Director

Antonio Leonviola

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Directed movies: 9Directed series: 0All crew credits: 22

TMDB ID: 253671

IMDb ID: nm0503135

Known for: Writing

Born: May 13, 1913

Died: August 4, 1995

Age: 82

Place of birth: Montagnana, Veneto, Italy

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1942 - 1976

Years active: 35

Wikidata: Q602816

Also known as

Antonio Leone Viola • Leone Antonio Viola

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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.

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