Luciano Vincenzoni (Italian pronunciation: [luˈtʃaːno vintʃenˈtsoːni]; 7 March 1926 – 22 September 2013) was an Italian screenwriter,[1] known as the "script doctor".[2] He wrote for some 65 films between 1954 and 2000.[3]
Luciano Vincenzoni | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 March 1926 |
| Died | 22 September 2013 (aged 87) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
Biography
editVincenzoni was born in Treviso, Veneto. He is probably best known in world cinema for his scriptwriting of Sergio Leone's For a Few Dollars More (1965) and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in 1966, but he also wrote for a number of other Spaghetti Westerns.
Filmography
editHis screenwriting credits also include:
- The Wanderers (1956)
- The Italians They Are Crazy (1958)
- Revolt of the Mercenaries (1961)
- La vita agra (1964)
- Seduced and Abandoned (1964)
- The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966)
- Death Rides a Horse (1967)
- The Mercenary (1968)
- Duck, You Sucker!, a.k.a. A Fistful of Dynamite (1971)
- Orca (1977)
- Raw Deal (1986)
- Once Upon a Crime (1992)
- Malèna (2000)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ The New York Times
- ^ A Fistful of Leone
- ^ "Addio a Luciano Vincenzoni, scrisse "Il buono, il brutto e il cattivo" - Cinema - Spettacoli". Repubblica.it. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
External links
edit- Luciano Vincenzoni at IMDb
- Official Blog about the documentary based on Vincenzoni's life titled THE FALSE LIAR
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