Leopoldo Savona
Film director and screenwriter
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Leopoldo Savona (1922–2000) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and occasional actor. He directed 18 films between 1954 and 1976.[1] He was sometimes credited as Leo Colman or Leo Coleman.
Born1922
Latium, Italy
Died2000 (aged 77–78)
OccupationsFilm director, screenwriter, actor, choreographer
Yearsactive1949–1976
Leopoldo Savona | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1922 Latium, Italy |
| Died | 2000 (aged 77–78) |
| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter, actor, choreographer |
| Years active | 1949–1976 |
Life and career
Born in Lenola, Latina, 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.[2]
Selected filmography
- Screenwriter and director
- The Prince with the Red Mask (1955)
- Warriors Five (1960)
- The Mongols (1961)
- Arms of the Avenger (1963)
- El Rojo (1966)
- Apocalypse Joe (1970)
- Death Falls Lightly (1972)
- Byleth: The Demon of Incest (1972)[3]
- The Two Orphans (1976)
- Actor
- Finishing School (1953)
- The Giant of Metropolis (1961)