Vittorio Cecchi Gori (Italian pronunciation: [vitˈtɔːrjo ˈtʃekki ˈɡɔːri]; born 27 April 1942) is an Italian film producer and politician. He pleaded guilty to bankruptcy and was sentenced in February 2020 to eight years and five months of imprisonment.[1]

Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Vittorio Cecchi Gori in 1989
Member of the Senate
In office
15 April 1994 – 29 May 2001
ConstituencyTuscany
Personal details
Born (1942-04-27) 27 April 1942 (age 82)
Florence, Italy
Political partyItalian People's Party
Spouse
(m. 1983; div. 2000)
Children2
Occupation
  • Film producer
  • politician

Born in Florence, Italy, he is the son of Mario Cecchi Gori. He has produced numerous films, most notably Il Postino: The Postman (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 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 again on 25 July 2011.

References

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  1. ^ "Vittorio Cecchi Gori piantonato in stato di detenzione in ospedale dopo la condanna a 8 anni" (in Italian). RAI News. 2020-02-29.
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Italian Senate
Preceded by
Title jointly held
Senator
Legislatures
XII, XIII

1994–2001
Succeeded by
Title jointly held