Sergio Leone

Sergio Leone
Sergio Leone
Born	3 January 1929; Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Died	30 April 1989 (aged 60); Rome, Italy
Resting place	Napoleonic Cemetery, Pratica di Mare, Pomezia, Italy
Occupations	Film director; producer; screenwriter;
Years active	1948–1989
Style	Spaghetti Western; drama;
Parents	Roberto Roberti (father); Bice Valerian (mother);

Sergio Leone (Italian: [ˈsɛrdʒo leˈoːne]; 3 January 1929 – 30 April 1989) was an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter, credited as the pioneer of the spaghetti Western genre. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential directors in the history of cinema.

Leone's film-making style includes juxtaposing extreme close-up shots with lengthy long shots. His films include the Dollars Trilogy of Westerns featuring Clint Eastwood: A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965), and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966); and the Once Upon a Time films: Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), Duck, You Sucker! (1971), and Once Upon a Time in America (1984).

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