Italian film producer Alberto Grimaldi, whose credits include The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly and Gangs of New York, has died.
He was 95. His death from natural causes on Saturday in Miami was confirmed to The Hollywood Reporterby one of his sons, Maurizio Grimaldi. "We loved him, he was a big presence, and he leaves behind a remarkable film legacy," his son said in a statement.
Grimaldi produced more than 80 movies, working with such directors as Federico Fellini, Bernardo Bertolucci, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Gillo Pontecorvo, Martin Scorsese and Sergio Leone, mostly during the 1960s and '70s.
His production house, Produzioni Europee Associati, or P.E.A., was founded in 1961 and mounted the first two films starring Clint Eastwood, including.
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