Sergio Leone

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sergio Leone,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

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While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Leone
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Eli Wallach  •  Lee Van Cleef  •  Aldo Giuffrè

While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Leone
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Eli Wallach  •  Lee Van Cleef  •  Aldo Giuffrè

A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

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The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Leone
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Marianne Koch  •  Wolfgang Lukschy  •  José Calvo

The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Leone
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Marianne Koch  •  Wolfgang Lukschy  •  José Calvo

Duck, You Sucker (1971)

At the beginning of the 1913 Mexican Revolution, greedy bandit Juan Miranda and idealist John H. Mallory, an Irish Republican Army explosives expert on the lam from the British, fall in with a band of revolutionaries plotting to strike a national bank. When it ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Leone
CAST:  James Coburn  •  Rod Steiger  •  Maria Monti  •  Rik Battaglia

At the beginning of the 1913 Mexican Revolution, greedy bandit Juan Miranda and idealist John H. Mallory, an Irish Republican Army explosives expert on the lam from the British, fall in with a band of revolutionaries plotting to strike a national bank. When it ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Leone
CAST:  James Coburn  •  Rod Steiger  •  Maria Monti  •  Rik Battaglia

Bicycle Thieves (1948)

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Unemployed Antonio is elated when he finally finds work hanging posters around war-torn Rome. However on his first day, his bicycle—essential to his work—gets stolen. His job is doomed unless he can find the thief. With the help of his son, Antonio combs the city, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vittorio De Sica
CAST:  Lamberto Maggiorani  •  Enzo Staiola  •  Lianella Carell  •  Carlo Jachino

Unemployed Antonio is elated when he finally finds work hanging posters around war-torn Rome. However on his first day, his bicycle—essential to his work—gets stolen. His job is doomed unless he can find the thief. With the help of his son, Antonio combs the city, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vittorio De Sica
CAST:  Lamberto Maggiorani  •  Enzo Staiola  •  Lianella Carell  •  Carlo Jachino

For a Few Dollars More (1965)

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Two bounty hunters are in pursuit of "El Indio," one of the most wanted fugitives in the western territories, and his gang.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Leone
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Lee Van Cleef  •  Gian Maria Volonté  •  Klaus Kinski

Two bounty hunters are in pursuit of "El Indio," one of the most wanted fugitives in the western territories, and his gang.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Leone
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Lee Van Cleef  •  Gian Maria Volonté  •  Klaus Kinski

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Leone
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  James Woods  •  Elizabeth McGovern  •  Tuesday Weld

A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Leone
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  James Woods  •  Elizabeth McGovern  •  Tuesday Weld

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

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As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Leone
CAST:  Henry Fonda  •  Claudia Cardinale  •  Jason Robards  •  Charles Bronson

As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Leone
CAST:  Henry Fonda  •  Claudia Cardinale  •  Jason Robards  •  Charles Bronson

The Colossus of Rhodes (1961)

While on holiday in Rhodes, Athenian war hero Darios becomes involved in two different plots to overthrow the tyrannical king, one from Rhodian patriots and the other from sinister Phoenician agents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Leone
CAST:  Rory Calhoun  •  Lea Massari  •  Georges Marchal  •  Conrado San Martín

While on holiday in Rhodes, Athenian war hero Darios becomes involved in two different plots to overthrow the tyrannical king, one from Rhodian patriots and the other from sinister Phoenician agents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Leone
CAST:  Rory Calhoun  •  Lea Massari  •  Georges Marchal  •  Conrado San Martín

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story (2013)

With a focus on Clint Eastwood's career as a director, this documentary features movie clips, behind-the-scenes footage, interviews with people with whom he has worked, as well as comments from Clint Eastwood himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Schickel
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Kevin Bacon  •  Morgan Freeman  •  Marcia Gay Harden

With a focus on Clint Eastwood's career as a director, this documentary features movie clips, behind-the-scenes footage, interviews with people with whom he has worked, as well as comments from Clint Eastwood himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Schickel
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Kevin Bacon  •  Morgan Freeman  •  Marcia Gay Harden

The King of Ads (1991)

A collection of European T.V. commercials directed by a variety of well-known directors from across Europe and the U.S. Compiled and produced by Jean-Marie Boursicot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese  •  David Lynch  •  Ridley Scott  •  Sergio Leone  •  Roman Polanski  •  Andrei Konchalovsky  •  Federico Fellini  •  Jean-Luc Godard  •  Dick Lundy  •  Carlos Saura  •  Patrice Leconte  •  Gérard Jugnot  •  Franco Zeffirelli  •  Giuseppe Tornatore  •  Claude Chabrol  •  Dario Argento  •  Jean-Jacques Annaud  •  Claude Lelouch  •  Tony Scott  •  Michel Israël  •  Paul J. Smith  •  Étienne Chatiliez  •  Walter Lantz  •  Gérard Pirès  •  Bob Giraldi  •  Hugh Hudson  •  David Bailey  •  Joe Pytka  •  Maurizio Nichetti  •  Bruce Weber  •  Jean-Pierre Mocky  •  Just Jaeckin  •  Don Patterson  •  Jean-Baptiste Mondino  •  Helmut Newton  •  Jean-Paul Goude  •  Jean-Marie Boursicot  •  Alain Franchet  •  Robert Delpire  •  Ricardo Albiñana  •  Atsuta  •  Julian Cottrell  •  Eric De La Hosseray  •  Jaime De La Pena  •  Theo Delaney  •  Martin Lobo  •  Håkan Sjödin  •  Richard Slogett  •  J. Taylor
CAST:  Grace Jones  •  Vanessa Paradis  •  Emmanuelle Seigner

A collection of European T.V. commercials directed by a variety of well-known directors from across Europe and the U.S. Compiled and produced by Jean-Marie Boursicot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese  •  David Lynch  •  Ridley Scott  •  Sergio Leone  •  Roman Polanski  •  Andrei Konchalovsky  •  Federico Fellini  •  Jean-Luc Godard  •  Dick Lundy  •  Carlos Saura  •  Patrice Leconte  •  Gérard Jugnot  •  Franco Zeffirelli  •  Giuseppe Tornatore  •  Claude Chabrol  •  Dario Argento  •  Jean-Jacques Annaud  •  Claude Lelouch  •  Tony Scott  •  Michel Israël  •  Paul J. Smith  •  Étienne Chatiliez  •  Walter Lantz  •  Gérard Pirès  •  Bob Giraldi  •  Hugh Hudson  •  David Bailey  •  Joe Pytka  •  Maurizio Nichetti  •  Bruce Weber  •  Jean-Pierre Mocky  •  Just Jaeckin  •  Don Patterson  •  Jean-Baptiste Mondino  •  Helmut Newton  •  Jean-Paul Goude  •  Jean-Marie Boursicot  •  Alain Franchet  •  Robert Delpire  •  Ricardo Albiñana  •  Atsuta  •  Julian Cottrell  •  Eric De La Hosseray  •  Jaime De La Pena  •  Theo Delaney  •  Martin Lobo  •  Håkan Sjödin  •  Richard Slogett  •  J. Taylor
CAST:  Grace Jones  •  Vanessa Paradis  •  Emmanuelle Seigner

An Almost Perfect Affair (1979)

An idealistic first-time director lives for his art — until he meets a wife of an Italian producer at the Cannes Film Festival. A passionate affair begins, but the couple's romance is tested as they face the temptations of fame and fortune.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Ritchie
CAST:  Keith Carradine  •  Monica Vitti  •  Raf Vallone  •  Christian De Sica

An idealistic first-time director lives for his art — until he meets a wife of an Italian producer at the Cannes Film Festival. A passionate affair begins, but the couple's romance is tested as they face the temptations of fame and fortune.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Ritchie
CAST:  Keith Carradine  •  Monica Vitti  •  Raf Vallone  •  Christian De Sica

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone (2001)

A short documentary based on Sergio Leone's life and career, and the making of the film "Once Upon a Time in America."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hill
CAST:  Carla Leone  •  Piero De Bernardi  •  Enrico Medioli  •  Arnon Milchan

A short documentary based on Sergio Leone's life and career, and the making of the film "Once Upon a Time in America."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hill
CAST:  Carla Leone  •  Piero De Bernardi  •  Enrico Medioli  •  Arnon Milchan

Spanish Western (2015)

A vindication of the role of the technicians and artists who made spaghetti western genre possible, and a walk through the landscapes that made it possible to recreate in Spain, mainly in the desert of Almería, hundreds of adventures set in the remote American Far West.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alberto Esteban
CAST:  Ricardo Palacios  •  Francisco Arias  •  Placido Martínez  •  Paco Barrilado

A vindication of the role of the technicians and artists who made spaghetti western genre possible, and a walk through the landscapes that made it possible to recreate in Spain, mainly in the desert of Almería, hundreds of adventures set in the remote American Far West.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alberto Esteban
CAST:  Ricardo Palacios  •  Francisco Arias  •  Placido Martínez  •  Paco Barrilado

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DIRECTION:  Antoine Lassaigne
CAST:  Sergio Leone  •  Lea Massari  •  Jean Gili  •  Angelo Infanti

Sad Hill Unearthed (2017)

Film fans work to restore the set of the climatic graveyard scene from the iconic spaghetti western “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” directed by Sergio Leone in 1966.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guillermo de Oliveira
CAST:  Álex de la Iglesia  •  Carlo Leva  •  Christopher Frayling  •  Clint Eastwood

Film fans work to restore the set of the climatic graveyard scene from the iconic spaghetti western “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” directed by Sergio Leone in 1966.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guillermo de Oliveira
CAST:  Álex de la Iglesia  •  Carlo Leva  •  Christopher Frayling  •  Clint Eastwood

Sergio Leone, une Amérique de légende (2018)

The destiny of Sergio Leone from his poor childhood in a neighborhood under fascism in Rome until his last film in America. This guided the filmmaker's personal life and career to create his epic antiheroes and spaghetti westerns.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-François Giré
CAST:  Luca Verdone  •  Sergio Leone  •  Noël Simsolo  •  Jean-Yves Berteloot

The destiny of Sergio Leone from his poor childhood in a neighborhood under fascism in Rome until his last film in America. This guided the filmmaker's personal life and career to create his epic antiheroes and spaghetti westerns.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-François Giré
CAST:  Luca Verdone  •  Sergio Leone  •  Noël Simsolo  •  Jean-Yves Berteloot

Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema (1985)

A documentary about the Italian cinema as art form and industry.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gianfranco Mingozzi
CAST:  Dario Argento  •  Federico Fellini  •  Sergio Leone  •  Sophia Loren

A documentary about the Italian cinema as art form and industry.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gianfranco Mingozzi
CAST:  Dario Argento  •  Federico Fellini  •  Sergio Leone  •  Sophia Loren

The Spaghetti West (2005)

A visual history of Italian western cinema in the 60s and 70s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Gregory
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Sergio Leone  •  Franco Nero  •  Sergio Corbucci

A visual history of Italian western cinema in the 60s and 70s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Gregory
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Sergio Leone  •  Franco Nero  •  Sergio Corbucci

Vivaldi, the Red Priest (2009)

The life of Antonio Vivaldi, called "the red priest", his relationship with the world and the Church, his spiritual battles, his love for a woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Liana Marabini
CAST:  Steven Cree  •  Clemency Burton-Hill  •  James Jagger  •  Tiffany Mulheron

The life of Antonio Vivaldi, called "the red priest", his relationship with the world and the Church, his spiritual battles, his love for a woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Liana Marabini
CAST:  Steven Cree  •  Clemency Burton-Hill  •  James Jagger  •  Tiffany Mulheron
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