Antonio Leonviola
Born: 1913-05-13 in Montagnana, Veneto, Italy
Died: 1995-08-04
Known For: Writing
Biography
Antonio Leonviola, born Antonio Leone Viola, was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He began his career in 1934, winning a gold medal at the Venice Film Festival for his silent film Fiera di tipi, which he shot at a fair in Padua. During World War II, he worked as a war photographer, an experience that influenced his short films such as La battaglia dell'Amba Alagi and La marcia degli eroi. After the war, Leonviola directed several films, including Rita da Cascia (1942) and The Temptress (1951). In the 1960s, he directed mythological peplum films like Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops (1961) and Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules (1961). In 1983, he co-founded the "Libera Università del Cinema di Roma" for actors and directors in San Cesareo.
Filmography
1976
- Evil Thoughts ... (Screenplay)
1970
- Una storia d'amore ... (Writer)
1969
- The Appointment ... (Writer)
- Unknown Woman ... (Novel)
1968
- The Young Tigers ... (Director)
1963
- Thor and the Amazon Women ... (Story)
- Taur the Mighty ... (Director)
1962
- Those Two in the Legion ... (Story)
1961
- Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules ... (Director)
- Atlas Against the Cyclops ... (Director)
1958
- Angel in a Taxi ... (Director)
1954
- Human Torpedoes ... (Director)
1953
- Sul ponte dei sospiri ... (Director)
- Per salvarti ho peccato ... (Writer)
- Noi cannibali ... (Director)
1951
- Revenge of the Pirates ... (Writer)
- The Two Truths ... (Screenplay)
1950
- Outlaw Girl ... (Story)
1943
- Rita da Cascia ... (Director)
- Il figlio del corsaro rosso ... (Writer)
- Gli ultimi filibustieri ... (Writer)
1942
- Le signorine della villa accanto ... (Screenplay)