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Luigi De Laurentiis

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Luigi Agostino Alfredo De Laurentiis (16 February 1917, in Torre Annunziata – 30 March 1992, in Rome) was an Italian film producer. His credits include Un borghese piccolo piccolo (director Mario Monicelli, 1977), Amici miei – Atto II (director Mario Monicelli, 1982), Vacanze di Natale (director Carlo Vanzina, 1983) and Donne con le gonne (director Francesco Nuti, 1991).

Life

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After graduating in law, he became involved in the film industry through the prodding of his younger brother Dino[1] and assisted Dino in the production of The Bandit. He was film editor on Le notti di Cabiria by Federico Fellini (1957) and after a short spell with fellow Italians Eduardo De Filippo and Totò, 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 Alfredo [it].[2] In the 1960s and 1970s, he taught film production at Italy's Istituto Professionale di Stato per la Cinematografia e la Televisione.

References

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  1. ^ Natale, Richard (November 11, 2010). "Dino De Laurentiis dies at 91". Variety. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "Alfredo De Laurentiis, brother of internationally famous film producer ..." UPI. November 18, 1981. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
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