Walter Lassally was born on 18 December 1926 in Berlin, Germany. He was a cinematographer and director, known forAlexis Zorbas (1964),Bifoa Middonaito (2013) andHeat and Dust (1983). He was married to Nadia Lassali. He died on 23 October 2017 in Crete, Greece.
BornDecember 18, 1926
DiedOctober 23, 2017(90)
- Won 1 Oscar
- 4 wins & 2 nominations total
Cinematographer
Camera and Electrical Department
Director
- Official sites
- Alternative name
- Walter Lassaly
- Born
- Died
- October 23,2017
- Crete, Greece(undisclosed)
- Spouse
- Nadia Lassali1991 - 1994 (her death)
- Publicity listings
- TriviaLassaly retired to the village of Stavros in the 1990s, near the beach that served as the backdrop for the final scene of Zorba the Greek. He donated his Academy Award to Christiana's Restaurant, a beach front taverna near the exact spot where the famous dancing scene with Quinn and Bates took space. The statuette was on display on the bar until a fire destroyed it in 2012.
- QuotesA young stage director preparing to make his first film once declined an offer of my services with the comment "I don't want to make one of those films the critics say is mediocre, but beautifully photographed by Walter Lassally." Neither do I, but it's deuced difficult to see them coming.
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