulette, Protectorat français de Tunisie · died 23 September 2025
Claude Joséphine Rose "Claudia" Cardinale was an Italian actress. Regarded as one of the leading figures of Italian cinema, alongside Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida, she achieved international recognition during a career spanning more than six decades. Celebrated in the 1960s as "the most beautiful woman in the world" and widely considered a sex symbol of the era, Cardinale appeared in more than 175 films, primarily in Italy and France, across genres including comedy, drama, spaghetti westerns, and historical epics.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 3 films · 196 frames · top-billed in 3 · 1963–1968
- Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement1993
- Honorary Golden Bear2002
- Golden Bear2002
- David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement1997
- David di Donatello for Best Actress
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic2018
- Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic2002
- Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic1995
- Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Commander of the Legion of Honour
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Officer of the Legion of Honour
How their films are shot
Measured across 196 frames from the 3 films we hold. This is the look of the work Claudia 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, 65% of their frames are day, 53% natural — the look of the work Claudia takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
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 196 frames from Claudia Cardinale'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.