Fernando Di Leo

Born in 1932, Fernando Di Leo is an Italian director and screenwriter. He starts his career writing "spaghetti westerns" such as A Fistful of Dollars (Sergio Leone, 1964) and then signs the scripts of Navajo Joe (Sergio Corbucci, 1966) and Johnny Yuma (Romolo Guerrieri, 1967). Over the course of his career, he directs over 15 films including Caliber 9 (1972), Manhunt in the City (1972), The Boss (1973), Rulers of the City (1976) and Madness (1980). Fernando Di Leo dies in 2003 in Italy.

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