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Fernando Di Leo

Fernando Di Leo

Directing Born Jan 11, 1932 -- Died Dec 01, 2003 · San Ferdinando di Puglia, Italy

Fernando Di Leo (11 January 1932 – 2 December 2003) was an Italian film director and script writer. He made 17 films as a director and about 50 scripts from 1964 to 1985. Fernando Di Leo was born on 11 January 1932 in San Ferdinando di Puglia. After briefly working in Rome's film school Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, di Leo made his debut as a director as part of the omnibus comedy "Gli eroi di ieri, oggi, domani" with his episode titled "Un posto in paradiso" (transl. "A Place in Heaven"). Following this Di Leo wrote several scripts for Westerns, often uncredited. This included work...

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A Fistful of Dollars
7.8
movie
A Fistful of Dollars
Screenplay
1964
For a Few Dollars More
8.0
movie
For a Few Dollars More
as Cigar Smoking Card Player (uncredited)
1965
Django
7.2
movie
Django
Additional Writing
1966
Caliber 9
7.5
movie
Caliber 9
Story
1972
The Return of Ringo
6.4
movie
The Return of Ringo
as Fuentes Henchman
1965
Navajo Joe
6.2
movie
Navajo Joe
Screenplay
1966
The Italian Connection
7.0
movie
The Italian Connection
Director
1972
To Be Twenty
5.9
movie
To Be Twenty
as Man Giving Directions
1978
The Boss
6.9
movie
The Boss
as Cocchi's Enforcer (uncredited)
1973
Slaughter Hotel
4.8
movie
Slaughter Hotel
Director
1971
Massacre Time
6.3
movie
Massacre Time
Screenplay
1966
Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man
6.1
movie
Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man
Story
1976