Vittorio Cecchi Gori (; born 27 April 1942) is an Italian film producer and politician. He pleaded guilty to bankruptcy and was sentenced in February 2020 to eight years and five months of imprisonment. Born in

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, he is the son of Mario Cecchi Gori. He has produced numerous films, most notably '' Il Postino: The Postman'' (1994), which received an

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nomination for Best Picture, and '' Life Is Beautiful'' (1997), which received an

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. He was also

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from the Italian People's Party. He owned the football club

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from 1993 to 2002, as well as the private television channel La7. On 3 June 2008, he was arrested in Rome for

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, and again on 25 July 2011.

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Profile at Italian Senate
1942 births Italian football chairmen and investors ACF Fiorentina chairmen and investors Italian film producers Living people Film people from Florence Members of the Senate of the Republic (Italy) David di Donatello Career Award winners Nastro d'Argento winners Filmmakers who won the Best Foreign Language Film BAFTA Award Politicians from Florence {{Tuscany-politician-stub