Roberto Leoni is an Italian screenwriter and film director best known for such films as ''

Santa Sangre ''Santa Sangre'' ( en, Holy Blood, italic=yes) is a 1989 avant-garde surreal horror film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky and written by Jodorowsky along with Claudio Argento and Roberto Leoni. It stars Axel Jodorowsky, Adán Jodorowsky, Teo ...

'' signed on

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magazine's 2008 list of th
500 Greatest Movies Of All Time
'' The Master Touch'' starring Kirk Douglas, '' Street People'' starring Roger Moore, ''

Casablanca Express ''Casablanca Express'' is a 1989 Italian action war film starring Jason Connery and Francisco Quinn that was filmed in Morocco. It was produced by Pietro Innocenzi and Umberto Innocenzi and directed by Sergio Martino. The film was later featur ...

'' starring

Jason Connery Jason Joseph Connery (born 11 January 1963) is a British actor and director. He is the son of Sean Connery and Diane Cilento. On screen, he is best known for appearing in the third series of the ITV drama series ''Robin of Sherwood'' in 1986. H ...

, ''

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'' starring Giuliano Gemma and Miguel Bosé, ''

My Dear Killer ''My Dear Killer'' ( it, Mio caro assassino) is a 1972 Italian-Spanish giallo film directed by Tonino Valerii and starring George Hilton (actor), George Hilton, Marilù Tolo, Patty Shepard, Helga Line, Salvo Randone and William Berger (actor), Wil ...

'' starring William Berger and George Hilton.

Life and career

Roberto Leoni was born in Rome and studied classics. While still a student at

Sapienza University The Sapienza University of Rome ( it, Sapienza – Università di Roma), also called simply Sapienza or the University of Rome, and formally the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", is a public research university located in Rome, Ita ...

in Rome, he was awarded a grant by the C.U.T. (University Theatrical Center) and his collections of poems and short stories were published. An important producer made one of his short stories into a film,
Eat it
' interpreted by Frank Wolff and the beginner

Paolo Villaggio Paolo Villaggio (; 30 December 1932 – 3 July 2017) was an Italian actor, voice actor, writer, director and comedian. He is noted for the characters he created with paradoxical and grotesque characteristics: Professor Kranz, the ultra-timid G ...

. His collection of poems won the Culture Award from the Italian Presidency of Ministries. After serving as first AD for directors like

Tonino Valerii Tonino Valerii (20 May 1934 – 13 October 2016) was an Italian film director, most known for his Spaghetti Westerns. Tonino (Antonio) Valerii started his film career as an assistant director on Sergio Leone's ''A Fistful of Dollars'', before mo ...

and

Luciano Salce Luciano Salce (25 September 1922 – 17 December 1989) was an Italian film director, comedian, tv host, producer, actor and lyricist. His 1962 film ''Le pillole di Ercole'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Ven ...

, Roberto Leoni has written and directed a number of feature and short films including: ''The Guardians'' for Numero Tre Roma/Antenne Paris,
Es Knallt - und die Engel singen
' with

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as Butch Lion for Dieter Geissler, Film Monaco - distributed by

Constantin Film The Constantin Film AG is a German mini-major film production and distribution company based in Munich. The company, which belongs to Swiss media conglomerate Highlight Communications AG, is a large independent German maker and distributor of pr ...

, '' Dark Tale'' starring John Savage and

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– distributed by Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, ''On the Right Side'' starring Catherine Spaak and Luca Ward for Union Contact/

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(Sidney Italian Australian Film Festival, Best Direction Award at Roma Film Festival and at

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, Cuba), ''The Great Artists'' (18X35’) series for G&I Editors – distributed by

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. From August 2017 he reviews new and classic movies in his talk show
Roberto Leoni Movie Reviews
'. His last feature film just completed is
De Serpentis Munere - The Serpent's Gift
' produced by Mario D'Andrea, starring Guglielmo Scilla, Alexandra Dinu, Benjamin Stender and Valentina Reggio.

Filmography

Film

* 2021 -
De Serpentis Munere - The Serpent's Gift
' (as writer and director) * 2021 - ''Heartstruck'' (as writer and director) * 2019 - ''Memory Island'' (as writer and director) * 2016 - '' A Heart in the Drawer'' (as writer and director) under the auspices of Amnesty International Italy) * 2014 - ''The Gypsy Angel'' (as writer and director) * 2012 - ''Miss Wolf and the Lamb'' (as writer and director) * 2009 - ''Terminal'' (as writer and director) * 2007 - ''Anita - Una vita per Garibaldi'' (as writer) * 2005 -
On the Right Side
' (as writer and director) * 2005 - ''Raul'' (as writer) * 2000 - ''Si fa presto a dire amore'' (as writer) * 2000 - ''L'uomo della fortuna'' (as writer) * 1998 - ''Frigidaire, il film'' (as writer) * 1995 - ''Nefertiti'' (as writer) * 1993 - ''18.000 giorni fa'' (as writer) * 1991 - '' Dark Tale'' (as writer and director) * 1990 - ''American Rickshaw'' (as writer) * 1989 - ''

'' (as writer) * 1989 - ''

'' (as writer) * 1987 - '' Distant Lights'' (as writer) * 1987 - '' Brothers in Blood'' (as writer) * 1987 - ''Hell's Heroes'' (as writer) * 1985 - ''

La gabbia ''The Trap'' ( it, La Gabbia), also known as ''Collector's Item'', ''Dead Fright'' and ''The Cage'', is a 1985 erotic thriller directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi (his last theatrical film), and starring Tony Musante, Laura Antonelli, and Flori ...

'' (as writer) * 1985 - ''Wild Team'' (as writer) * 1984 - '' Let's See It Clear'' (as writer) * 1984 - ''

The Final Executioner ''The Final Executioner'' ( it, L' Ultimo Guerriero) is an Italian post-apocalyptic film released in 1984. Synopsis The resulting fallout from a nuclear war has contaminated most of the cities except for a few isolated towns. The remaining societ ...

'' (as writer) * 1982 - '' Vieni avanti cretino'' (as writer) * 1978 - '' How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover'' (as writer) * 1977 - ''

'' (as writer) * 1976 - '' Street People'' (as writer) * 1976 - '' Pure as a Lily'' (as writer) * 1974 - ''Bang, and the Angels Sing'' (as writer and director) * 1972 - '' The Master Touch'' (as writer) * 1972 - ''

'' (as writer) * 1968 - ''Eat it'' (as writer)

Television

* 2007 - ''

Gente di mare (TV series) ''Gente di mare'' is an Italian television series. Cast * Lorenzo Crespi as Angelo Sammarco * Vanessa Gravina as Margherita Scanò * Patrizio Rispo as Giacomo Onorato * Mirco Petrini as Salvatore Terrasini * Fabio Fulco as Davide Rug ...

'' (25 episodes - original idea) * 2005/2006 - ''

'' (26 episodes - original idea and writer) * 2003/2004 - ''The Great Artists'' (18 episodes - as writer and director) * 2002 - ''Vicious Game'' (TVmovie as writer) * 2000 - ''The Framing Game'' (TVmovie as writer) * 1999 - ''A High Price to Pay'' (TVmovie as writer) * 1989 - ''

Ocean (TV series) ''Ocean'' is an Italian television series. Cast * Irene Papas * Mario Adorf * William Berger * Lou Castel * Anna Kanakis * David Hess * Adam Arkin * Martin Balsam * Marisa Berenson * Senta Berger * Ernest Borgnine See also *List of Ital ...

'' (6 episodes - as writer) * 1974 - ''The Guardians'' (TVmovie as writer and director)

Web

* 2017/-
Roberto Leoni Movie Reviews
' (171 episodes - as writer director and main role)

References

External links

*
www.robertoleoni.comRoberto Leoni YouTube channelRoberto Leoni FBpageRobert Leoni FilmTVRoberto Leoni IMDB written reviewsRoberto Leoni LetterBoxRoberto Leoni TwitterRoberto Leoni TelegramRoberto Leoni Reddit
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