From the Observer archive 11 July 1976: King Kong dogged by costly mishaps
Charles Foley reports from Hollywood, where Dino De Laurentiis's remake of King Kong is running way over budget
November 2010
Hollywood stars pay tribute at Dino De Laurentiis's funeral
Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Lynch and Baz Luhrmann eulogise film producer who 'fought big' and 'dreamed big'
Film blog
Dino De Laurentiis: the godfather of movie gamblers
David Thomson: The larger-than-life Italian film producer always went for broke with his films – even if it didn't always pay off
Dino De Laurentiis obituary
Dino De Laurentiis: a career in clips
Film producer Dino De Laurentiis dies
January 2001
Dino to be honoured on Oscar night
Dino De Laurentiis, the 82-year-old Italian-born movie producer, will receive the Irving G Thalberg Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the film industry
June 1999
Dino De Laurentiis: 'Fellini wouldn't cut the scene - so I stole it'
Producer Dino De Laurentiis, 60 years in the business and now planning the sequel to The Silence Of The Lambs, talks to Andrew Pulver about getting the job done
