During this period De Laurentiis made a number of successful and acclaimed films , including Serpico ( 1973 ) , Death Wish ( 1974 ) , Mandingo ( 1975 ) , Three Days of the Condor ( 1975 ) , The Shootist ( 1976 ) , Ingmar Bergman 's The Serpent 's Egg ( 1977 ) , Ragtime ( 1981 ) , Conan the Barbarian ( 1982 ) and Blue Velvet ( 1986 ) . During this period De Laurentiis made a number of successful and acclaimed films , including The Scientific Cardplayer ( 1972 ) , Serpico ( 1973 ) , Death Wish ( 1974 ) , Mandingo ( 1975 ) , Three Days of the Condor ( 1975 ) , The Shootist ( 1976 ) , Drum ( 1976 ) , Ingmar Bergman 's The Serpent 's Egg ( 1977 ) , Ragtime ( 1981 ) , Conan the Barbarian ( 1982 ) and Blue Velvet ( 1986 ) .