Leopoldo Savona

Leopoldo Savona
Born	1922 Latium, Italy
Died	2000 (aged 77–78)
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter, actor, choreographer
Years active	1949–1976

Leopoldo Savona (1922–2000) was an Italian actor, director, choreographer, and screenwriter. He directed 18 films between 1954 and 1976.[1] He was sometimes credited as Leo Colman or Leo Coleman.[2]

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.[3]

Selected filmography

Screenwriter and director

• The Prince with the Red Mask (1955)
• Warriors Five (1960)
• The Mongols (1961)
• Arms of the Avenger (1963)
• Death Falls Lightly (1972)
• Byleth: The Demon of Incest (1972)[4]
• The Two Orphans (1976)

Actor

• Finishing School (1953)
• The Giant of Metropolis (1961)

References

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

External links

• Leopoldo Savona at IMDb