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Leopoldo Savona

Leopoldo Savona

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

13/07/1913

Day of Death

19/10/2000
(87) years old

Place of Birth

Biography

Born in Lenola, Italy, 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.

Filmography

Crew

1976

Le due orfanelle

as Director

1972

Byleth: The Demon of Incest

as Writer

1972

Byleth: The Demon of Incest

as Director

1972

Death Falls Lightly

as Director

1972

Death Falls Lightly

as Writer

1971

Pistol Packin' Preacher

as Director

1971

Pistol Packin' Preacher

as Writer

1970

Apocalypse Joe

as Director

1970

Apocalypse Joe

as Screenplay

1970

Operation Snafu

as Second Unit Director

1969

God Will Forgive My Pistol

as Writer

1969

God Will Forgive My Pistol

as Director

1969

Thunder from the West

as Director

1969

Thunder from the West

as Writer

1967

Killer Kid

as Director

1967

Killer Kid

as Screenplay

1966

Rojo

as Director

1966

Rojo

as Screenplay

1966

Rojo

as Story

1966

Knives of the Avenger

as Director

1963

Arms of the Avenger

as Writer

1963

Arms of the Avenger

as Director

1962

La leggenda di Fra Diavolo

as Director

1962

Warriors Five

as Writer

1962

Warriors Five

as Director

1961

Erik the Conqueror

as Choreographer

1961

Accattone

as Assistant Director

1961

The Mongols

as Director

1960

It Started in Naples

as Choreographer

1959

Nights of the Teddy Boys

as Director

1959

Nights of the Teddy Boys

as Screenplay

1959

The White Warrior

as Co-Director

1959

Venetian Honeymoon

as First Assistant Director

1958

Piece of the Sky

as Co-Director

1957

Men and Wolves

as Co-Director

1955

The Prince with the Red Mask

as Director

1955

The Prince with the Red Mask

as Screenplay

1955

Totò all'inferno

as First Assistant Director

1954

Days of Love

as Co-Director

1954

Woman of Rome

as First Assistant Director

1954

Daughters of Destiny

as Assistant Director

1953

Easy Years

as First Assistant Director

1953

Trouble for the Legion

as First Assistant Director

1951

Rome-Paris-Rome

as First Assistant Director

1950

Under the Olive Tree

as Production Assistant