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Sergio Leone

Directing

Born January 3, 1929 · Rome, Italy

Died April 30, 1989

Also known as Bob Robertson

Biography

Sergio Leone (January 3, 1929 – April 30, 1989) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter most associated with the "Spaghetti Western" genre. Leone's film-making style includes juxtaposing extreme close-up shots with lengthy long shots. His movies include The Colossus of Rhodes, the Dollars Trilogy (A Fistful of Dollars; For a Few Dollars More; and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly), Once Upon a Time in the West; Duck, You Sucker!; and Once Upon a Time in America. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sergio Leone,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • David di DonatelloBest Director
  • Nastro d'Argentothe director of the best film

Filmography25 titles

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

1966Director, Screenplay, Story

Once Upon a Time in America

1984Director, Screenplay

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968Director, Screenplay, Story

Bicycle Thieves

1948as A Seminary Student (uncredited)

For a Few Dollars More

1965as Whistling Bounty Hunter (voice) (uncredited)

Unforgiven

1992Thanks

Ben-Hur

1959Second Unit Director

A Fistful of Dollars

1964Director, Screenplay, Screenstory

Duck, You Sucker!

1971Director, Screenplay, Story

Bianco, rosso e Verdone

1981Executive Producer

My Name Is Nobody

1973Executive Producer, Idea, Second Assistant Director, Second Unit Director

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

2022as Self (archive footage)

The Nun's Story

1959Assistant Director

Quo Vadis

1951Second Unit Director

Django & Django

2021as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Of Life and Love

1954First Assistant Director

A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe

1975Assistant Director, Director of Operations, Executive Producer, Idea, Producer, Screenplay

Cemetery Without Crosses

1969Assistant Director

Helen of Troy

1956Second Unit Director

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

2013as Self

The Cat

1977Producer

The Colossus of Rhodes

1961Director, Screenplay, Story

Sodom and Gomorrah

1962Second Unit Director

An Almost Perfect Affair

1979as Self (uncredited)

Sign of the Gladiator

1959Screenplay, Story