About

Known credits:
17
Birthday:
1929-02-19
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, U.S.
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Philip D'Antoni

Overview

Philip D'Antoni (February 19, 1929 – April 15, 2018) was an American film and television producer. He was best known for producing the Academy Award-winning 1971 film The French Connection.

D'Antoni attended Evander Childs High School in the Bronx. He then served in the United States Army from 1946 to 1948 during the occupation of Japan after World War II. He was eventually assigned to Special Services where he entertained troops by participating in theatrical productions. After army service, he attended Fordham University from 1948 to 1950, where he worked during the day attended school at night, and graduated with a degree in business administration.

D'Antoni began his career on television with the production of the specials Sophia Loren in Rome, Elizabeth Taylor in London, and Melina Mercouri in Greece.

He produced Bullitt in 1968. In 1971, he produced The French Connection, which won the Best Picture award, among other wins at the Oscars. In 1973, he produced and directed The Seven-Ups. After The Seven-Ups, D'Antoni, who held the rights to French Connection II and Gerald Walker's novel Cruising, eschewed feature filmmaking and turned his attention to television production where he enjoyed a lucrative contract with NBC.

D'Antoni's crime dramas are characterized by a cold, gritty, "street" perspective with documentary style, often filmed during the bleak New York winter months, and offer the viewer a realistic and often dangerous sense of being an insider, as opposed to using glamorous locations or produced sets.

D'Antoni won the Academy Award in 1972 for Best Picture and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Drama for The French Connection.

Known for

Acting
2009 Anatomy of a Chase Actor Self 59
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2007 The History of 'Cruising' Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2001 Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection Actor Self 58
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2000 The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' Actor Self 59
Average

Directing
1973 The Seven-Ups Directing Director 59
Average

Production
1976 Shark Kill Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1975 Strike Force Production Producer 59
Average
1974 In Tandem Production Executive Producer N/A
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1974 Movin' On Production Executive Producer 69
Fair
1973 The Seven-Ups Production Producer 59
Average
1973 Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside Production Executive Producer N/A
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1973 The Connection Production Executive Producer N/A
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1971 The French Connection Production Producer 71
Good
1968 Bullitt Production Producer 67
Fair
1964 Sophia Loren in Rome Production Co-Producer N/A
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1963 Elizabeth Taylor in London Production Co-Producer 59
Average

Crew
1974 In Tandem Crew Creator N/A
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