Mario Cecchi Gori

Mar 21, 1920 - Nov 05, 1993 (73 years old) in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy

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.

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Known For

The Monsters

Driver of Fiat 2300 S Coupé (segment "L'Agguato") (uncredited)

Catch As Catch Can

Pubblicitario (uncredited)

Sing Sing

capo della Polizia

Credits

Sing Sing 1983

capo della Polizia

★ 5.2
Catch As Catch Can 1967

Pubblicitario (uncredited)

★ 5.8
The Monsters 1963

Driver of Fiat 2300 S Coupé (segment "L'Agguato") (uncredited)

★ 7.3