The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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Sergio Leone (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 most influential directors in the history of cinema.
Sergio Leone. Writer: Once Upon a Time in America. Sergio Leone was virtually born into the cinema - he was the son of Roberto Roberti (A.K.A. Vincenzo Leone), one of Italy's cinema pioneers, and actress Bice Valerian.
Sergio Leone (/ l i ˈ oʊ n i /; Italian: [ˈsɛrdʒo leˈoːne]; 3 January 1929 – 30 April 1989) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter.
Apr 30, 2024 · Sergio Leone (born January 3, 1929, Rome, Italy —died April 30, 1989, Rome) was an Italian motion-picture director who was known primarily for his popularization of the “spaghetti western,” a subgenre of movies that were made in Italy but set in the 19th-century American West.
May 15, 2023 · Sergio Leone is the legendary director behind Once Upon a Time in America, the Dollars Trilogy, and other classic movies: how do they all rank?
Sergio Leone was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter, credited as the inventor of "Spaghetti Western" genre. Leone's film-making style includes juxtaposing extreme close-up shots with lengthy long shots.
Feb 10, 2016 · As Sergio Leone’s spaghetti western masterpiece turns 50, its influence can still be felt in films made today, writes Luke Buckmaster
Sep 6, 2022 · Between the pore-rich tightness of his close-ups and the mysterious, patient grandeur of his landscapes, Sergio Leone took the Hollywood-forged myths that enraptured him as a child and created...
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.
A moviemaking veteran from a young age, Roman-born filmmaker Sergio Leone got his start working for Vittorio de Sica on the 1948 classic The Bicycle Thief and worked his way up through the ranks of the Italian film industry on sword and sandal films like The Colussus of Rhodes (1961).
