Sergio Leone
Sergio Leone | |
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Leone in 1975 | |
| Born | 3 January 1929 Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 30 April 1989 (aged 60) Rome, Italy |
| Resting place | Napoleonic Cemetery, Pratica di Mare, Pomezia, Italy |
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| Years active | 1948–1989 |
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Sergio Leone (/liˈoʊni/ lee-OH-nee; Italian: [ˈsɛrdʒo leˈoːne]; 3 January 1929 – 30 April 1989) was an Italian filmmaker, credited as the pioneer of the spaghetti Western genre. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema.
Leone's film-making style includes juxtaposing extreme close-up shots with lengthy long shots. His films include the Dollars Trilogy of Westerns featuring Clint Eastwood: A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965), and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966); and the Once Upon a Time films: Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), Duck, You Sucker! (1971), and Once Upon a Time in America (1984).