A producer's job is simple: get a spiffy, important looking title on the movie in exchange for putting up a bunch of cash.
A Producer is the guy that has to keep the whole thing going, from finding the funding to bitchslapping the actors to organising the release of the feature, the producer has to be on hand at all times, what you're thinking of is an Executive Producer.
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