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Leonardo Cortese(1915-1984)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Writer
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Leonardo Cortese
Leonardo Cortese was born on 20 May 1915 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a director and actor, known for Art. 519 codice penale (1952), Violenza sul lago (1954) and Cavalleria rusticana (1939). He was married to Margherita Ligios. He died on 21 October 1984 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornMay 20, 1915
DiedOctober 21, 1984(69)
BornMay 20, 1915
DiedOctober 21, 1984(69)
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Known for

Art. 519 codice penale (1952)
Art. 519 codice penale
  • Director
  • 1952
Violenza sul lago (1954)
Violenza sul lago
  • Director
  • 1954
Cavalleria rusticana (1939)
Cavalleria rusticana
6.3
  • Turiddu
  • 1939
Giuliano de' Medici (1941)
Giuliano de' Medici
  • Giuliano de' Medici
  • 1941

Credits

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Director

  • Casa di bambola
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1982
  • L'andreana
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Gelosia
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Così per gioco
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Traffico d'armi nel Golfo (1977)
    Traffico d'armi nel Golfo
    5.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1977
  • La donna di picche (1972)
    La donna di picche
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Un uomo senza volto
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Un certo Harry Brent (1970)
    Un certo Harry Brent
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Il corvo
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1970
  • La donna di cuori (1969)
    La donna di cuori
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1969
  • La donna di quadri (1968)
    La donna di quadri
    6.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Sheridan: Squadra omicidi (1967)
    Sheridan: Squadra omicidi
    5.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Holiday (Incantesimo)
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Luisa Sanfelice (1963)
    Luisa Sanfelice
    5.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1966
  • La figlia del capitano (1965)
    La figlia del capitano
    5.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1965

Actor

  • The Valiant (1962)
    The Valiant
    6.5
    • Italian Commander
    • 1962
  • Treasure Island (1959)
    Treasure Island
    6.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Il cavalier Trelawney
    • 1959
  • Capitan Fracassa (1958)
    Capitan Fracassa
    TV Mini Series
    • Marchese di Bruyéres
    • 1958
  • L'ex alunno
    TV Movie
    • 1957
  • Il club dei suicidi (1957)
    Il club dei suicidi
    TV Movie
    • Lord Nevil
    • 1957
  • La vita degli altri
    TV Movie
    • Giorgio
    • 1957
  • Proibito al pubblico
    TV Movie
    • Giovanni Bayard
    • 1955
  • Adriana Lecouvreur (1955)
    Adriana Lecouvreur
    4.0
    • Conte di Chazeul
    • 1955
  • Il conte Aquila (1955)
    Il conte Aquila
    5.8
    • Conte Gabrio Casati
    • 1955
  • I più begli occhi del mondo
    TV Movie
    • Napoleone
    • 1954
  • Il delitto di Lord Arturo Savile
    TV Movie
    • Lord Arthur Savile
    • 1954
  • Giorgio Albertazzi and Vira Silenti in Romeo e Giulietta (1954)
    Romeo e Giulietta
    TV Movie
    • Mercuzio
    • 1954
  • L'osteria della posta
    TV Movie
    • Marchese Leonardo De' Fiorellini
    • 1954
  • Il capitano di Venezia (1952)
    Il capitano di Venezia
    • Rizzardo
    • 1952
  • Fiamme sulla laguna (1951)
    Fiamme sulla laguna
    • Luciano Mirabelli
    • 1951

Writer

  • L'andreana
    TV Mini Series
    • screenplay
    • 1982
  • Luisa Sanfelice (1963)
    Luisa Sanfelice
    5.1
    TV Mini Series
    • collaborating writer
    • 1966
  • La figlia del capitano (1965)
    La figlia del capitano
    5.4
    TV Mini Series
    • adaptation
    • 1965
  • Russia sotto inchiesta (1963)
    Russia sotto inchiesta
    • Writer
    • 1963
  • Violenza sul lago (1954)
    Violenza sul lago
    • screenplay
    • 1954
  • Art. 519 codice penale (1952)
    Art. 519 codice penale
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1952
  • Terra senza tempo
    • screenplay
    • 1950

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 20, 1915
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
  • Died
    • October 21, 1984
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(cerebral ischemia)
  • Spouse
    • Margherita Ligios1941 - October 1977 (her death)
  • Other works
    Dubbing voice of Cary Grant in the Italian post-synchronized version of Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) (Arsenico e vecchi merletti ).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Brother of production manager Guglielmo Cortese and of Elvira Cortese.

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