Sergio Leone

    Known For

    Directing

    Birthday

    January 3, 1929

    Day of Death

    April 30, 1989 (60 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Rome, Italy

    Sergio Leone

    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.

    Known For

    • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

      The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

      1966

    • Once Upon a Time in America

      Once Upon a Time in America

      1984

    • Unforgiven

      Unforgiven

      1992

    • Once Upon a Time in the West

      Once Upon a Time in the West

      1968

    • A Fistful of Dollars

      A Fistful of Dollars

      1964

    • For a Few Dollars More

      For a Few Dollars More

      1965

    • Ben-Hur

      Ben-Hur

      1959

    • Duck, You Sucker

      Duck, You Sucker

      1971

    • My Name Is Nobody

      My Name Is Nobody

      1973

    • Bianco, rosso e Verdone

      Bianco, rosso e Verdone

      1981

    • Quo Vadis

      Quo Vadis

      1951

    • Fun Is Beautiful

      Fun Is Beautiful

      1980

    • Troppo forte

      Troppo forte

      1986

    • The Colossus of Rhodes

      The Colossus of Rhodes

      1961

    • The Nun's Story

      The Nun's Story

      1959