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Fernando Di Leo

Fernando Di Leo

Actor, Writer, Director

Born January 11, 1932 in San Ferdinando di Puglia, Italy

Died December 1, 2003

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Fernando Di Leo (11 January 1932 – 2 December 2003) was an Italian film director and script writer. He made 17 films as a director and about 50 scripts from 1964 to 1985.

Fernando Di Leo was born on 11 January 1932 in San Ferdinando di Puglia. After briefly working in Rome's film school Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, di Leo made his debut as a director as part of the omnibus comedy "Gli eroi di ieri, oggi, domani" with his episode titled "Un posto in paradiso" (transl. "A Place in Heaven"). Following this Di Leo wrote several scripts for Westerns, often uncredited. This included work on "A Fistful of Dollars", "For a Few Dollars More". Some of his Westerns had uncredited literary sources, such as "Days of Vengeance" which is loosely based on Alexandre Dumas' "The Count of Monte Cristo".

Di Leo was a fan of film noir and wanted to make an Italian version of these films. Among his first efforts was the script for Mino Guerrini's "Date for a Murder" based on Franco Enna's novel "Tempo di massacro", written in 1955. In Di Leo's version, the setting is moved to a contemporary Rome and has elements of contemporary spy films. Di Leo worked with Guerrini again on the film "Gangsters '70" which did not do well at the box office. Di Leo began directing more of his own films at the time including the war film "Red Roses for the Fuhrer" and a few erotic films: "A Woman on Fire", "A Wrong Way to Love" and "Seduction". From 1969 to 1976, di Leo was able to produce many of his own works with his production company Duania cineproduzioni 70. He followed this with a return to noir with "Naked Violence", a film adapting a novel by Giorgio Scerbanenco, a writer who Di Leo would adapt for several future film productions.

Di Leo would make a giallo film with "Slaughter Hotel" starring Klaus Kinski and Margaret Lee. Following this Di Leo worked on "Caliber 9" and "The Italian Connection" which were both inspired by the writing of Scerbanenco. He followed up this film "Il Boss", a film which got Di Leo in trouble with politicians and authorities due to the film's display of connections between the mafia and Italy's major party Democrazia Cristiana. Di Leo followed this up with "Shoot First, Die Later" in 1974. Di Leo worked through the latter half of the 1970s directing "Mister Scarface", "Kidnap Syndicate", and "Nick the Sting". He also wrote scripts for other directors such as Romolo Guerrieri's "Young, Violent, Dangerous", and Ruggero Deodato's "Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man". Di Leo's last film produced by his company Duania cineproduzioni 70 was "Rulers of the City" in 1976. He continued with a few more films after with the film noir "Blood and Diamonds", the erotic drama "To Be Twenty" - both in 1978, and "Madness" in 1980.

Di Leo worked in television in the 1980s, starting with the television series "L'assassino ha le ore contate", which involved six one-hour-long made-for-TV films produced by RAI Uno which as of 2013 are unreleased. Di Leo also made "The Violent Breed" and his last film "Killer vs. Killers" in the mid-1980s. "Killer vs. Killers" wasn't released theatrically in Italy and only surfaced 20 years later on DVD.

Di Leo died in December 2003.

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Filmography

Actor

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Type

Year

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 Poster

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 Documentary2008Self

Fernando di Leo: La morale del genere Documentary2004Self

Once Upon a Time in Europe Poster

Once Upon a Time in Europe TV Series2001Self

Sergio Leone: Cinema, Cinema Poster

Sergio Leone: Cinema, Cinema Documentary2001Self

Mamá querida Poster

Mamá querida Feature Film1988

Perros de la noche Poster

Perros de la noche Feature Film1986Vecino

Seré cualquier cosa, pero te quiero Poster

Seré cualquier cosa, pero te quiero Feature Film1986

Alejandra, mon amour Poster

Alejandra, mon amour Feature Film1979Policía

To Be Twenty Poster

To Be Twenty Feature Film1978Man giving directions

Nick the Sting Poster

Nick the Sting Feature Film1976Film Director in Front of Police Station

The Boss Poster

The Boss Feature Film1973Cocchi's Henchman

Caliber 9 Poster

Caliber 9 Feature Film1972Phone Box Man

The Italian Connection Poster

The Italian Connection Feature Film1972Passerby in Blue Shirt

A Wrong Way to Love Poster

A Wrong Way to Love Feature Film1969Man at House of Prostitution

For a Few Dollars More Poster

For a Few Dollars More Feature Film1965Cigar Smoking Card Player

The Return of Ringo Poster

The Return of Ringo Feature Film1965Fuentes Henchman

Gli eroi di ieri... oggi... domani Poster

Gli eroi di ieri... oggi... domani Feature Film1964Priest

Writer

47

Killer vs Killers Poster

Killer vs Killers Feature Film1985

The Violent Breed Poster

The Violent Breed Feature Film1984

Madness Feature Film1980

Blood and Diamonds Poster

Blood and Diamonds Feature Film1978

To Be Twenty Poster

To Be Twenty Feature Film1978

Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man Poster

Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man Feature Film1976

Rulers of the City Poster

Rulers of the City Feature Film1976

Young, Violent, Dangerous Poster

Young, Violent, Dangerous Feature Film1976

Kidnap Syndicate Poster

Kidnap Syndicate Feature Film1975

Loaded Guns Poster

Loaded Guns Feature Film1975

Shoot First, Die Later Poster

Shoot First, Die Later Feature Film1974

Seduction Poster

Seduction Feature Film1973

The Boss Poster

The Boss Feature Film1973

Bloody Friday Poster

Bloody Friday Feature Film1972

Caliber 9 Poster

Caliber 9 Feature Film1972

The Italian Connection Poster

The Italian Connection Feature Film1972

Asylum Erotica Poster

Asylum Erotica Feature Film1971

A Wrong Way to Love Poster

A Wrong Way to Love Feature Film1969

Brucia ragazzo, brucia Poster

Brucia ragazzo, brucia Feature Film1969

Naked Violence Poster

Naked Violence Feature Film1969

Beyond the Law Poster

Beyond the Law Feature Film1968

Code Name, Red Roses Poster

Code Name, Red Roses Feature Film1968

Gangsters '70 Poster

Gangsters '70 Feature Film1968

God Made Them... I Kill Them Poster

God Made Them... I Kill Them Feature Film1968

The Ruthless Four Poster

The Ruthless Four Feature Film1968

Time and Place for Killing Poster

Time and Place for Killing Feature Film1968

Con lui cavalca la morte Poster

Con lui cavalca la morte Feature Film1967

Date for a Murder Poster

Date for a Murder Feature Film1967

Hate for Hate Poster

Hate for Hate Feature Film1967

La lunga sfida Poster

La lunga sfida Feature Film1967

Long Days of Vengeance Poster

Long Days of Vengeance Feature Film1967

Pecos Cleans Up Poster

Pecos Cleans Up Feature Film1967

Un poker di pistole Poster

Un poker di pistole Feature Film1967

Up the MacGregors Poster

Up the MacGregors Feature Film1967

Wanted Feature Film1967

7 pistole per i MacGregor Poster

7 pistole per i MacGregor Feature Film1966

Django Feature Film1966

Johnny Yuma Poster

Johnny Yuma Feature Film1966

Kiss Kiss - Bang Bang Poster

Kiss Kiss - Bang Bang Feature Film1966

Massacre Time Poster

Massacre Time Feature Film1966

Navajo Joe Poster

Navajo Joe Feature Film1966

Sugar Colt Poster

Sugar Colt Feature Film1966

A Pistol for Ringo Poster

A Pistol for Ringo Feature Film1965

For a Few Dollars More Poster

For a Few Dollars More Feature Film1965

The Return of Ringo Poster

The Return of Ringo Feature Film1965

A Fistful of Dollars Poster

A Fistful of Dollars Feature Film1964

Gli eroi di ieri... oggi... domani Poster

Gli eroi di ieri... oggi... domani Feature Film1964

Director

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Type

Year

Killer vs Killers Poster

Killer vs Killers Feature Film1985

The Violent Breed Poster

The Violent Breed Feature Film1984

Pover'ammore Poster

Pover'ammore Feature Film1982

L'assassino ha le ore contate Poster

L'assassino ha le ore contate Mini-Series1981

Madness Feature Film1980

Blood and Diamonds Poster

Blood and Diamonds Feature Film1978

To Be Twenty Poster

To Be Twenty Feature Film1978

Nick the Sting Poster

Nick the Sting Feature Film1976

Rulers of the City Poster

Rulers of the City Feature Film1976

Kidnap Syndicate Poster

Kidnap Syndicate Feature Film1975

Loaded Guns Poster

Loaded Guns Feature Film1975

Sesso in testa Poster

Sesso in testa Feature Film1974

Shoot First, Die Later Poster

Shoot First, Die Later Feature Film1974

Seduction Poster

Seduction Feature Film1973

The Boss Poster

The Boss Feature Film1973

Caliber 9 Poster

Caliber 9 Feature Film1972

The Italian Connection Poster

The Italian Connection Feature Film1972

Asylum Erotica Poster

Asylum Erotica Feature Film1971

A Wrong Way to Love Poster

A Wrong Way to Love Feature Film1969

Brucia ragazzo, brucia Poster

Brucia ragazzo, brucia Feature Film1969

Naked Violence Poster

Naked Violence Feature Film1969

Code Name, Red Roses Poster

Code Name, Red Roses Feature Film1968

Gli eroi di ieri... oggi... domani Poster

Gli eroi di ieri... oggi... domani Feature Film1964

2nd Unit / Asst Director

4

Long Days of Vengeance Poster

Long Days of Vengeance Feature Film1967

Kiss Kiss - Bang Bang Poster

Kiss Kiss - Bang Bang Feature Film1966

For a Few Dollars More Poster

For a Few Dollars More Feature Film1965

The Return of Ringo Poster

The Return of Ringo Feature Film1965

Thanks

2

Santiago Violenta Poster

Santiago Violenta Feature Film2014

Hostel: Part II Poster

Hostel: Part II Feature Film2007

Other Crew

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For a Few Dollars More Poster

For a Few Dollars More Feature Film1965

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