Biography of Dino De Laurentiis

Who does by itself for 600

August 8, 1919
November 11, 2010
In Hollywood they called him "the Cecil b. De Mille Italian" and was in fact one of the largest film producers in our national history. This legendary character napoletano has collaborated on films such as: "bitter rice," "war and peace", "nights of Cabiria", "Ba", "the executioner of the night", "the Bible," "three days of the Condor," "Ragtime," "King Kong", "Bounty", "Tai-Pan", "Dune", "Anzio" and "Conan the barbarian", just to name a few. Born the day August 8, 1919 in Torre Annunziata near Naples, Agostino De Laurentiis was the son of a merchant of pasta. Very young he moved to Rome and in 1937-38 began his acting career by enrolling at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. Understands almost immediately that his place is behind and not in front of the camera and begins to produce films. In 1940 he made "The last fight" by Pietro dancers, but the first real success came the following year with "love sings" by Fernando Maria Poggioli. After becoming executive producer of Lux film begins to impose his intuitive choice of scripts.
Among the many masterpieces which produces, whose list would be way too long, don't forget "" Napoli milionaria by Eduardo De Filippo (1950), "where's the freedom?" by Roberto Rossellini (1952), "poverty and nobility" by Mario Mattoli (1954) and "the great war" by Mario Monicelli (1959). In 1948 with Carlo Ponti is the Ponti-De Laurentis with its own studies, and produce the first colour film made in Italy, "Totò a colori (1952) directed by Steno. With Federico Fellini will arrive "the road" and the aforementioned "nights of Cabiria", both Academy Awards for best foreign language film. In 1957 married the actress Silvana Mangano, who died unfortunately in 1989. From this marriage was born one daughter Raffaella, who will work with his father. Recalling this period of huge success for cinema Italian Dino De Laurentiis says that "neorealism was invented by the newspapers. The Italian film industry was so poor that there was no money for the studios, to create the sets, to go everywhere. So you had to turn around in the street. " Dinocittà Studios builds around Rome, which became the home of many films of international prestige.
In the years ' 70 when the Italian cinema is penalized by law which grants subsidies only to films with 100% made in Italy, he moved to the United States. Even in America produces the hugely successful films: "three days of the Condor" by Sidney Lumet (1975, with Robert Redford), "Il giustiziere della notte" by Michael Winner (1974, starring Charles Bronson), the remake of "King Kong" by John Guillermin (1976) and "the Bounty" by Roger Donaldson (1984, with Mel Gibson) in addition to the superb "year of the Dragon" of the brilliant Michael Cimino (of which will produce years later "the desperate hours"). More recent films including "Hannibal" by Ridley Scott-continuation of the equally famous "the silence of the lambs" by Jonathan Demme (1991)-with Anthony Hopkins and "U-571" by Jonathan Mostow. In 1990 he married Martha Schumacher with whom he has produced: "Firestarter", "cat's eye", "raw deal", "bedroom window" and "crimes of the heart", nominated for an Oscar. In 60-year career has produced over 600 films in various garments production; He received 59 nominations and more than 33 international awards. On March 25, 2001 was handed the Oscar for lifetime achievement. Dino De Laurentiis went off the day November 11, 2010 in Los Angeles, at the age of 91 years.
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