Sergio Leone, une Amérique de légende

Dec 16, 2018

0h 53m

★ 7.1

Overview

The destiny of Sergio Leone from his poor childhood in a neighborhood under fascism in Rome until his last film in America. This guided the filmmaker's personal life and career to create his epic antiheroes and spaghetti westerns.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

ARTE

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Cast

Self (archive footage)

Sergio Leone

Narrator (voice)

Jean-Yves Berteloot

Self (archive footage)

Clint Eastwood

Self (archive footage)

Ennio Morricone

Self

Luca Verdone

Self

Noël Simsolo

Self (archive footage)

Claudia Cardinale

Self

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