- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- January 11, 1932
- Place of Birth
- San Ferdinando di Puglia, Italy
- Died
- December 1, 2003
Fernando Di Leo
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 on "A Fistful of Dollars", "For a Few Dollars More". Some of his Westerns had uncredited literary sources, such as "Days of Vengeance" which is loosely based on Alexandre Dumas' "The Count of Monte Cristo". Di Leo was a fan of film noir and wanted to make an Italian version of these films. Among hi…
Filmography
movieA Bunch Of Bastards
2023 · Original Film Writer
movieI Tarantiniani
2013 · Self
moviePaura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1
2008 · Self
Fernando di Leo: La morale del genere
movieFernando di Leo: La morale del genere
2004 · Self
movieCaliber 9: Documentary
2004 · Self
The Origin of the Mala
movieThe Origin of the Mala
2004 · Himself
movieSergio Leone: cinema, cinema
2001 · Self - Filmmaker
moviePerros de la noche
1986
movieKiller vs Killers
1985 · Director, Screenplay, Writer
movieThe Violent Breed
1984 · Director, Screenplay
moviePoor Love
1982 · Director
movieMadness
1980 · Director, Screenplay
movieAlejandra, mon amour
1979
movieTo Be Twenty
1978 · Man Giving Directions, Director, Screenplay, Story
movieBlood and Diamonds
1978 · Director, Screenplay, Story
movieRulers of the City
1976 · Director, Story, Screenplay
movieNick the Sting
1976 · Film Director in Front of Police Station (uncredited)
movieYoung, Violent, Dangerous
1976 · Story, Screenplay
movieLive Like a Cop, Die Like a Man
1976 · Story, Screenplay
movieKidnap Syndicate
1975 · Director, Screenplay
movieLoaded Guns
1975 · Director, Screenplay
movieShoot First, Die Later
1974 · Screenplay, Director
movieItalian Sex
1974 · giornalista TV (uncredited), Director
movieThe Boss
1973 · Cocchi's Enforcer (uncredited), Director, Screenplay, Story
movieSeduction
1973 · Writer, Director
movieThe Italian Connection
1972 · Director, Dialogue, Story, Screenplay
movieCaliber 9
1972 · Director, Story, Screenplay
movieSlaughter Hotel
1971 · Director, Screenplay, Story
movieNaked Violence
1969 · Director, Screenplay
movieLoving Badly
1969 · Man at House of Prostitution, Director, Writer
movieA Woman on Fire
1969 · Director, Writer
movieGod Made Them... I Kill Them
1968 · Screenplay
movieGangsters '70
1968 · Writer
movieRed Roses for the Fuhrer
1968 · Director, Story, Screenplay
movieBeyond the Law
1968 · Screenplay
movieTequila Joe
1968 · Story, Screenplay
movieThe Ruthless Four
1968 · Writer
movieLa lunga sfida
1967 · Writer
movieSugar Colt
1967 · Screenplay
movieDeath Rides Along
1967 · Screenplay
movieHate for Hate
1967 · Writer
moviePoker with Pistols
1967 · Writer
movieDate for a Murder
1967 · Screenplay
moviePecos Cleans Up
1967 · Screenplay
movieWanted
1967 · Screenplay
movieUp the MacGregors
1967 · Screenplay, Story
movieLong Days of Vengeance
1967 · Screenplay
movieNavajo Joe
1966 · Screenplay
movieJohnny Yuma
1966 · Screenplay
movieMassacre Time
1966 · Screenplay, Story
movieKiss Kiss... Bang Bang
1966 · Story, Screenplay
movieDjango
1966 · Additional Writing
movieSeven Guns for the MacGregors
1966 · Screenplay
movieFor a Few Dollars More
1965 · Cigar Smoking Card Player (uncredited), Additional Writing, Assistant Director
movieThe Return of Ringo
1965 · Fuentes Henchman, Screenplay, Assistant Director
movieA Fistful of Dollars
1964 · Screenplay