Giorgio Papi Explained

Giorgio Papi
Birth Date:1917
Death Place:Rome, Italy
Occupation:Film producer and production manager
Children:Maria Ludovica Papi
Relatives:Pier Giorgio Palladino

Giorgio Papi (1917–2002) was an Italian film producer and production manager.

He met Orson Welles in the set of Black Magic (1949), where he was the head of production, and they worked in Othello (1951).[1]

He produced along Arrigo Colombo Per un pugno di dollari (1964).[2] Both hired Sergio Leone to direct the film with a budget of 200.000 dollars.[3] In 1964 they founded Jolly Film,[4] and they produced Duello nel Texas (1963),[5] and Ad ogni costo (1967), between others.[6]

He was member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1972.[7]

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Anile, Alberto . Orson Welles in Italy . . 25 September 2013 . 128 . 9780253010414 . Marcus . Perryman.
  2. News: Quando 50 anni fa al Supercinema Firenze impose Sergio Leone . Fulvio . Paloscia . 27 July 2014 . 2 May 2019 . . it.
  3. News: El Oeste no es lugar para guapos . Franco . Torre . 30 June 2014 . 24 April 2019 . La Opinión de Zamora . es . Prensa Ibérica.
  4. News: Per un pugno di dollari, ecco come il film di Sergio Leone è diventato leggenda . Giampiero . Calapà . 18 May 2014 . 24 April 2019 . . it.
  5. News: L’ultimo western italiano prima di Leone . Gianni . Lucini . 21 August 2017 . 24 April 2019 . Daily Green . it.
  6. Book: Paul, Louis . Italian Horror Film Directors . Louis Paul . . 8 June 2015 . 323 . 9780786487493.
  7. Web site: Giorgio PAPI . 2 May 2019 . Festival de Cannes.