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Jun 21, 2024 · Sergio Leone (born January 3, 1929, Rome, Italy—died April 30, 1989, Rome) was an Italian motion-picture director who was known primarily for his popularization of the “spaghetti western,” a subgenre of movies that were made in Italy but set in the 19th-century American West.
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Jun 29, 2024 · Sergio Leone created a film that becomes something different for almost every viewer, ranging from a classic gangster film to a sketch of American history, to a sentimental portrait of a gallery of human personalities.
Jun 23, 2024 · Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America airs on Sky Documentaries HD at 10:00 AM, Sunday 23 June. Documentary paying homage to the legendary Italian director
Jun 10, 2024 · Though Christopher Columbus is widely credited as the man who discovered America, his 1492 voyage was far from the first to land on the shores of the New World. In the Yukon alone, archaeological evidence has shown that humans reached the area at least 14,000 years ago.
1 day ago · For the American release, Sergio Leone followed Morricone and Massimo Dallamano's lead and decided to adopt an American-sounding name, Bob Robertson. Over the film's theatrical release, it grossed more than any other Italian film up to that point.
Jun 21, 2024 · Well, it’s true. Of course, you probably know Robertson by his real name: Sergio Leone. The Italian filmmaker chose the pseudonym partly as a tribute to his father (who had acted under the...
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Jun 20, 2024 · Sergio Leone, one of cinemas most influential directors, had much more to offer before he was killed by a massive heart attack in April 1989 at the age of 60. In fact, he was already deep in pre-production on what should have been his next feature, and it would have been his biggest yet.
