Director

Sergio Leone

January 3, 1929 · Rome, Italy

Sergio Leone (January 3, 1929 – April 30, 1989) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter most associated with the "Spaghetti Western" genre. Leone's film-making style includes juxtaposing extreme close-up shots with lengthy long shots. His movies include The Colossus of Rhodes, the Dollars Trilogy (A Fistful of Dollars; For a Few Dollars More; and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly), Once Upon a Time in the West; Duck, You Sucker!; and Once Upon a Time in America.

Notable work

8.5
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Director
8.4
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Director
8.3
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Director
7.8
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
Director
8
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
as Whistling Bounty Hunter (voice) (uncredited) and Director
8.2
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
as A Seminary Student (uncredited)
7.7
Duck, You Sucker (1971)
Director

Often works with

Aldo Sambrell
4 titles together
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in the West, A Fistful of Dollars
Mario Brega
4 titles together
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in America, A Fistful of Dollars
Clint Eastwood
3 titles together
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More
Benito Stefanelli
3 titles together
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More
Lorenzo Robledo
3 titles together
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More
Lee Van Cleef
2 titles together
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, For a Few Dollars More

Full filmography · 15

Vivaldi, the Red Priest
as And with
2009
The King of Ads
Director
1991
Once Upon a Time in America
Director
19848.4
Duck, You Sucker
Director
19717.7
Once Upon a Time in the West
Director
19688.3
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Director
19668.5
For a Few Dollars More
as Whistling Bounty Hunter (voice) (uncredited) and Director
19658
A Fistful of Dollars
Director
19647.8
The Colossus of Rhodes
Director
19615.9
The Last Days of Pompeii
Writer
19596.3
They Stole a Tram
as Presentatore del concorso
1954
Milano miliardaria
as Extra (uncredited)
1951