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Dino De Laurentiis

Dino De Laurentiis

Producer, also actor · Died November 11, 2010, aged 91 · Torre Annunziata, Campania, Italy

2 Oscars · 2 other major award bodies

Agostino "Dino" De Laurentiis (Italian: [ˈdiːno de lauˈrɛnti.is]; 8 August 1919 – 10 November 2010) was an Italian film producer and businessman who held both Italian and American citizenship. Following a brief acting career in the late 1930s and early 1940s, he moved into film production; alongside Carlo Ponti, he brought Italian cinema to the international scene in the post-World War II period. He produced or co-produced over 500 films, with 38 of his Hollywood films receiving Academy Award nominations. He was also the creator and operator of DDL Foodshow, a chain of Italian specialty foods stores. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dino De Laurentiis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
August 8, 1919
Died
November 11, 2010 (aged 91)
From
Torre Annunziata, Campania, Italy
Works as
Producer, also actor
Titles
111 on MovieCove · 197 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 1% in 30 days

What are Dino De Laurentiis' films like?

Across their 110 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 110 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 28 · Serious 28 · Dark 54

Grounded 37 · Stylized 48 · Heightened 25

A split, not a type: Gentle 14 · Charged 38 · Intense 58

Steady 32 · Shifting 56 · Whiplash 22

Straight-faced 72 · Some laughs 20 · Funny 18

Slow burn 32 · Even-paced 68 · Relentless 10

Casual 37 · Engaged 57 · Full focus 16

Easy watch 33 · Affecting 41 · Heavy 36

Resolved 78 · Open-ended 24 · Ambiguous 8

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
72
Melancholic
47
Dread
34
Thrilling
27
Absurd
24
Other
83

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy22
  • Bittersweet59
  • Tragic10
  • Ambiguous17
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Dino De Laurentiis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 62 of their 111 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (30).

Subscription and free streaming for Dino De Laurentiis' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

197 credits, 111 with a MovieCove page; 24 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Executive Producer

  • Virgin Territory(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • Hannibal Rising(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • The Last Legion(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Red Dragon(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Hannibal(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • U-571(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Breakdown(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Bound(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Unforgettable(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Slave of Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • Assassins(1995)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Solomon & Sheba(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Body of Evidence(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • Once Upon a Crime...(1992)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • Army of Darkness(1992)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Sometimes They Come Back(1991)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • Desperate Hours(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • The Rift(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • Leviathan(1989)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • King Kong Lives(1986)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • Tai-Pan(1986)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Blue Velvet(1986)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Manhunter(1986)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Maximum Overdrive(1986)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Raw Deal(1986)

    Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Pirates(1986)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Silver Bullet(1985)

    Presenter · Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Year of the Dragon(1985)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Cat's Eye(1985)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Red Sonja(1985)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • Dune(1984)

    Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Conan the Destroyer(1984)

    Executive Producer · Presenter · Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Firestarter(1984)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • The Bounty(1984)

    Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Amityville 3-D(1983)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • The Dead Zone(1983)

    Executive Producer · Presenter

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Halloween III: Season of the Witch(1982)

    Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Amityville II: The Possession(1982)

    Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Fighting Back(1982)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Conan the Barbarian(1982)

    Executive Producer · Presenter · Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Ragtime(1981)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Halloween II(1981)

    Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Flash Gordon(1980)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Beyond the Reef (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Executive Producer

  • Hurricane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Producer

  • King of the Gypsies(1978)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • The Great Train Robbery(1978)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • The Brink's Job(1978)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • The Serpent's Egg(1977)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Orca(1977)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • The White Buffalo(1977)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • King Kong(1976)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Drum(1976)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • The Shootist(1976)

    Presenter

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Face to Face(1976)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Lipstick(1976)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • Three Days of the Condor(1975)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Mandingo(1975)

    Presenter · Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Turn the Other Cheek(1974)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Death Wish(1974)

    Presenter · Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Three Tough Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Producer

  • Crazy Joe(1974)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Producer

  • Serpico(1973)

    Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Chino(1973)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • The Stone Killer(1973)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Girolimoni, the Monster of Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Producer

  • The Terror with Cross-Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Producer

  • The Scopone Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Producer

  • Black Turin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Producer

  • Nights of Boccaccio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Producer

  • Cause of Divorce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Producer

  • The Sicilian Checkmate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Producer

  • The Valachi Papers(1972)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Producer

  • I Don't See, You Don't Speak, He Doesn't Hear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Producer

  • Io non spezzo... rompo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Producer

  • The Devil's Backbone(1970)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • A Man Called Sledge(1970)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Waterloo(1970)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Operation Snafu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Producer

  • The Little War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Producer

  • Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • A Brief Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Producer

  • The Tough and the Mighty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Producer

  • The Odyssey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Producer

  • Attraction(1969)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • The Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Producer

  • Fraulein Doktor(1969)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • The Brain(1969)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Bandits in Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Producer

  • Barbarella(1968)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Anzio(1968)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Caprice Italian Style(1968)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • What Are the Clouds? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Producer

  • The Violent Four (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Producer

  • Danger: Diabolik(1968)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • The Stranger(1967)

    Presenter · Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Matchless(1967)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • The Earth As Seen from the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Producer

  • The Witches(1967)

    Presenter · Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Navajo Joe(1966)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • The Hills Run Red(1966)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Menage Italian Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Producer

  • Battle of the Bulge(1965)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Pierrot le fou(1965)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Thrilling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Producer

  • The Three Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Producer · as Self (segment "Il provino") (uncredited)

  • Il provino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Producer

  • The Flying Saucer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Producer

  • My Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Producer

  • Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • The Boom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Producer

  • To Bed or Not to Bed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Producer

  • The Verona Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Producer

  • Mafioso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Producer

  • The Police Commissioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Producer

  • Barabbas(1961)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • A Difficult Life(1961)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • The Best of Enemies(1961)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • The Last Judgment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Producer

  • Black City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Producer

  • ...And Suddenly It's Murder! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Producer

  • The Hunchback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Producer

  • Everybody Go Home!(1960)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Five Branded Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Producer

  • Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Under Ten Flags(1960)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • The Great War(1959)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Tempest(1958)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Fortunella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Producer

  • This Angry Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Producer

  • Nights of Cabiria(1957)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Guendalina(1957)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • War and Peace(1956)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Rice Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Producer

  • Girls of Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Producer

  • L'ultimo amante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Producer

  • Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Woman of the River(1954)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Attila(1954)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • An American in Rome(1954)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • The Gold of Naples(1954)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Woman of Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Producer

  • Ulysses(1954)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • La Strada(1954)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Mambo(1954)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Human Torpedoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Producer

  • Where Is Freedom?(1954)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Easy Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Producer

  • The She-Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Producer

  • Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Producer

  • The Unfaithfuls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Producer

  • Totò e le donne(1952)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Europe '51(1952)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • I tre corsari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Producer

  • Girls Marked Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Producer

  • Sensualità (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Producer

  • Lieutenant Giorgio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Producer

  • Totó in color (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Producer

  • Brothers of Italy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Producer

  • Anna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Producer

  • Cops and Robbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Producer

  • Il padrone del vapore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Producer

  • Last Meeting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Producer

  • Toto the Third Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Producer

  • Damn the Taxes!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Producer

  • Outlaw Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Producer

  • Side Street Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Producer

  • I'm in the Revue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Producer

  • Lure of the Sila (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Producer

  • Romanticismo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Producer

  • Adam and Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Producer

  • Bitter Rice(1949)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • The Firemen of Viggiù (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Producer

  • The Mysterious Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Producer

  • Woman Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Producer

  • The Captain's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Producer

  • The Bandit(1946)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Aquila Nera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Producer

  • Partenza ore 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Production Manager

  • The Misery of Mr. Travet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Producer

  • Zazà (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Producer

  • Malombra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Producer

  • L'amore canta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Producer

  • Boccaccio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Uno degli studenti con la penna

  • Department Store (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Un fattorino

  • Heartbeat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Il groom

  • Troppo tardi t'ho conosciuta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Dino

Career shape

A full career of 185 titles from 1939 to 2011.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 185: 5 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing178 of 185: 170 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thOther crew10 of 185: 2 only other crew, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score77th

185 titles, 8 with more than one role — producing and other crew overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1930s3 · acting1940s16 · 1 acting · 15 crew1950s42 · crew1960s43 · 1 acting · 42 crew1970s42 · crew1980s23 · crew1990s10 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

2 Oscars and 3 other major awards from 5 major nominations, 1957–2004.

  1. 2004
    • Producers Guild Award, won
  2. 2003
    • Venice award, won
  3. 2001
    • Oscar, won
  4. 1999
    • Venice award, won
  5. 1957
    • Oscar, won · Best Foreign Language Film

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Dino De Laurentiis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 111; across their 110 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 110

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 110

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 110

Midcredits score across 111 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up34
  • 50th to 74th31
  • 25th to 49th36
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

53 of their 111 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser53
  • Broadly Agreed16
  • Mixed27

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 103 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Dino De Laurentiis' work okay for kids?

Across up to 58 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore45 titles41–89 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity58 titles14–66 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity43 titles14–81 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs41 titles26–49 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense43 titles34–85 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Dino De Laurentiis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dino De Laurentiis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Aldo Tonti shares the most, 13.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles