Alberto Grimaldi
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Alberto Grimaldi | |
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| Born | 28 March 1925 Naples, Italy |
| Died | 23 January 2021 (aged 95) |
| Occupation | Film producer |
Alberto Grimaldi (28 March 1925 – 23 January 2021)[1] was an Italian film producer.
Biography[]
Grimaldi was born in Naples and studied law. In 1962 he founded his own production company, P.E.A.,[2] and released his first feature film, The Shadow of Zorro the following year and his first Spaghetti Western I due violenti (1964). His producing credits include For a Few Dollars More in 1965, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in 1966 both with Sergio Leone who initially sought his legal experience advice,[3] Last Tango in Paris in 1972, and Gangs of New York in 2002.
Grimaldi died of natural causes in Miami on 23 January 2021, at the age of 95.[4]
Alberto Grimaldi is survived by his children, Massimo, Maurizio, and Marcello, as well as three grandchildren.[5]
Selected filmography[]
- The Shadow of Zorro (L'ombra di Zorro, 1962)
- (1964)
- For a Few Dollars More (Per qualche dollaro in più, 1965)
- Legacy of the Incas (Das Vermächtnis des Inka, 1965)
- Dollars for a Fast Gun (La muerte cumple condena, 1966)
- Requiem for a Secret Agent (Requiem per un agente segreto, 1966)
- (1966)
- The Big Gundown (La resa dei conti, 1966)
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (l buono, il brutto, il cattivo, 1966)
- Listen, Let's Make Love (Scusi, facciamo l'amore? 1967)
- Desert Commandos (Attentato ai tre grandi, 1967)
- Face to Face (Faccia a faccia, 1967)
- The Mercenary (Il mercenario, 1968)
- Spirits of the Dead (Histoires extraordinaires, episode "Toby Dammit" (1968)
- Burn! (Queimada, 1969)
- The Devil by the Tail (Le diable par la queue, 1969)
- Sabata (Ehi amico... c'è Sabata, hai chiuso!, 1969)
- Rebus (1969)
- A Quiet Place in the Country (Un tranquillo posto di campagna, 1969)
- Fellini Satyricon (Satyricon, 1969)
- Oceano (1971)
- Adiós, Sabata (Indio Black, sai che ti dico: Sei un gran figlio di..., 1971)
- The Decameron (Il Decameron, 1971)
- Return of Sabata (È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta, 1971)
- (1971)
- Trastevere (1971)
- The Canterbury Tales (I Racconti di Canterbury, 1972)
- Man of the East (E poi lo chiamarono il magnifico, 1972)
- Last Tango in Paris (Ultimo tango a Parigi, 1972)
- Man of La Mancha (1972)
- They Believed He Was No Saint (La caza del oro, 1972)
- Bawdy Tales (Storie scellerate, 1973)
- Arabian Nights (Il fiore delle mille e una notte, 1974)
- (1975)
- Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma, 1976)
- Illustrious Corpses (Cadaveri eccellenti, 1976)
- 1900 (Novecento, 1976)
- Fellini's Casanova (Il Casanova di Federico Fellini, 1976)
- Lovers and Liars (Viaggio con Anita, 1979)
- (1980)
- Ginger and Fred (Ginger e Fred, 1986)
- Gangs of New York (2002)
References[]
- ^ Shafer, Ellise (24 January 2021). "Alberto Grimaldi Dead: 'Gangs of New York' Producer Was 95". Variety. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ Burke, Frank (13 April 2017). A Companion to Italian Cinema. John Wiley & Sons. p. 91.
- ^ "Alberto Grimaldi - film producer. Spaghetti Western trilogy gave Naples producer his big break". Italy On This Day. Blogspot. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ Alberto Grimaldi, morto il produttore di Leone (e dei film scandalo) (in Italian)
- ^ Shafer, Ellise (25 January 2021). "Alberto Grimaldi, Producer of 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' and 'Gangs of New York,' Dies at 95". Variety. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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