I've been very lucky in my long life. On three continents, in diverse cultures, through happy moments, not-so-happy moments, and moments as marvelous as this one, I've had the privilege of working with the cinema's greatest masters.

In the early years De Laurentiis produced neorealist films such as Bitter Rice (1946) and the Fellini classics La Strada (1954) and Nights of Cabiria (1956) often in collaboration with producer Carlo Ponti. De Laurentiis died on 10 November 2010 at his residence in Beverly Hills. In 1946 his company the Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica moved into production.

Agostino "Dino" De Laurentiis (8 August 1919 – 10 November 2010) was an Italian film producer best known for producing science fiction fantasy and horror films.