Total Solar Eclipse 1961 in Italy on the movie set "Barabbas"
eclipse_61.jpg (40612 byte) Total Solar Eclipse 1961 in Italy, on the movie set "Barabbas", taken by movie set photographer AUGUSTO DI GIOVANNI. This ORIGINAL BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH is one of his most famous images on his long career.
Taken with an Hasselbad camera in 1961 and reprinted in italy in 1999 made from the original 38 years old print. This is the real total solar eclipse of 1961 in Toscana, Italy. Signature by Alberto Di Giovanni the son of Augusto. Image size aprox 13"x10 1/4". eclisse_zoom.jpg (9216 byte)
Zoom of Eclipse

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Augusto Di Giovanni was the photographer of the most important colossals in the '50 and '60 years: Ben-Hur starring Charlton Heston, Roman Holidays "Vacanze Romane" starring Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn, Laurence of Arabia starring Peter O'Toole, etc.

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Article about the death of Augusto Di Giovanni in 1962 with part of the letter written by Dino De Laurentis (Movie Director) to the family Di Giovanni. Audrey Hepburn and Anthony Quinn have a particular remember of Augusto.
The Barabbas movie with its all-star cast tells the story of the murderer Barabbas who was freed in place of Jesus. Spared from death, Barabbas (starring Anthony Quinn) lives a life of hell and persecution and constantly wonders why he should be spared from death instead of Jesus. For more info write at email: Andrea atdomain Andrea Planet dot com.



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