LegacyDino De Laurentiis
Born in 1919 outside of Naples, Italy, the son of a pasta maker, Agostino “Dino” De Laurentiis rose to become one of the most prolific and innovative international producers of his time. With a career spanning 70 years, he made more than 150 films, won two Oscars, and was an early pioneer of financing films by pre-selling them territory by territory.
As a teen, De Laurentiis left home to study acting in Rome. He quickly became fascinated by what was going on behind the camera and turned his focus to producing. While World War II delayed the start of De Laurentiis’ career, he steadily made films from the mid-1940s on. Emerging from the ravages of war, De Laurentiis and his neorealist compatriots were eager to put their ...
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