Dino De Laurentiis, the high-flying Italian film producer and entrepreneur whose movies ranged from some of Federico Fellini’s earliest works to “Serpico,” “Death Wish” and the 1976 remake of “King Kong,” died Wednesday at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 91.

His death was confirmed by his daughter, Raffaella.

De Laurentiis’ career dated to prewar Italy, and the hundreds of films he produced included the international success “Bitter Rice” (1949); two important films by Fellini, “La Strada” (1954) and “Nights of Cabiria” (1957); and the film that many critics regard as David Lynch’s best work, “Blue Velvet” (1986).