Guido Leoni (screenwriter)
Guido Leoni (born October 25, 1920 in Verona , † December 1, 1998 in Rome ) was an Italian screenwriter and film director .
Life
Leoni began writing radio plays and contributions for radio programs while he was still studying law . He wrote his first screenplay for the cinema in 1949. In 1952 he worked for Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia's L'eroe sono io , where a long-lasting collaboration with the actor Renato Rascel began. In the following years he worked with him mostly for radio and television, but also made two films. Towards the end of the 1960s, Leoni's quantitative participation in both scripts and the staging of some films increased significantly until he made his last film in 1977 with La casa sul lago .
One of Leonis' stage names was Robert Bradley .
Filmography (selection)
script
- 1952: L'eroe sono io
- 1968: Carrera - The secret of the blonde cat (El magnifico Tony Carrera)
- 1968: El Zorro (El Zorro)
- 1970: Your life is not worth a dollar (Viente pasos para la muerte)
- 1974: Amore libero - Free Love
Director
- 1957: Rascel fi-fi
- 1958: Rascel marine
- 1969: Cruise of Horror (Ore di terrore)
Web links
- Guido Leoni in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Leoni at mymovies (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I Registi, Gremese 2002, p. 241
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leoni, Guido |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bradley, Robert (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian screenwriter and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Verona |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 1, 1998 |
| Place of death | Rome |