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Leopoldo Savona

Director · 1913–2000

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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.

Directed 27

1970s

  1. 1976

    Le due orfanelle

    Director

  2. 1972

    Byleth: The Demon of Incest

    Director

  3. Death Falls Lightly

    Director

  4. 1971

    Pistol Packin' Preacher

    Director

  5. 1970

    Apocalypse Joe

    Director

  6. Operation Snafu

    Second Unit Director

1960s

  1. 1969

    God Will Forgive My Pistol

    Director

  2. Thunder from the West

    Director

  3. 1967
  4. 1966
  5. Knives of the Avenger

    Director

  6. 1963

    Arms of the Avenger

    Director

  7. 1962

    Warriors Five

    Director

  8. 1961

    Accattone

    Assistant Director

1950s

  1. 1959

    Nights of the Teddy Boys

    Director

  2. Venetian Honeymoon

    First Assistant Director

  3. 1958

    Piece of the Sky

    Co-Director

  4. 1957

    Men and Wolves

    Co-Director

  5. 1955

    The Prince with the Red Mask

    Director

  6. Totò all'inferno

    First Assistant Director

  7. 1954

    Days of Love

    Co-Director

  8. Daughters of Destiny

    Assistant Director

  9. 1953

    Easy Years

    First Assistant Director

  10. 1951

    Rome-Paris-Rome

    First Assistant Director

Wrote 12

1970s

  1. 1972

    Byleth: The Demon of Incest

    Writer

  2. Death Falls Lightly

    Writer

  3. 1971

    Pistol Packin' Preacher

    Writer

  4. 1970

    Apocalypse Joe

    Screenplay

1960s

  1. 1969

    God Will Forgive My Pistol

    Writer

  2. Thunder from the West

    Writer

  3. 1967
  4. 1966
  5. 1963

    Arms of the Avenger

    Writer

  6. 1962

    Warriors Five

    Writer

1950s

  1. 1959

    Nights of the Teddy Boys

    Screenplay

  2. 1955

    The Prince with the Red Mask

    Screenplay

Other crew 2

1960s

  1. 1961

    Erik the Conqueror

    Choreographer

  2. 1960

Produced 1