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Fernando Di Leo (11 January 1932 – 1 December 2003) was an Italian film director and script writer born in San Ferdinando di Puglia, Italy. During his career from 1964 to 1985, Di Leo directed 20 films and was involved in the writing process in 43. His films influenced many popular contemporary directors, such as Quentin Tarantino and John Woo.
Di Leo started his career mostly writing scripts for spaghetti westerns. He worked on the script for Per un pugno di dollari (A Fistful of Dollars, 1964) and later as assistant director and assistant to Sergio Leone in Per qualche dollaro in più (For a Few Dollars More, 1965). Later, he wrote scripts for such westerns as Navajo Joe (1966) and Johnny Yuma (1967). Di Leo is now best remembered for his poliziotteschi films, especially the Milieu Trilogy, which he both wrote and directed. The trilogy contains Caliber 9 (1972), La mala ordina (Manhunt, 1972) and Il Boss (The Boss, 1973).
Filmography as director
- Gli eroi di ieri... oggi... e domani (1964)
- Rose rosse per il führer (Red Roses for the Führer, 1968)
- I ragazzi del massacro (Naked Violence, 1969)
- Brucia, ragazzo, brucia (A Woman on Fire, 1969)
- Amarsi male (A Wrong Way to Love, 1969)
- Slaughter Hotel, also known as The Beast Kills in Cold Blood, 1971)
- Caliber 9 (Caliber 9, 1972)
- La mala ordina (Manhunt, 1972)
- Il Boss (The Boss, 1973)
- La seduzione (Seduction, 1973)
- Il poliziotto è marcio (Shoot First, Die Later, 1974)
- Colpo in canna (Loaded Guns, 1975)
- La città sconvolta: caccia spietata ai rapitori (Kidnap Syndicate, 1975)
- Gli amici di Nick Hezard (Nick the Sting, 1976)
- I padroni della città (Rulers of the City, also known as Mister Scarface, 1976)
- Diamanti sporchi di sangue (Blood and Diamonds, 1977)
- Avere vent'anni (To Be Twenty, 1978)
- Vacanze per un massacro (Madness, 1980)
- Razza violenta (The Violent Breed, 1984)
- Killer Contro Killers (Killer Vs Killers, 1985)