Marco Leto
Italian film director
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Marco Leto (18 January 1931 – 21 April 2016) was an Italian film and television director and screenwriter.[1][2]
Born18 January 1931
Rome, Italy
Died21 April 2016 (aged 85)
Rome, Italy
OccupationsFilm director, screenwriter
Yearsactive1960–1993
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| Born | 18 January 1931 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 21 April 2016 (aged 85) Rome, Italy |
| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1960–1993 |
Born in Rome, Leto started his career in the 1950s as an assistant director in a large number of films.[3] In 1965 he started a collaboration with RAI TV, for which he directed several serials and TV movies.[3] After signing some screenplays, Leto made his film directorial debut in 1973, with the critically appreciated Black Holiday.[3] In the following years he kept active both in cinema and in television.[3]
Selected filmography
- Pistol for a Hundred Coffins (1968, screenwriter)
- Dead Men Don't Count (1968, screenwriter)
- Dear Parents (1973, screenwriter)
- Black Holiday (1973, director and screenwriter)
- Al piacere di rivederla (1976, director and screenwriter)
