Giuseppe Colombo (producer)
Giuseppe Colombo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 August 1948 Novara, Italy |
| Died | 4 October 2025 (aged 77) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Film producer |
Giuseppe Colombo (10 August 1948 – 4 October 2025) was an Italian film producer.[1]
Life and career
Born in Novara on 10 August 1948, Colombo made his film debut in the 1970s as an actor.[2] He notably appeared in the telefilm Cartesius, directed by Roberto Rossellini.[3] He directed distribution in Italy for the film The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, directed by Werner Herzog, which won the Grand Prix at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival.[2] In the 1980s, he was commercial director for Cannon Italia, distributing numerous American and Australian films.[4]
In 1978, Colombo produced his first film, Target. His other subsequent films include The Beekeeper, The Stendhal Syndrome, Wax Mask, and The Phantom of the Opera. In 1994, he produced the RAI miniseries A che punto è la notte, directed by Nanni Loy.[5] He went on to become a member of the Accademia del Cinema Italiano.[6] He was married to Gabriella Giorgelli.[7]
Colombo died in Rome on 4 October 2025, at the age of 77.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Morto storico produttore giuseppe colombo". Cinematore (in Italian). 4 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Intervista al produttore Giuseppe Colombo". Il Davinotti (in Italian). 11 January 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ "Cartesio". Il Davinotti (in Italian).
- ^ "Per il Cinema Italiano sarà possibile la svolta decisiva?". vtservice.it (in Italian).
- ^ "A che punto è la notte". Enciclopedia del cinema in Piemonte (in Italian).
- ^ "Giurati". Accademia del Cinema Italiano (in Italian). Archived from the original on 31 August 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ Serriello, Massimiliano (21 May 2019). "Intervista a GABRIELLA GIORGELLI". Consul Press (in Italian). Retrieved 7 October 2025.