Alberto Grimaldi | |
|---|---|
| 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
- L'ombra di Zorro (1962)
- I due violenti (1964)
- Per qualche dollaro in più (1965)
- Das Vermächtnis des Inka (1965)
- La muerte cumple condena (1966)
- Requiem per un agente segreto (1966)
- Viva gringo (1966)
- La resa dei conti (1966)
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
- Scusi, facciamo l'amore? (1967)
- Attentato ai tre grandi (1967)
- Faccia a faccia (1967)
- Il Mercenario (1968)
- Histoires extraordinaires, episode "Toby Dammit" (1968)
- Burn! (1969)
- The Devil by the Tail (1969)
- Ehi amico... c'è Sabata, hai chiuso! (1969)
- Rebus (1969)
- Un tranquillo posto di campagna (1969)
- Satyricon (1969)
- Oceano (1971)
- Indio Black, sai che ti dico: Sei un gran figlio di... (1971)
- Il Decameron (1971)
- È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta (1971)
- Africa ama (1971)
- Trastevere (1971)
- I Racconti di Canterbury (1972)
- E poi lo chiamarono il magnifico (1972)
- Ultimo tango a Parigi (1972)
- Man of La Mancha (1972)
- They Believed He Was No Saint (1972)
- Storie scellerate (1973)
- The Flower of the One Thousand and One Nights (1974)
- ll mio nome è Scopone e faccio sempre cappotto (1975)
- Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (1976)
- Cadaveri eccellenti (1976)
- Novecento (1976)
- Il Casanova di Federico Fellini (1976)
- Viaggio con Anita (1979)
- Corse a perdicuore (1980)
- Ginger and 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; 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.
External links
- Alberto Grimaldi at IMDb