Luigi Agostino Alfredo De Laurentiis (16 February 1917, in

Torre Annunziata Torre Annunziata (; ) is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples, in the Italian region of Campania. It is located on the Gulf of Naples, at the foot of Mount Vesuvius. History The city was destroyed in the Vesuvius eruption of 7 ...

– 30 March 1992, in

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) was an Italian film producer. His credits include '' Un borghese piccolo piccolo'' (director

Mario Monicelli Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli (; 16 May 1915 – 29 November 2010) was an Italian film director and screenwriter, one of the masters of the ''commedia all'italiana'' ("Italian-style comedy"). He was nominated six times for an Academy Awards, Os ...

, 1977), '' Amici miei – Atto II'' (director Mario Monicelli, 1982), '' Vacanze di Natale'' (director

Carlo Vanzina Carlo Vanzina (13 March 1951 – 8 July 2018) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. Vanzina was born in Rome, the son of Maria Teresa Nati and film director Stefano Vanzina and brother of Enrico Vanzina. Many of his project ...

, 1983) and '' Donne con le gonne'' (director

Francesco Nuti Francesco Nuti (17 May 1955 – 12 June 2023) was an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter. Biography Born in Prato, Nuti began his professional career as an actor in the late 1970s, when he formed the cabaret group ''Giancattivi'' tog ...

, 1991).

Life

After graduating in law, he became involved in the film industry through the prodding of his younger brother

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and assisted Dino in the production of '' The Bandit''. He was film editor on '' Le notti di Cabiria'' by

Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and ...

(1957) and after a short spell with fellow Italians

Eduardo De Filippo Eduardo De Filippo OMRI (; 26 May 1900 – 31 October 1984), also known simply as ''Eduardo'', was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright, best known for his Neapolitan language, Neapolitan works ''Filumena Marturano'' and ...

and

Totò Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi De Curtis di Bisanzio (15 February 1898 – 15 April 1967), best known by his stage name Totò (), or simply as Antonio de Curtis, and nicknamed ''il principe della risat ...

, he then worked beside Dino for twenty years until Dino's move to the US. He also co-owned Filmauro with his son Aurelio and his other brother . In the 1960s and 1970s, he taught film production at Italy's Istituto Professionale di Stato per la Cinematografia e la Televisione.

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* People from Torre Annunziata 1917 births 1992 deaths Italian film producers De Laurentiis family {{Italy-film-bio-stub