Sergio Donati
Sergio Donati (born 13 April 1933) is an Italian screenwriter. He has written for more than 70 films since 1952. He was born in Rome, Italy. He started as a writer and had some of his books optioned for film. He is well known for his collaboration with Italian director Sergio Leone, who encouraged him to take up screenwriting as a full-time career, and with Italian producer Dino de Laurentis.[1]
What is film? In the first act, you hang a man up in a tree. In the second act, you throw stones at him. In the third act, he falls down. If he is alive, it is a comedy. If he is dead, it is a drama.
— Sergio Donati, From an interview[2]
Sergio Donati | |
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| Born | 13 April 1933 Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1952–present |
Selected filmography
- The Big Gundown (1966)
- Mission Stardust (1967)
- A Handful of Heroes (1967)
- Faccia a faccia (1967)
- Seven Times Seven (1968)
- Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
- A Fistful of Dynamite (1971)
- Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina (1972)
- They Believed He Was No Saint (1972)
- Mr. Hercules Against Karate (1973)
- Il mostro (1977)
- Orca (1977)
- Holocaust 2000 (1977)
- Raw Deal (1986)
- Man on Fire (1987)
- They Call Me Renegade (1987)
- North Star (1996)
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References
- Mikael Colville-Andersen. "The Storytellers - Interview with Sergio Donati". Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- Mikael Colville-Andersen. "The Storytellers - Interview with Sergio Donati". Retrieved 4 January 2015.
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