Sergio Leone
Italian filmmaker (1929–1989) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sergio Leone (Italian: [ˈsɛrdʒo leˈoːne]; 3 January 1929 – 30 April 1989) was an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter, credited as the pioneer of the spaghetti Western genre.[1][2] He is widely regarded as one of the most influential directors in the history of cinema.[3][4][5][6]
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Born | (1929-01-03)3 January 1929 Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
Died | 30 April 1989(1989-04-30) (aged 60) Rome, Italy |
Resting place | Napoleonic Cemetery, Pratica di Mare, Pomezia, Italy |
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Years active | 1948–1989 |
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Leone's film-making style includes juxtaposing extreme close-up shots with lengthy long shots. His films 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).[7]