De Laurentiis with Oscars won by himself and his partner Carlo Ponti after their film “La Strada” won an Academy Award for best foreign language film. (AFP / Getty Images)
Italian movie star Silvana Mangano and her husband De Laurentiis arrive for the opening ceremony of the 18th annual Venice Film Festival. De Laurentiis produced of some of Italy’s best-known films, including works by Federico Fellini and Roberto Rossellini. (Luciano Mellace / AFP / Getty Images)
