Andrew Gaty

Andrew Gaty (b 1943) was an Australian film producer and distributor. Born in Hungary, he emigrated to Australia in 1956. He set up Seven Keys, a distribution company, in 1969 which started distributing horror movies. By 1974 it was making $2 million a year and owned cinemas in Melbourne and Sydney. He was involved in selling films such as '' Savage Shadows'' and '' Silo 15''.

In the mid 1970s he helped finance ''The Entertainer'' with Robert Stigwood. Among the films he distributed in Australia were ''The Tamarind Seed'', ''Cousine Cousine'' and ''Tommy''. In 1977 he became a consultant for 20th Century Fox.

In the early 1980s Gaty moved into producing with such films as '' The Return of Captain Invincible'' and ''Stanley'' (1984). Films announced but not made include ''The Errol Flynn Story'' and ''Painted Lady''.

In 1985, Gaty sold the Seven Keys Group to Kevin Parry and moved to New York. In 1988 he set up AG Productions Limited which made the film ''Heart of Midnight''.

Select credits

*''Last of the Red Hot Lovers'' (1972) - presented Australian theatre production
*''The Entertainer'' - co executive producer
*''Stunt Seven'' - co executive producer
*''Lili Marleen'' - consultant
*'' The Return of Captain Invincible'' (1982) - producer
*''Stanley'' (1984) - producer
*'' Heart of Midnight'' (1988) - producer

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Australian film producers
1943 births
Living people