Carlo Rambaldi

Carlo Rambaldi ( born September 15, 1925 in Vigarano Mainarda, Province of Ferrara, † August 10 2012 in Lamezia Terme, Calabria ) was an Italian specialist in mask effects in film.

Career

Rambaldi is through his masks and puppets for the movies Alien - The sinister creature from another world and ET - The Extra-Terrestrial become known internationally, for which he was awarded two Oscars for Best Visual Effects and the Special Achievement Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. For the effects in E.T. He also received the Saturn Award and awarded the British Academy Film Award, in addition a Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (Special Award) without specific reference to a film.

For the 1986 film shot King Kong on the other hand lives Rambaldi was nominated for the Golden Raspberry negative price in the category Worst special effects.

Filmography (selection)

Pictures of Carlo Rambaldi

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