Oreste Rizzini was born on March 27, 1940 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He is known for his work on Tristan da Cunha. L'isola in capo al mondo (1992), Galeazzo Ciano una tragedia fascista (1997) and La traccia verde (1975). He died on March 18, 2008 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.