Andrew Gaty

Andrew Gaty (b 1943) 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.[1] He was involved in selling films such as Savage Shadows and Silo 15.[2]

In the mid 1970s he helped finance The Entertainer with Robert Stigwood.[3] 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 (1984).[4][5][6] Films announced but not made include The Errol Flynn Story and Painted Lady.[7]

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.[8][9]

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References

  1. ^ "Aust film spectacular". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 June 1975. p. 9.
  2. ^ Bennett, Colin (7 October 1969). "He wants to be a big man in films". The Age. p. 2.
  3. ^ "Lemmon to star in Australians' film". The Canberra Times. Vol. 49, no. 14, 088. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 June 1975. p. 6. Retrieved 9 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Decision today on foreign stars". The Age. 14 January 1983. p. 2.
  5. ^ "Equity allows Irons to appear in new film". The Age. 15 January 1983. p. 18.
  6. ^ "FILM-MAKING Tax aid for an ailing industry", The Bulletin, Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 15 February 1983, nla.obj-1607237801, retrieved 9 March 2025 – via Trove
  7. ^ "Big budget for local film on Errol Flynn's life". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 April 1981. p. 3.
  8. ^ "GOOD Times". The Canberra Times. Vol. 62, no. 19, 114. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 February 1988. p. 22. Retrieved 9 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Biography of Andrew Gaty". Diamond Dead. AG Productions. Archived from the original on April 11, 2004. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
  10. ^ "AROLD AT 20-30s". The Australian Jewish News. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 33. Victoria, Australia. 28 April 1972. p. 26. Retrieved 9 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
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