Sergio Donati (born 13 April 1933) is an Italian

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. T ...

. He has written for more than 70 films since 1952. He was born in

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, Italy. He started as a writer and had some of his books optioned for film. He is well known for his collaboration with Italian director

Sergio Leone Sergio Leone (; 3 January 1929 – 30 April 1989) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter credited as the pioneer of the Spaghetti Western genre and widely regarded as one of the most influential directors in the history of cine ...

, who encouraged him to take up screenwriting as a full-time career, and with Italian producer Dino de Laurentis.

Selected filmography

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For a Few Dollars More ''For a Few Dollars More'' ( it, Per qualche dollaro in più) is a 1965 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone. It stars Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef as bounty hunters and Gian Maria Volonté as the primary villain. German actor K ...

'' (1965) (uncredited) * '' The Big Gundown'' (1966) * '' Dollars for a Fast Gun'' (1966) * '' Requiem for a Secret Agent'' (1966) * ''

Col cuore in gola ''Col cuore in gola'' () is a 1967 ''giallo'' film directed by Tinto Brass. It is loosely based on the novel ''Il sepolcro di carta'' ( The Paper Tomb) written by Sergio Donati. The film used storyboards from cartoonist Guido Crepax. It has be ...

'' (1967) * '' Mission Stardust ''(1967) * '' A Handful of Heroes'' (1967) * '' Face to Face ''(1967) * ''

Seven Times Seven ''Seven Times Seven'' ( it, Sette volte sette) is a 1968 Italian crime comedy caper directed by Michele Lupo and starring Gastone Moschin. Plot A gang of prison inmates escape and rob the UK's Royal Mint. They then sneak back to prison. Cast * ...

''(1968) * ''

Once Upon a Time in the West ''Once Upon a Time in the West'' ( , "Once upon a time (there was) the West") is a 1968 epic Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone, who co-wrote it with Sergio Donati based on a story by Dario Argento, Bernardo Bertolucci, and Leon ...

''(1968) * ''

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'' (1969) * '' The Weekend Murders'' (1970) * ''

Duck, You Sucker! ''Duck, You Sucker!'' ( it, Giù la testa, lit. "Duck Your Head", "Get Down"), also known as ''A Fistful of Dynamite'' and ''Once Upon a Time ... the Revolution'', is a 1971 epic Zapata Western film directed and co-written by Sergio Leone and ...

'' (1971) * '' Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte'' (1971) * '' Ben and Charlie'' (1972) * ''

Slap the Monster on Page One ''Slap the Monster on Page One'' (Italian: ''Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina'') is a 1972 Italian drama film directed by Marco Bellocchio. It depicts the daily life of a fictitious Italian daily newspaper, ''Il Giornale'' (The Journal). The new ...

''(1972) * '' They Believed He Was No Saint'' (1972) * '' The Heroes'' (1973) * '' Mean Frank and Crazy Tony'' (1973) * '' Mr. Hercules Against Karate'' (1973) * '' The Beast'' (1974) * '' Policewoman'' (1974) * '' Shoot First, Die Later'' (1974) * '' The Boss and the Worker'' (1975) * '' Cry, Onion!'' (1975) * '' L'Italia s'è rotta'' (1976) * '' Il mostro ''(1977) * ''

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''(1977) * '' Holocaust 2000 ''(1977) * '' Tough to Kill'' (1978) * ''

A Dangerous Toy ''A Dangerous Toy'' (originally titled ''Il giocattolo'') is a 1979 Italian crime drama film written and directed by Giuliano Montaldo. It was co-produced by Sergio Leone. The toy of the title is a gun. The film chronicles how a frustrated and sh ...

'' (1979) * '' Island of the Fishmen'' (1979) * ''

Buddy Goes West ''Buddy goes West'' ( it, Occhio alla penna, also known as ''A fist goes West'') is a 1981 Spaghetti Western comedy film directed by Michele Lupo. Plot In the Old West, a mysterious man, nicknamed "Doc", arrives in a dusty town. Doc is a bandit ...

'' (1981) * ''

Count Tacchia ''Il conte Tacchia'', internationally released as ''Count Tacchia'', is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci. The main character of the film is inspired by the real count Tacchia, Adriano Bennicelli.Claudio Rendina. ''Storia i ...

'' (1982) * '' Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style'' (1983) * ''

A tu per tu ''A tu per tu'' is a 1984 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci. Plot summary In Milan, Emanuele is a rich owner who cheats finance; so he is hunted. As happened while he is running away, Emanuele meets poor and bungling taxi driver G ...

'' (1984) * '' Casablanca, Casablanca'' (1985) * '' Raw Deal ''(1986) * '' Man on Fire ''(1987) * ''

They Call Me Renegade ''They Call Me Renegade'' is a 1987 road movie directed by E.B. Clucher and starring Terence Hill and his adoptive son Ross. Plot summary "Renegade" Luke (Hill), a drifter and petty con artist, lives a free and easy life with no responsibility tr ...

'' (1987) * '' Rimini Rimini - Un anno dopo'' (1988) * '' Blowing Hot and Cold'' (1989) * '' Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair'' (1990) * '' Beyond Justice'' (1992) * ''

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''(1996) * ''

Almost Blue ''Almost Blue'' is the sixth studio album by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, and his fifth with the Attractions—keyboardist Steve Nieve, bassist Bruce Thomas and drummer Pete Thomas (no relation). It was recorded in May 1981 at C ...

'' (2000) * ''

The Sicilian Girl ''The Sicilian Girl'' ( it, La siciliana ribelle) is a 2008 Italian film directed by Marco Amenta. The film is inspired by the story of Rita Atria, a key witness in a major Mafia investigation in Sicily. Synopsis Beginning in 1985 in Balata, Si ...

'' (2008)

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* * 1933 births Living people 20th-century Italian screenwriters 21st-century Italian screenwriters Writers from Rome Italian male screenwriters 20th-century Italian male writers 21st-century Italian male writers {{Screen-writer-stub