Sergio Leone
January 3, 1929 –April 30, 1989
Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer, Actor, Film actor, Director
Lived 60 years
- Born in
- Rome
- Passed away in
- Rome
Sergio Leone ( lee-OH-nee; Italian: [ˈsɛrdʒo leˈoːne]; 3 January 1929 – 30 April 1989) was an Italian filmmaker, credited as the pioneer of the spaghetti Western genre. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema.
Leone's film-making style includes juxtaposing extreme close-up shots with lengthy long shots. His films include the Dollars Trilogy of Westerns featuring Clint Eastwood: A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965), and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966); and the Once Upon a Time films: Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), Duck, You Sucker! (1971), and Once Upon a Time in America (1984).
Notable works: A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in the West, Duck, You Sucker!, Once Upon a Time in America Awards: David di Donatello for Best Director, Nastro d'Argento for the director of the best film
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Leone