Cineriz
Italian film producer
Cineriz was an Italian film production and distribution company, founded in 1956 by the businessman Angelo Rizzoli. The company produced and/or distributed films by Federico Fellini, Gillo Pontecorvo, Luchino Visconti, Michelangelo Antonioni, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Pietro Germi, Roberto Rossellini, Vittorio De Sica and others. In 1993, Cineriz was incorporated into the RCS MediaGroup.
Films produced by Cineriz (selected)
8½
Africa Addio
Before the Revolution
Boccaccio '70
The Brigand
La commare secca
L'eclisse
The Flowers of St. Francis
Mondo Cane
Films distributed in Italy by Cineriz (selected)
The 400 Blows
An Average Little Man
Le belle famiglie
La Dolce Vita
Fantozzi (film)
Juliet of the Spirits
Me, Me, Me...
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