title: Leopoldo Savona
text: # Leopoldo Savona
  
  Leopoldo Savona (1922–2000) was an Italian actor, director, choreographer, and screenwriter. He directed 18 films between 1954 and 1976. He was sometimes credited as Leo Colman or Leo Coleman.
  
  ## Life and career
  
  Born in Lenola, Latina, he started his career in 1949 as assistant director of Giuseppe De Sanctis. He made his directorial debut in 1955, with the adventure film Il principe dalla maschera rossa. He collaborated with Pier Paolo Pasolini as a technical adviser in Mamma Roma.
  
  ## Selected filmography
  
  ### Screenwriter and director
  
  * The Prince with the Red Mask (1955)
  * Warriors Five (1960)
  * The Mongols (1961)
  * Arms of the Avenger (1963)
  * Death Falls Lightly (1972)
  * Byleth: The Demon of Incest (1972)
  * The Two Orphans (1976)
  
  ### Actor
  
  * Finishing School (1953)
  * The Giant of Metropolis (1961)
  