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Antonio Leonviola

Writing · 1913–1995 · Montagnana, Veneto, Italy

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.

Known for

Filmography

1976Evil ThoughtsScreenplay
1970Una storia d'amoreWriter
1969Unknown WomanNovel
1969The AppointmentWriter
1968The Young TigersDirector
1963Thor and the Amazon WomenStory
1963Taur the MightyDirector
1962Those Two in the LegionStory
1961Mole Men Against the Son of HerculesDirector
1961Atlas Against the CyclopsDirector
1958Angel in a TaxiDirector
1954Human TorpedoesDirector
1953Per salvarti ho peccatoWriter
1953Noi cannibaliDirector
1953Sul ponte dei sospiriDirector
1951The Two TruthsScreenplay
1951Revenge of the PiratesWriter
1950Outlaw GirlStory
1943Gli ultimi filibustieriWriter
1943Rita da CasciaDirector
1943Il figlio del corsaro rossoWriter
1942Le signorine della villa accantoScreenplay

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