Vittorio Cecchi Gori
| Senator Vittorio Cecchi Gori | |
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| Italian Senator | |
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In office 29 April 1996 – 29 May 2001 | |
| Constituency | 1 - North Florence (Tuscany) |
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In office April 1994 – 28 April 1996 | |
| Constituency | Tuscany |
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27 April 1942 Florence, Italy |
Vittorio Cecchi Gori (Italian pronunciation: [vitˈtɔːrjo ˈtʃekki ˈɡɔːri]; born 27 April 1942) is an Italian film producer and politician.
Born in Florence, Italy he is the son of Mario Cecchi Gori. He has produced numerous films, most notably Il Postino (1994), which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture and Life Is Beautiful (1997) which received an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
He was also senator from the Italian People's Party.
He owned the football club ACF Fiorentina from 1993 to 2002, as well as the private television channel La7. On 3 June 2008, he was arrested in Rome for bankruptcy and on 25 July 2011 again.
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| Italian Senate | ||
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| Preceded by Title jointly held |
Senator Legislatures XII, XIII 1994–2001 |
Succeeded by Title jointly held |
Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Producer | |
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