Mario Cecchi Gori

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.<br /> <br /> Gabriele Salvatores' film Mediterraneo won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.<br /> <br /> With Lamerica, directed by Gianni Amelio, he received the Best Film Award at European Film Awards in 1994.<br /> <br /> Il Postino: The Postman (1995, directed by Michael Radford) was the first Italian film to receive an Academy Award nomination for B...