Andrew Gaty


Andrew Gaty was an Australian film producer and distributor. Born in Hungary, he emigrated to Australia in 1956. He set up Seven Keys, a distribution company, in 1969 which started distributing horror movies. By 1974 it was making $2 million a year and owned cinemas in Melbourne and Sydney. He was involved in selling films such as Savage Shadows and Silo 15.
In the mid 1970s he helped finance The Entertainer with Robert Stigwood. Among the films he distributed in Australia were The Tamarind Seed, Cousine Cousine and Tommy. In 1977 he became a consultant for 20th Century Fox.
In the early 1980s Gaty moved into producing with such films as The Return of Captain Invincible and Stanley. Films announced but not made include The Errol Flynn Story and Painted Lady.
In 1985, Gaty sold the Seven Keys Group to Kevin Parry and moved to New York. In 1988 he set up AG Productions Limited which made the film Heart of Midnight.

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