Leopoldo Savona Explained

Leopoldo Savona
Birth Date:1922
Birth Place:Latium, Italy
Occupation:Film director, screenwriter, actor, choreographer
Yearsactive:1949–1976

Leopoldo Savona (1922–2000) was an Italian actor, director, choreographer, and screenwriter. He directed 18 films between 1954 and 1976.[1] He was sometimes credited as Leo Colman or Leo Coleman.[2]

Life and career

Born in Lenola, Latina, he started his career in 1949 as assistant director of Giuseppe De Sanctis. He made his directorial debut in 1955, with the adventure film Il principe dalla maschera rossa. He collaborated with Pier Paolo Pasolini as a technical adviser in Mamma Roma.[3]

Selected filmography

Screenwriter and director
Actor

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Registi - Leopoldo Savona . Spaghettiwestern.altervista.org . 2 January 2012.
  2. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0767890/?ref_=tt_cl_t3 Leopoldo Savona
  3. Book: Roberto Poppi. I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. 2002. Gremese Editore, 2002. 8884401712.
  4. Book: Curti , Roberto . Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970–1979 . McFarland . 978-1476629605 . 2017 . 60.