Cinema of Italy
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The cinema of Italy comprises the films made within Italy or by Italian directors. Since its beginning, Italian cinema has influenced film movements worldwide. Italy is one of the birthplaces of art c
The logo of Cines, with the Capitoline Wolf in the centre
Lost in the Dark by Nino Martoglio (1914), considered a precursor to the Italian neorealism movement of the 1940s and 1950s.
Quo Vadis (1913), regarded as one of the first blockbusters in the history of cinema
Cabiria (1914), the first epic film ever made
Sergio Leone
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Sergio Leone was an Italian filmmaker, credited as the pioneer of the spaghetti Western genre. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema.
Leone in 1975
Leone and Enzo Santaniello on the set of Once Upon a Time in the West
Leone and artist Vincenzo Romano Salvia in Rome, 1971
Leone during a 1975 interview