Leopoldo Savona
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1913-07-13
Day of Death
2000-10-19 (87 years old)
Leopoldo Savona
Biography
Born in Lenola, Italy, 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.
Known For
Crew
(1976)
Le due orfanelle
Director
(1972)
Byleth: The Demon of Incest
Writer, Director
(1972)
Death Falls Lightly
Director, Writer
(1971)
Pistol Packin' Preacher
Director, Writer
(1970)
Apocalypse Joe
Director, Screenplay
(1970)
Operation Snafu
Second Unit Director
(1969)
God Will Forgive My Pistol
Writer, Director
(1969)
Thunder from the West
Director, Writer
(1967)
Killer Kid
Screenplay, Director
(1966)
Rojo
Director, Screenplay, Story
(1966)
Knives of the Avenger
Director
(1963)
Arms of the Avenger
Writer, Director
(1962)
Warriors Five
Writer, Director
(1962)
La leggenda di Fra Diavolo
Director
(1961)
Accattone
Assistant Director
(1961)
The Mongols
Director
(1961)
Erik the Conqueror
Choreographer
(1960)
It Started in Naples
Choreographer
(1959)
Venetian Honeymoon
First Assistant Director
(1959)
Nights of the Teddy Boys
Screenplay, Director
(1959)
The White Warrior
Co-Director
(1958)
Piece of the Sky
Co-Director
(1957)
Men and Wolves
Co-Director
(1955)
The Prince with the Red Mask
Director, Screenplay
(1955)
Totò all'inferno
First Assistant Director
(1954)
Daughters of Destiny
Assistant Director
(1954)
Days of Love
Co-Director
(1954)
Woman of Rome
First Assistant Director
(1953)
Trouble for the Legion
First Assistant Director
(1953)
Easy Years
First Assistant Director
(1951)
Rome-Paris-Rome
First Assistant Director
(1950)
Under the Olive Tree
Production Assistant