
Carlo Ponti
Known for
Producing
Born
December 11, 1912
Birthplace
Magenta, Lombardy, Italy
Died
January 10, 2007 (aged 94)
Biography
Carlo Fortunato Pietro Ponti Sr. Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (11 December 1912 – 10 January 2007) was an Italian film producer with more than 140 productions to his credit. Along with Dino De Laurentiis, he is credited with reinvigorating and popularizing Italian cinema post-World War II, producing some of the country's most acclaimed and financially-successful films of the 1950s and 1960s.
Ponti worked with many of the most important directors of Italian cinema of the era, including Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Vittorio De Sica, as well as many international directors. He helped launch the career of his wife, international film star Sophia Loren. He won the Academy Award...
Best known work
Filmography
2019
Sophia Loren, a special destinyas Self (archive footage)
1990
Saturday, Sunday and MondayExecutive Producer
1979
Killer FishExecutive Producer
1978
The SqueezeExecutive Producer
1977
A Special DayProducer
1977
Twilight of LoveProducer
1976
The Cassandra CrossingProducer
1976
Ugly, Dirty and BadProducer
1976
Colpita da improvviso benessereProducer
1976
Brief EncounterProducer
1975
The Boss and the WorkerProducer
1975
The Sensuous NurseProducer
1975
The Flower in His MouthProducer
1975
The BabysitterProducer
1975
Cry, Onion!Producer
1975
The PassengerProducer
1975
Gun MollProducer
1974
PolicewomanProducer
1974
Jury of OneProducer
1974
Blood for DraculaProducer
1974
The BeastProducer
1974
Whisky and GhostsProducer
1974
1974
Run, Run, Joe!Producer
1974
The VoyageProducer









