Leopoldo Savona
Leopoldo Savona (1922–2000) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and occasional actor. He directed 18 films between 1954 and 1976. He was sometimes credited as Leo Colman or Leo Coleman.
Leopoldo Savona
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- Name
- Leopoldo Savona
- Born
- 1922
- Birthplace
- Latium, Italy
- Died
- 2000
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter, actor, choreographer
- Nationality
- Italy · Kingdom of Italy
- Languages
- Italian
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• Name — Leopoldo Savona • Born — 1922 • Birthplace — Latium, Italy • Died — 2000 • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter, actor, choreographer • Years Active — 1949–1976
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Leopoldo Savona (13 July 1913 – 19 October 2000) is described as a director and screenwriter in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Leopoldo Savona was born in Lenola, Italy (13 July 1913) and died in Iesi, Italy (19 October 2000).
Life and career
Life and career
Born in Lenola, Latina, he started his career in 1949 as assistant director of Giuseppe De Sanctis. He made his directorial debut in 1955, with the adventure film Il principe dalla maschera rossa. He collaborated with Pier Paolo Pasolini as a technical adviser in Mamma Roma.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Screenwriter and director • The Prince with the Red Mask (1955) • Warriors Five (1960) • The Mongols (1961) • Arms of the Avenger (1963) • El Rojo (1966) • Apocalypse Joe (1970) • Death Falls Lightly (1972) • Byleth: The Demon of Incest (1972) • The Two Orphans (1976) • Actor • Finishing School (1953) • The Giant of Metropolis (1961)
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2000
Leopoldo Savona died at Jesi.
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- 1.Spaghettiwestern.altervista.org. Registi - Leopoldo Savona.
- 2.Roberto Poppi. I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. 2002. 8884401712.
- 3.Curti, Roberto. Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970–1979. McFarland. 60. 2017. 978-1476629605.
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