Fulvio Lucisano, one of the most important film producers with seventy years of career behind him died in Rome on August 18th, he was 98. Lucisano helped write the history of Italian cinema with his production company Italian International Film and Lucisano Media Group and was president of Anica from 1998 to 2001. Born in Rome on August 1, 1928, Lucisano took his first steps in the industry in the late 1940s at Istituto Luce, focusing on documentary production. Although he earned a law degree from Sapienza University, he had already been captivated by cinema before completing his studies. In 1949, he participated in the making of “Anno Santo” (Holy Year), a documentary about the 1950 Jubilee. This marked the beginning of a long period dedicated to documentaries, with around three hundred works produced independently and for Documento Film. He transitioned to feature films in 1955 with “I quattro del getto tonante”, and in 1958 he founded Italian International Film (IIF), which would become one of the longest-running and most significant entities in Italian cinema. He served as its honorary president, while his daughters Federica and Paola hold the roles of CEO and president, respectively. With an impressive career spanning over 600 films, both produced and distributed, Lucisano worked across every genre, amassing five David di Donatello awards (including the prize for “Il grande cocomero” and a Special Lifetime Achievement David in 2009), four Nastro d'Argento awards, and two Oscar nominations. Lucisano was involved in producing ten Spaghetti westerns: “Savage Gringo” (1966) “Thompson 1880” (1966), “2 Crosses at Danger Pass” (1967) “God Made Them… I Kill Them” (1968), “E continuavano a chiamarlo figlio di... / The Avenger Zorro” (1969), “Apocalypse Joe” (1970), “Dead Men Don't Make Shadows!” (1970) “Dead Men Ride” (1971), “They Still Call Me Amen) in 1973. “Amen III” (1974, announced).
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