Di Venanzo, in films like Francesco Rosi's "Salvatore Giuliano" and Michelangelo Antonioni's "La notte, " was revolutionizing the practice of cinematography, opting for natural light and shadows that the traditional studio film had found anathema.
Mike Bellamy, landlord of the Notte Inn in Plymouth, which is part-owned by Mr McCloud, said the ex-hostage was "one of the most charitable, honest and nicest people I have had the pleasure to meet".