Biography
Grimaldi was born in Naples and studied law. In 1962 he founded his own production company, P.E.A., and released his first feature film, ''The Shadow of Zorro (film), The Shadow of Zorro'' the following year and his first Spaghetti Western ''I due violenti'' (1964). His producing credits include ''For a Few Dollars More'' in 1965, ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' in 1966 both with Sergio Leone who initially sought his legal experience advice, ''Last Tango in Paris'' in 1972, and ''Gangs of New York'' in 2002. Grimaldi died of natural causes in Miami on 23 January 2021, at the age of 95. Alberto Grimaldi is survived by his children, Massimo, Maurizio, and Marcello, as well as three grandchildren.Selected filmography
* ''The Shadow of Zorro (film), The Shadow of Zorro'' (''L'ombra di Zorro'', 1962) * ''I due violenti'' (1964) * ''For a Few Dollars More'' (''Per qualche dollaro in più'', 1965) * ''Legacy of the Incas'' (''Das Vermächtnis des Inka'', 1965) * ''Dollars for a Fast Gun'' (''La muerte cumple condena'', 1966) * ''Requiem for a Secret Agent'' (''Requiem per un agente segreto'', 1966) * ''Viva gringo'' (1966) * ''The Big Gundown'' (''La resa dei conti'', 1966) * ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' (''l buono, il brutto, il cattivo'', 1966) * ''Listen, Let's Make Love'' (''Scusi, facciamo l'amore?'' 1967) * ''Desert Commandos'' (''Attentato ai tre grandi'', 1967) * ''Face to Face (1967 film), Face to Face'' (''Faccia a faccia'', 1967) * ''The Mercenary (film), The Mercenary'' (''Il mercenario'', 1968) * ''Spirits of the Dead'' (''Histoires extraordinaires'', episode "Toby Dammit" (1968) * ''Burn! (1969 film), Burn!'' (''Queimada'', 1969) * ''The Devil by the Tail'' (''Le diable par la queue'', 1969) * ''Sabata (film), Sabata'' (''Ehi amico... c'è Sabata, hai chiuso!'', 1969) * ''Rebus (film), Rebus'' (1969) * ''A Quiet Place in the Country'' (''Un tranquillo posto di campagna'', 1969) * ''Fellini Satyricon'' (''Satyricon'', 1969) * ''Oceano'' (1971) * ''Adiós, Sabata'' (''Indio Black, sai che ti dico: Sei un gran figlio di...'', 1971) * ''The Decameron (1971 film), The Decameron'' (''Il Decameron'', 1971) * ''Return of Sabata (''È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta'', 1971) * ''Africa ama'' (1971) * ''Trastevere (film), Trastevere'' (1971) * ''The Canterbury Tales (film), The Canterbury Tales'' (''I Racconti di Canterbury'', 1972) * ''Man of the East'' (''E poi lo chiamarono il magnifico, 1972) * ''Last Tango in Paris'' (''Ultimo tango a Parigi'', 1972) * ''Man of La Mancha (film), Man of La Mancha'' (1972) * ''They Believed He Was No Saint'' (''La caza del oro'', 1972) * ''Bawdy Tales'' (''Storie scellerate'', 1973) * ''Arabian Nights (1974 film), Arabian Nights'' (''Il fiore delle mille e una notte'', 1974) * ''ll mio nome è Scopone e faccio sempre cappotto'' (1975) * ''Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom'' (''Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma'', 1976) * ''Illustrious Corpses'' (''Cadaveri eccellenti'', 1976) * ''1900 (film), 1900'' (''Novecento'', 1976) * ''Fellini's Casanova'' (''Il Casanova di Federico Fellini'', 1976) * ''Lovers and Liars'' (''Viaggio con Anita'', 1979) * ''Corse a perdicuore'' (1980) * ''Ginger and Fred'' (''Ginger e Fred'', 1986) * ''Gangs of New York '' (2002)References
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* 1925 births 2021 deaths Italian film producers Film people from Naples Nastro d'Argento winners {{italy-film-bio-stub