FrameThrower · Actors · Gian Maria Volonté
Gian Maria Volonté
6 films · 375 frames · top-billed in 6 · 1964–1979
Born 9 April 1933 · Milano, Lombardia, Italy · died 6 December 1994
Gian Maria Volonté was an Italian actor. He is perhaps most famous outside of Italy for his roles as the main villain in Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars (credited in the USA as "Johnny Wels") and For a Few Dollars More.
In Italy and much of Europe, he was notable for his roles in high-profile social dramas depicting the political and social stirrings of Italian and European society in the 1960s and 1970s, including four films directed by Elio Petri - We Still Kill the Old Way (1967), Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1971), The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971) and Todo modo (1976).…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 6 films · 375 frames · top-billed in 6 · 1964–1979
- Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor1983
- Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement1991
- Silver Bear1987
- Silver Bear for Best Actor1987
- David di Donatello for Best Actor
- Grolla d'oro for Lifetime Achievement1998
- Giffoni Film Festival1991
- Grolla d'oro for Best Leading Actor1991
- European Film Academy Special Jury Award1990
- Leopard of Honour1990
- Taormina Film Fest1977
- Grolla d'oro for Best Leading Actor1970
How their films are shot
Measured across 375 frames from the 6 films we hold. This is the look of the work Gian takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 6 films we hold, 52% of their frames are day, 52% natural — the look of the work Gian takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
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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
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