Mario Cecchi Gori
Production
Born March 21, 1920 · Brescia, Lombardy, Italy
Died November 5, 1993
Also known as Mario Cecchi-Gori
Biography
Mario Cecchi Gori (21 March 1920, in Florence – 5 November 1993, in Rome) was an Italian film producer and owner of companies. He produced over 200 films, notably with Damiano Damiani, Dino Risi (The Easy Life, I Mostri) and Ettore Scola. Gabriele Salvatores' film Mediterraneo won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. With Lamerica, directed by Gianni Amelio, he received the Best Film Award at European Film Awards in 1994. Il Postino: The Postman (1995, directed by Michael Radford) was the first Italian film to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Film. From 1990 to his death, he was the president of Fiorentina. His son Vittorio Cecchi Gori is also a film producer. Source: Article "Mario Cecchi Gori" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Awards & recognition
- David di Donatello — Best Producer
- David di Donatello Award — Lifetime Achievement
- Nastro d'Argento — Best Producer
- Targa d'Oro
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1996 · nominated
Filmography23 titles
The Easy Life
A Pure Formality
Watch Out, We're Mad
How to Kill a Judge
Go Gorilla, Go!
La Femme Nikita
The Taming of the Scoundrel
The Con Artists
The Tiger and the Pussycat
The Voice of the Moon
Opera
The Legend of the Holy Drinker
Street Law
The Sect
A Man on His Knees
Ace
The Church
He Thief, She Thief
Uncle Was a Vampire
What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution?
Detective Belli
Love on the Riviera
Wrath of the Wind