De Laurentiis Dies at 91

One of the world’s greatest producers, Dino De Laurentiis has passed away in Los Angeles at the age of 91.

He began his career in Italy working with Roberto Rossellini and Federico Fellini, winning an Oscar for producing the latter’s 1954 film La Strada.

After moving to the US in the 1970s, he oversaw films such as Serpico, Death Wish and the 1976 remake of King Kong.

He also produced four films featuring the serial killer Hannibal Lecter.

His daughter Raffaella De Laurentiis said in a statement her father was surrounded by family when he died on Wednesday night at his home in Beverly Hills. She did not give a cause of death.

My favourite De Laurentiis films are DANGER: DIABOLIK and LA STRADA