Leopoldo Savona

Director, Writer, Actor

July 13, 1913 — October 19, 2000 (87 years)
Born in Lenola, Italy, 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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Apocalypse Joe
    Apocalypse Joe1970

Known For

  • Accattone
    Accattone1961
  • Byleth: The Demon of Incest
    Byleth: The Demon of Incest1972
  • Knives of the Avenger
    Knives of the Avenger1966
  • The Mongols
    The Mongols1961
  • Days of Love
    Days of Love1954
  • Apocalypse Joe
    Apocalypse Joe1970
  • Killer Kid
    Killer Kid1967
  • Rojo
    Rojo1966
  • Under the Olive Tree
    Under the Olive Tree1950
  • Woman of Rome
    Woman of Rome1954
  • Warriors Five
    Warriors Five1962
  • The White Warrior
    The White Warrior1959
  • Trouble for the Legion
    Trouble for the Legion1953
  • Daughters of Destiny
    Daughters of Destiny1954
  • God Will Forgive My Pistol
    God Will Forgive My Pistol1969
  • Men and Wolves
    Men and Wolves1957
  • Rome-Paris-Rome
    Rome-Paris-Rome1951
  • Piece of the Sky
    Piece of the Sky1958
  • Arms of the Avenger
    Arms of the Avenger1963
  • Venetian Honeymoon
    Venetian Honeymoon1959

Filmography

1962
1961
The Giant of Metropolis · as Danzatore
1951
The Medium · as Toby
1948
Studio One · as Toby

1970
Rosolino Paternò, soldato... · as Second Unit Director
1961
Accattone · as Assistant Director
1959
The White Warrior · as Co-Director
1959
Venetian Honeymoon · as First Assistant Director
1958
Piece of the Sky · as Co-Director
1957
Men and Wolves · as Co-Director
1955
Totò all'inferno · as First Assistant Director
1954
Days of Love · as Co-Director
1954
Woman of Rome · as First Assistant Director
1954
Daughters of Destiny · as Assistant Director
1953
Easy Years · as First Assistant Director
1953
Legione straniera · as First Assistant Director
1951
Rome-Paris-Rome · as First Assistant Director
1950
Under the Olive Tree · as Production Assistant