Alberto Grimaldi

Alberto Grimaldi
Born(1925-03-28)28 March 1925
Naples, Kingdom of Italy
Died23 January 2021 (aged 95)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
OccupationFilm producer

Alberto Grimaldi (28 March 1925 – 23 January 2021)[1] was an Italian film producer.

Biography

Grimaldi was born in Naples and studied law. In 1962 he founded his own production company, P.E.A.,[2] and released his first feature film, The Shadow of Zorro the following year and his first Spaghetti Western I due violenti (1964). His producing credits include For a Few Dollars More in 1965, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in 1966 both with Sergio Leone who initially sought his legal experience advice,[3] Last Tango in Paris in 1972, and Gangs of New York in 2002.[4]

Grimaldi died of natural causes in Miami on 23 January 2021, at the age of 95.[5]

Alberto Grimaldi is survived by his children, Massimo, Maurizio, and Marcello, as well as three grandchildren.[6]

Selected filmography

  • The Shadow of Zorro (L'ombra di Zorro, 1962)
  • I due violenti (1964)
  • For a Few Dollars More (Per qualche dollaro in più, 1965)
  • Legacy of the Incas (Das Vermächtnis des Inka, 1965)
  • Dollars for a Fast Gun (La muerte cumple condena, 1966)
  • Requiem for a Secret Agent (Requiem per un agente segreto, 1966)
  • Viva gringo (1966)
  • The Big Gundown (La resa dei conti, 1966)
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (l buono, il brutto, il cattivo, 1966)
  • Listen, Let's Make Love (Scusi, facciamo l'amore? 1967)
  • Desert Commandos (Attentato ai tre grandi, 1967)
  • Face to Face (Faccia a faccia, 1967)
  • The Mercenary (Il mercenario, 1968)
  • Spirits of the Dead (Histoires extraordinaires, 1968)
  • Burn! (Queimada, 1969)
  • The Devil by the Tail (Le diable par la queue, 1969)
  • Sabata (Ehi amico... c'è Sabata, hai chiuso!, 1969)
  • Rebus (1969)
  • A Quiet Place in the Country (Un tranquillo posto di campagna, 1969)
  • Fellini Satyricon (Satyricon, 1969)
  • Oceano (1971)
  • Adiós, Sabata (Indio Black, sai che ti dico: Sei un gran figlio di..., 1971)
  • The Decameron (Il Decameron, 1971)
  • Return of Sabata (È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta, 1971)
  • Africa ama (1971)
  • Trastevere (1971)
  • The Canterbury Tales (I Racconti di Canterbury, 1972)
  • Man of the East (E poi lo chiamarono il magnifico, 1972)
  • Last Tango in Paris (Ultimo tango a Parigi, 1972)
  • Man of La Mancha (1972)
  • They Believed He Was No Saint (La caza del oro, 1972)
  • Bawdy Tales (Storie scellerate, 1973)
  • Arabian Nights (Il fiore delle mille e una notte, 1974)
  • ll mio nome è Scopone e faccio sempre cappotto (1975)
  • Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma, 1976)
  • Illustrious Corpses (Cadaveri eccellenti, 1976)
  • 1900 (Novecento, 1976)
  • Fellini's Casanova (Il Casanova di Federico Fellini, 1976)
  • Lovers and Liars (Viaggio con Anita, 1979)
  • Corse a perdicuore (1980)
  • Ginger and Fred (Ginger e Fred, 1986)
  • Gangs of New York (2002)

References

  1. ^ Shafer, Ellise (24 January 2021). "Alberto Grimaldi Dead: 'Gangs of New York' Producer Was 95". Variety. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  2. ^ Burke, Frank (13 April 2017). A Companion to Italian Cinema. John Wiley & Sons. p. 91. ISBN 9781119006176.
  3. ^ "Alberto Grimaldi - film producer. Spaghetti Western trilogy gave Naples producer his big break". Italy On This Day. Blogspot. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  4. ^ Claude Brodesser; Charles Lyons (3 April 2000). "'Gangs' green for Grimaldi".
  5. ^ Alberto Grimaldi, morto il produttore di Leone (e dei film scandalo) (in Italian)
  6. ^ Shafer, Ellise (25 January 2021). "Alberto Grimaldi, Producer of 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' and 'Gangs of New York,' Dies at 95". Variety. Retrieved 26 January 2021.


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