Leopoldo Savona

Leopoldo Savona
Born1922
Latium, Italy
Died2000 (aged 77–78)
OccupationsFilm director, screenwriter, actor, choreographer
Years active1949–1976

Leopoldo Savona (1922–2000) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and occasional actor. He directed 18 films between 1954 and 1976.[1] He was sometimes credited as Leo Colman or Leo Coleman.

Life and career

Born in Lenola, Latina, he started his career in 1949 as assistant director of Giuseppe De Sanctis. He made his directorial debut in 1955, with the adventure film Il principe dalla maschera rossa. He collaborated with Pier Paolo Pasolini as a technical adviser in Mamma Roma.[2]

Selected filmography

Screenwriter and director
Actor

References

  1. ^ "Registi - Leopoldo Savona". Spaghettiwestern.altervista.org. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  2. ^ Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
  3. ^ Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970–1979. McFarland. p. 60. ISBN 978-1476629605.
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