Massimo Dallamano was born on April 17, 1917 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was a cinematographer and writer, known for Magisches Land (1959), Für eine Handvoll Dollar (1964) and Edgar Wallace: Das Geheimnis der grünen Stecknadel (1972). He died on November 14, 1976 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.