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Leonardo Benvenuti(1923-2000)

  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Leonardo Benvenuti was born on 8 September 1923 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. He was a writer and assistant director, known for Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Let's Hope It's a Girl (1986) and My Friends (1975). He was married to Christiana Di Vita. He died on 3 November 2000 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornSeptember 8, 1923
DiedNovember 3, 2000(77)
BornSeptember 8, 1923
DiedNovember 3, 2000(77)
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  • Awards
    • 11 wins & 6 nominations total

Known for

Robert De Niro, James Woods, William Forsythe, Brian Bloom, Adrian Curran, James Hayden, Rusty Jacobs, and Scott Tiler in Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Once Upon a Time in America
8.3
  • Writer
  • 1984
Let's Hope It's a Girl (1986)
Let's Hope It's a Girl
6.6
  • Writer(as Leo Benvenuti)
  • 1986
My Friends (1975)
My Friends
7.9
  • Writer
  • 1975
Between Miracles (1971)
Between Miracles
7.1
  • Writer(as Leo Benvenuti)
  • 1971

Credits

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Writer

  • Christian De Sica, Paolo Hendel, Giorgio Panariello, and Michele Placido in Amici miei - Come tutto ebbe inizio (2011)
    Amici miei - Come tutto ebbe inizio
    3.2
    • story
    • 2011
  • Ogni lasciato è perso (2001)
    Ogni lasciato è perso
    4.6
    • Writer
    • 2001
  • Manuela Arcuri, Alessandro Gassmann, and Gianmarco Tognazzi in Teste di cocco (2000)
    Teste di cocco
    4.2
    • Writer (as Leo Benvenuti)
    • 2000
  • Come quando fuori piove (2000)
    Come quando fuori piove
    6.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer (as Leo Benvenuti)
    • 2000
  • Die letzte Station (1999)
    Die letzte Station
    6.7
    • writer
    • 1999
  • Giorgio Panariello in Bagnomaria (1999)
    Bagnomaria
    4.7
    • Writer (as Leo Benvenuti)
    • 1999
  • Gallo cedrone (1998)
    Gallo cedrone
    5.6
    • Writer (as Leo Benvenuti)
    • 1998
  • Finalmente soli (1997)
    Finalmente soli
    4.5
    • Writer
    • 1997
  • Fantozzi - Il ritorno (1996)
    Fantozzi - Il ritorno
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • The Blue Collar Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirl of Sex and Politics (1996)
    The Blue Collar Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirl of Sex and Politics
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • story (as Leo Benvenuti, as Leo Benvenuti)
    • 1996
  • Facciamo paradiso (1995)
    Facciamo paradiso
    5.5
    • screenplay (as Leo Benvenuti)
    • 1995
  • Viaggi di nozze (1995)
    Viaggi di nozze
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • Le nuove comiche (1994)
    Le nuove comiche
    4.8
    • story & screenplay
    • 1994
  • The Heroes (1994)
    The Heroes
    5.5
    • Writer
    • 1994
  • Cari fottutissimi amici (1994)
    Cari fottutissimi amici
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 1994

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • La fiammata (1952)
    La fiammata
    • assistant director (as Leo Benvenuti)
    • 1952
  • Napoleone (1951)
    Napoleone
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1951
  • Il monello della strada (1950)
    Il monello della strada
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1950
  • Capitan Demonio (1950)
    Capitan Demonio
    3.4
    • first assistant director (as Leo Benvenuti)
    • 1950
  • Mistress of the Mountains (1950)
    Mistress of the Mountains
    4.7
    • assistant director (as Leo Benvenuti)
    • 1950
  • How I Discovered America (1949)
    How I Discovered America
    5.4
    • first assistant director
    • 1949
  • Folco Lulli, Erminio Macario, Carlo Ninchi, and Delia Scala in L'eroe della strada (1948)
    L'eroe della strada
    6.2
    • assistant director (as Leo Benvenuti)
    • 1948
  • Come persi la guerra (1947)
    Come persi la guerra
    5.7
    • assistant director
    • 1947
  • Bullet for Stefano (1947)
    Bullet for Stefano
    6.2
    • assistant director
    • 1947

Script and Continuity Department

  • Verdi (1982)
    Verdi
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • script revision
    • 1982

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Leo Benvenuti
  • Born
    • September 8, 1923
    • Florence, Tuscany, Italy
  • Died
    • November 3, 2000
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(complications from heart surgery)
  • Spouse
    • Christiana Di Vita? - November 3, 2000 (his death)
  • Children
      Roberto Benvenuti

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