Sergio Donati

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Sergio Donati
Born (1933-04-13) 13 April 1933 (age 90)
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1952–present

Sergio Donati (born 13 April 1933) is an Italian screenwriter. He has written for more than 70 films since 1952. He was born in Rome, Italy. He started as a writer and had some of his books optioned for film. He is well known for his collaboration with Italian director Sergio Leone, who encouraged him to take up screenwriting as a full-time career, and with Italian producer Dino de Laurentis. [1]

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What is film? In the first act, you hang a man up in a tree. In the second act, you throw stones at him. In the third act, he falls down. If he is alive, it is a comedy. If he is dead, it is a drama.

Sergio Donati, from an interview [2]

Selected filmography

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References

  1. Mikael Colville-Andersen. "The Storytellers - Interview with Sergio Donati" . Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. Mikael Colville-Andersen. "The Storytellers - Interview with Sergio Donati" . Retrieved 4 January 2015.