FrameThrower · Actors · Paolo Bonacelli
Paolo Bonacelli
3 films · 195 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1979–2010
Born 28 February 1937 · Rome, Italy · died 8 October 2025
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Paolo Bonacelli was an Italian actor.
He is best known for his performance as The Duke de Blangis in Pasolini's notorious Salò (1975). He can also be seen in Midnight Express (1978) and Caligula (1979), in which he plays the role of Cassius Chaerea.
He also co-starred with Roberto Benigni in the films Johnny Stecchino and Night on Earth, both from 1991.
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How their films are shot
Measured across 195 frames from the 3 films we hold. This is the look of the work Paolo 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, 51% of their frames are night, 49% low key — the look of the work Paolo 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.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 195 frames from Paolo Bonacelli'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.