Sergio Leone (Italian: [ˈsÉ›rdÊ'o leˈoË ne]; January 3, 1929 â€"
April 30, 1989) was an Italian film director, producer and
screenwriter, credited as the creator of the Spaghetti Western genre
and widely regarded as one of the most influential directors in the
history of cinema.Leone's film-making style includes juxtaposing
extreme close-up shots with lengthy long shots. His movies 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).Born January 3, 1929, in Rome, Leone was the son of the
cinema pioneer Vincenzo Leone (known as director Roberto Roberti or
Leone Roberto Roberti) and silent film actress Edvige Valcarenghi
(Bice Valerian). During his schooldays, Leone was a classmate of his
later musical collaborator Ennio Morricone for a time. After watching
his father work on film sets, Leone began his own career in the film
industry at the age of 18 after dropping out of law studies at the
university.
April 30, 1989) was an Italian film director, producer and
screenwriter, credited as the creator of the Spaghetti Western genre
and widely regarded as one of the most influential directors in the
history of cinema.Leone's film-making style includes juxtaposing
extreme close-up shots with lengthy long shots. His movies 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).Born January 3, 1929, in Rome, Leone was the son of the
cinema pioneer Vincenzo Leone (known as director Roberto Roberti or
Leone Roberto Roberti) and silent film actress Edvige Valcarenghi
(Bice Valerian). During his schooldays, Leone was a classmate of his
later musical collaborator Ennio Morricone for a time. After watching
his father work on film sets, Leone began his own career in the film
industry at the age of 18 after dropping out of law studies at the
university.
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