Gianni Minervini (26 October 1928 – 4 February 2020) was an Italian actor and television and film producer. Born in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

, Minervini was the son of the journalist Roberto Minervini. He debuted as a producer in 1976, when he co-founded with the brothers Antonio and

Pupi Avati Giuseppe Avati, better known as Pupi Avati (born 3 November 1938), is an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known to horror film fans for his two giallo masterpieces, ''The House with Laughing Windows'' (1976) and '' Zeder ...

the production company A.M.A. Film. The Avati brothers left the company in late 1983, leaving the sole Minervini leading the company alone.Alberto Crespi. "Le factories: Gli Avati". ''Cineforum'', Volume 27. 1987. Minervini won three David di Donatello Awards for

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, in 1982, 1984 and 1990. He also won a

Nastro d'Argento The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...

in 1984 for the production of ''

Where's Picone? ''Where's Picone?'' ( it, Mi manda Picone, also known as ''Picone Sent Me'') is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Nanni Loy. Overview For this film Lina Sastri was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Actress and a Silver Ribbon in t ...

''.

Selected filmography

* 1960 – ''

Toto, Fabrizi and the Young People Today ''Toto, Fabrizi and the Young People Today'' ( it, Totò, Fabrizi e i giovani d'oggi) is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò.Aprà p.101 Plot Two bourgeois families live in Rome: the family of the " Cavalie ...

'' * 1976 – ''

The House with Laughing Windows ''The House with Laughing Windows'' ( it, La casa dalle finestre che ridono) is a 1976 Italian '' giallo'' film co-written and directed by Pupi Avati. The film was shot in Lido degli Scacchi in the Ferrara province of the Emilia-Romagna region i ...

'' * 1977 – ''

Berlinguer, I Love You ''Berlinguer ti voglio bene'' (internationally released as ''Berlinguer, I Love You'') is a 1977 Italian comedy film written and directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci. It is the debut film for both Bertolucci and Roberto Benigni. It is based on the sta ...

'' * 1979 – '' Mimi'' * 1980 – ''

Macabre In works of art, the adjective macabre ( or ; ) means "having the quality of having a grim or ghastly atmosphere". The macabre works to emphasize the details and symbols of death. The term also refers to works particularly gruesome in natu ...

'' * 1981 – ''

Help Me Dream ''Help Me Dream'' (Italian: ''Aiutami a sognare'') is a 1981 Italian romance film directed by Pupi Avati and starring Mariangela Melato, Anthony Franciosa and Orazio Orlando. For this film Mariangela Melato was awarded with a David di Donatello Da ...

'' * 1983 – '' A School Outing'' * 1983 – '' Zeder '' * 1984 – ''

'' * 1985 – ''

Secrets Secrets ''Segreti segreti'' (internationally released as ''Secrets Secrets'') is a 1985 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci. For this film Lina Sastri was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Actress. The film was on first viewing TV ...

'' * 1986 – '' Summer Night'' * 1986 – ''

The Bride Was Beautiful ''The Bride Was Beautiful'' ( hu, A menyasszony gyönyörű volt, it, La sposa era bellissima) is a 1986 Hungarian-Italian drama film directed by Pál Gábor. Cast * Ángela Molina: Maria * Massimo Ghini: Sergio * Stefania Sandrelli Stefani ...

'' * 1987 – ''

The Strangeness of Life ''Strana la vita'', internationally released as ''The Strangeness of Life'', is a 1987 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci. It is based on a novel by Giovanni Pascutto. Cast * Diego Abatantuono: Dario * Monica Guerri ...

'' * 1988 – ''

What if Gargiulo Finds Out? ''What if Gargiulo Finds Out?'' ( it, Se lo scopre Gargiulo) is a 1988 Italian comedy film written and directed by Elvio Porta and starring Giuliana De Sio and Richard Anconina. Plot Cast * Giuliana De Sio as Teresa Capece * Richard Anconin ...

'' * 1989 – ''

Marrakech Express ''Marrakech Express'' is a 1989 Italian film directed by Gabriele Salvatores and starring Diego Abatantuono, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Cristina Marsillach, Giuseppe Cederna, and Gigio Alberti. A classical road movie, it was the first installment ...

'' * 1990 – '' On Tour'' * 1991 – '' Mediterraneo'' * 1992 – ''

Gangsters A gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang. Most gangs are considered to be part of organized crime. Gangsters are also called mobsters, a term derived from '' mob'' and the suffix '' -ster''. Gangs provide a level of organization and ...

'' * 1996 – ''

Sacred Silence ''Sacred Silence'' ( it, Pianese Nunzio, 14 anni a maggio) is a 1996 Italian film directed by Antonio Capuano that deals with a Catholic priest, his pederastic relationship with a Napolitan street boy, and the domination of daily life in Souther ...

'' * 1998 – ''

The Dust of Naples ''The Dust of Naples'' ( it, Polvere di Napoli) is a 1998 Italian comedy film written and directed by Antonio Capuano. Cast * Silvio Orlando: Ciriaco - Ciarli * Tonino Taiuti: Gerri * Lola Pagnani: Rosita * Teresa Saponangelo Teresa Sapon ...

'' * 2010 – '' Dark Love''

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