Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America (2023)

  • NR
  • 05/05/2023 (DE)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 47m

Overview

To mark the recent thirtieth anniversary of Sergio Leone’s death, this documentary sets out to pay tribute to one of the great legends of world cinema. The singular artistic vision of Sergio Leone has transcended national borders, creating the Spaghetti Western genre and transforming the international cinematic panorama forever with his innovative stylistic and narrative solutions, which have now become part of the language of the movies. The film, which is enriched with precious archive footage from the Cineteca di Bologna, including rare audio recordings and film clips shot behind the scenes, sees for the first time the direct participation of the Leone family and has interviews both with Leone’s longtime collaborators and with icons of Hollywood who have been profoundly influenced by his work.

Francesco Zippel

Director, Writer

Cast

Sergio Leone's headshot

Sergio Leone

Self (archive footage)
Quentin Tarantino's headshot

Quentin Tarantino

Self
Frank Miller's headshot

Frank Miller

Self
Giuseppe Tornatore's headshot

Giuseppe Tornatore

Self
Damien Chazelle's headshot

Damien Chazelle

Self
Steven Spielberg's headshot

Steven Spielberg

Self
Martin Scorsese's headshot

Martin Scorsese

Self
Jennifer Connelly's headshot

Jennifer Connelly

Self

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