Giorgio Papi
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Giorgio Papi (1917–2002) was an Italian film producer and production manager.
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Giorgio Papi | |
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Born | 1917 |
Died | 2002 (aged 84–85) Rome, Italy |
Occupation(s) | Film producer and production manager |
Children | Maria Ludovica Papi |
Relatives | Pier Giorgio Palladino |
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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]