Warren Kiefer
Warren David Kiefer (also known as Lorenzo Sabatini ; * 1929 in Rochelle Park , New Jersey , † 1995 in Buenos Aires ) was an American author, film director and screenwriter .
Life
Kiefer graduated from the University of New Mexico . 1958 Random House published his first novel Pax , written together with Harry Middleton , under the pseudonym "Middleton Kiefer". Soon afterwards, Kiefer left families, jobs and homeland and went to Italy. Kiefer settled in Rome, married an Argentine woman and took as his stage name that based on the Italian mannerist Lorenzo Sabbatini. With this name he drew for a first film in collaboration with Michael Reeves , in which Donald Sutherland played his first film role. In 1968 and 1970 he made two more films; in addition, a script for Denys McCoy was written .
Then he turned back to literature. His second novel, The Lingala Code , appeared in 1972, The Pontius Pilate Papers in 1976 and The Kidnappers in the following year , which is set in Argentina, where Kiefer went with his wife and wrote several more works.
Publications
- with Harry Middleton: Pax. 1958.
- The Lingala Code. Random House 1972, ISBN 0-394-47956-4 . (German: Der Lingala Code. Heyne, Munich 1977, ISBN 3-453-82001-0 )
- The Pontius Pilate Papers. Hamish Hamilton 1976, ISBN 0-241-89485-9 .
- The kidnappers. Harper & Row 1977, ISBN 0-06-012368-0 .
- Perpignon Exchange. Dutton Adult 1990, ISBN 1-55611-227-0 .
- Outlaw. Signet 1991, ISBN 0-451-16954-9 .
- The Stanton Succession. Dutton Adult 1992, ISBN 1-55611-282-3 . (German: The third candidate. Bastei-Lübbe 1993, ISBN 3-404-13503-2 )
Filmography (selection)
Director
- 1964: Il castello dei morti vivi (co-director)
- 1968: Mafia Chess (Scacco alla mafia) (& screenplay)
- 1970: Mademoiselle de Sade ei suoi vizi (& screenplay)
script
- 1965: retaliation in Catano (Tierra de fuego)
- 1968: You pay the last bill yourself (Al di là della legge)
- 1971: The Last Rebel
Web links
- "Warren Kiefer" aka Lorenzo Sabatini in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pine, Warren |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kiefer, Warren David (full name); Sabatini, Lorenzo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer, film director, and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rochelle Park , New Jersey |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1995 |
| Place of death | Buenos Aires |