Fausto Saraceni (1920–2000) was an Italian film producer and

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. He was married to the actress

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.Kezich & Levantesi p.131 He produced several

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starring

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, and worked frequently with

Dino De Laurentiis Agostino "Dino" De Laurentiis (; 8 August 1919 – 10 November 2010) was an Italian film producer and businessman who held both Italian and American citizenship. Following a brief acting career in the late 1930s and early 1940s, he moved into f ...

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1952) * '' Gli undici moschettieri'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1956) * '' Anyone Can Play'' (1968) * '' Metello'' (1970) * '' A Girl in Australia'' (1971) * ''

In Prison Awaiting Trial ''In Prison Awaiting Trial'' () is a 1971 Italian drama film directed by Nanni Loy. It was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival where Alberto Sordi won the Silver Bear for Best Actor award. Plot Roman surveyor Giuseppe Di No ...

'' (1971) * '' A Common Sense of Modesty'' (1976) * ''

Strange Occasion ''Quelle strane occasioni'', internationally released as ''Strange Occasion'', is a 1976 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Luigi Magni. Loy didn't accept to sign his segment, ''Italian Superman'', that resul ...

'' (1976) * '' Professor Kranz tedesco di Germania'' (1978)

References

Bibliography

* Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959''. Gremese Editore, 1991. * Kezich, Tulio & Levantesi, Alessandra. ''Dino: The Life and the Films of Dino De Laurentiis''. Miramax Books, 2004. * Moore, Gene M. ''Conrad on Film''. Cambridge University Press, 1997.

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