By Daniela Seclì
September 30, 2025
Renato Casaro, the illustrator who painted the cinema had bronchopneumonia, has died: his most iconic posters
Renato Casaro has died, the illustrator was known for his iconic film posters. He passed away at the age of 89, he was hospitalized for bronchopneumonia at the Treviso hospital. Loved internationally, he also had Sergio Leone, Quentin Tarantino and Francis Ford Coppola among his admirers. His posters of cult films such as Dances with Wolves and Once Upon a Time in America.
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Renato Casaro, the illustrator was known for his iconic film posters. He died in Treviso, his hometown. He would have celebrated his ninetieth birthday on October 26th. During his long career he has established himself as the most famous Italian poster designer. He was also loved internationally. Among those who appreciated his works were Sergio Leone, Quentin Tarantino and Francis Ford Coppola.
Renato Casaro was hospitalized for bronchopneumonia at the Treviso hospital, as reported by Ansa. For a few days his health conditions had become increasingly worrying, until his death occurred on the night between Monday 29 September and Tuesday 30 September. Casaro had taken the first steps of his career at the age of 17, designing the posters of the Garibaldi cinema in Treviso for free. His immense talent led him from there to the international scene. Casaro, in fact, has collaborated with the biggest production companies in Hollywood. Among his admirers also Franco Zeffirelli and Claude Lelouch.
Renato Casaro's most iconic posters. The illustrator who painted the cinema donated much of his production to the National Museum of the Salce Collection in Treviso, which has set up a permanent room dedicated to him, where it is possible to admire his works. Among the most iconic posters that bear his signature are The Name of the Rose, Once Upon a Time in America, Desert Tea, Papillon, A Bourgeois Little Small, They Call Him Trinity, Amadeus, The Last Emperor and many others. Among the awards received during his career, Il ciak d'oro as best poster for Dario Argento's Opera won in 1988 and for Bernardo Bertolucci's Il tè nel deserto won in 1991. In 1992 he was among the winners of the Jupiter Awards for best poster for Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves.
CASARO, Renato
Born: 10/26/1935, Treviso, Veneto, Italy
Died: 9/30/2025, Treviso, Veneto, Italy
Renato Cosaro’s westerns –European poster artist:
The Magnificent 7 - 1961
Geronimo – 1962
Buffalo Bill Hero of the Far West - 1963
A Fistful of Dollars - 1964
For a Few Dollars More – 1965
The Man Who Came to Kill – 1965
Outlaw of Red River - 1965
The Big Gundown - 1966
Blood at Sundown – 1966
A Few Dollars for Django - 1966
Go with God, Gringo - 1966
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – 1966
The Bandits – 1967
Day of Anger - 1967
Death Sentence - 1967
The Stranger Returns – 1967
$10,000 for a Massacre - 1967
This Man Can’t Die - 1967
Vengeance is Mine – 1967
Bury Them Deep – 1968
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death - 1968
One More to Hell - 1968
A Bullet for Sandoval – 1969
Five Man Army – 1969
The Price of Power – 1969
Stalking Moon – 1969
Have a Good Funeral… Sartana Will Pay – 1970
Dead Men Ride! - 1971
Hallelujah Returns – 1971
A Town Called Hell - 1971
Trinity is Still My Name – 1971
Bad Man;s River - 1972
My Name is Nobody – 1972
Young Guns - 1988
Dances With Wolves - 1990
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