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'''Trademarks:'''
'''Trademarks:'''
*Long, slow paced epics that explore the mythology of the West and Western.
*Long, slow paced epics that explore the mythology of the West and Western.
*Ritualistic build up to action or death.
*Ritualistic build up to action or death.
*Work with Clint Eastwood.
*Work with Clint Eastwood.
*Fascination with faces.
*Fascination with faces.
*Deep zooms.
*Deep zooms.
*Widescreen photography.
*Widescreen photography.
*Little dialogue.
*Little dialogue.
*Long opening scenes.
*Long opening scenes.
*Impressive camera work and set design.
*Impressive camera work and set design.
*Tedious attention to detail.
*Tedious attention to detail.
*Use of [[Ennio Morricone]]'s scores to set the action of a scene.
*Use of [[Ennio Morricone]]'s scores to set the action of a scene.
*Crane shots.
*Crane shots.
*Revolutionary screen violence.
*Revolutionary screen violence.


== Biography ==
=== Filmography ===
 
== Filmography ==
As Director:
As Director:
* ''[[Per un pugno di dollari|A Fistful of Dollars]]'' (1964)
* ''[[Per un pugno di dollari|A Fistful of Dollars]]'' (1964)
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* ''[[Genio, due compari, un pollo, Un|A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe]]/Nobody is the Greatest'' (1975)
* ''[[Genio, due compari, un pollo, Un|A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe]]/Nobody is the Greatest'' (1975)


== Good to know ==
=== Good to know ===
* Sergio Leone was one of the persons [[Clint Eastwood]] dedicated his Oscar for Unforgiven.
* Sergio Leone was one of the persons [[Clint Eastwood]] dedicated his Oscar for Unforgiven.
* Was a classmate of [[Ennio Morricone]].
* Was a classmate of [[Ennio Morricone]].


 
=== External Links ===
== External Links ==
* [http://www.fistful-of-leone.com/ Fistful of Leone]
* [http://www.fistful-of-leone.com/ Fistful of Leone]
* [http://www.sergioleone.net/ SergioLeone.net]


[[Category:Directors]][[Category:Writers]]
[[Category:Directors]][[Category:Writers]]

Revision as of 11:11, 3 January 2016

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  • 3 January 1929
  • 30 April 1989

Sergio Leone is probably the most famous director of Spaghetti Westerns. Not only were his films the most successful ones, they are also those that are regarded the best. He started quite small as assistant director on numerous Italian genre films before he started directing. After his Spaghetti Westerns he also made Once Upon a Time in America.

Trademarks:

  • Long, slow paced epics that explore the mythology of the West and Western.
  • Ritualistic build up to action or death.
  • Work with Clint Eastwood.
  • Fascination with faces.
  • Deep zooms.
  • Widescreen photography.
  • Little dialogue.
  • Long opening scenes.
  • Impressive camera work and set design.
  • Tedious attention to detail.
  • Use of Ennio Morricone's scores to set the action of a scene.
  • Crane shots.
  • Revolutionary screen violence.

Filmography

As Director:

As (Co-)Writer:

As Producer:

Good to know

External Links


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