George Fanto (1911–2000) was a Hungarian-born cinematographer. Fanto made films in different countries, but most notably settled in Brazil where he worked in the local film industry including several films for the leading studio Cinédia.Stam p.119 Fanto worked with Orson Welles when he was in Brazil for It's All True, his ultimately unfinished documentary about Brazilian life. During the project he and Welles developed a close friendship.Callow p.133 Fanto was later employed on Welles' Othello (1951).
Selected filmography The Black Corsair (1937) It's All True (1942, incomplete) Samba in Berlin (1943) The Naked Angel (1946) Othello (1951)
References
Bibliography Callow, Simon. Orson Welles: Hello Americans. Random House, 2011. Stam, Robert. Tropical Multiculturalism: A Comparative History of Race in Brazilian Cinema. Duke University Press, 1997.
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