Leopoldo Savona (1922–2000) was an Italian actor,

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, and

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. He directed 18 films between 1954 and 1976. He was sometimes credited as Leo Colman or Leo Coleman.

Life and career

Born in Lenola,

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, 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 Pier Paolo Pasolini (; 5 March 1922 – 2 November 1975) was an Italian poet, filmmaker, writer and intellectual who also distinguished himself as a journalist, novelist, translator, playwright, visual artist and actor. He is considered one of ...

as a technical adviser in ''

Mamma Roma ''Mamma Roma'' is a 1962 Italian drama film written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, and starring Anna Magnani and Ettore Garofolo. Synopsis In Rome, an ex-prostitute, Mamma Roma (Anna Magnani), tries to start a new life selling vegetables w ...

''.

Selected filmography

;Screenwriter and director * '' The Prince with the Red Mask'' (1955) * ''

Warriors Five ''Warriors Five'' ( it, La guerra continua, french: La dernière attaque) is a 1962 black and white Italian-French-Yugoslavian international co-production war film directed by Leopoldo Savona and starring Jack Palance, Giovanna Ralli, and Serge Re ...

'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1961) * '' Arms of the Avenger'' (1963) * ''Death Falls Lightly'' (1972) * '' Byleth: The Demon of Incest'' (1972) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1976) ;Actor * ''

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'' (1953) * ''

The Giant of Metropolis ''The Giant of Metropolis'' ( it, Il gigante di Metropolis) is a 1961 color Italian fantasy adventure film that was produced by Decio Salvi and Emimmo Salvi, directed by Umberto Scarpelli, that stars Gordon Mitchell and Bella Cortez. Plot Muscle ...

'' (1961)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Savona, Leopoldo 1922 births 2000 deaths Italian film directors Italian male screenwriters People from the Province of Latina 20th-century Italian male writers 20th-century Italian screenwriters