Gino Leurini (20 November 1934 – 12 August 2014) was an Italian film, stage and television actor.

Life and career

Born in

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, Leurini made his film debut in 1947, in the

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''Legge di sangue''. One year later, he got the role of Garrone in

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and

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's '' Heart and Soul''. Following the critical and commercial success of Léonide Moguy's '' Tomorrow Is Too Late'', in which Leurini played the major role of the young student Franco, in the 1950s he started a brief season of major roles in adventure and

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Selected filmography

* '' Heart and Soul'' (1948) * '' Tomorrow Is Too Late'' (1950) * '' Cops and Robbers'' (1951) * ''

The Wonderful Adventures of Guerrin Meschino ''The Wonderful Adventures of Guerrin Meschino'' ( it, Le Meravigliose avventure di Guerrin Meschino) is a 1952 Italian adventure film directed by Pietro Francisci. It is based in part on the 1410 chivalric romance ''Il Guerrin Meschino''. Cast ...

'' (1951) * '' The Queen of Sheba'' (1952) * '' The Shameless Sex'' (1952) * '' Red Shirts'' (1952) * ''

Revenge of a Crazy Girl ''Revenge of a Crazy Girl'' ( it, La vendetta di una pazza) is a 1951 Italian historical melodrama film written and directed by Pino Mercanti. It is loosely based on the novel ''La vendetta di una pazza'' written by Carolina Invernizio. Cast ...

'' (1952) * '' Past Lovers'' (1953) * '' Sangue di zingara'' (1956)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leurini, Gino 1933 births 2014 deaths Italian male film actors Italian male child actors Male actors from Rome 20th-century Italian male actors