Antonio Leonviola

Writing·May 13, 1913·Montagnana, Veneto, Italy

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Antonio Leonviola, born Antonio Leone Viola, was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He began his career in 1934, winning a gold medal at the Venice Film Festival for his silent film Fiera di tipi, which he shot at a fair in Padua. During World War II, he worked as a war photographer, an experience that influenced his short films such as La battaglia dell'Amba Alagi and La marcia degli eroi. After the war, Leonviola directed several films, including Rita da Cascia (1942) and The Temptress (1951). In the 1960s, he directed mythological peplum films like Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops (1961) and Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules (1961). In 1983, he co-founded the "Libera Università del Cinema di Roma" for actors and directors in San Cesareo.

Film	Credit
Evil Thoughts1976 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Una storia d'amore1970 · Writer	Writer
Unknown Woman1969 · Screenplay	Screenplay
The Appointment1969 · Writer	Writer
The Young Tigers1968 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Thor and the Amazon Women1963 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Taur the Mighty1963 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Those Two in the Legion1962 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules1961 · Director	Director
Atlas Against the Cyclops1961 · Director	Director
Angel in a Taxi1958 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Human Torpedoes1954 · Director	Director
Per salvarti ho peccato1953 · Writer	Writer
Noi cannibali1953 · Director	Director
Sul ponte dei sospiri1953 · Director	Director
The Two Truths1951 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
RRevenge of the Pirates1951 · Writer	Writer
Gli ultimi filibustieri1943 · Writer	Writer
Rita da Cascia1943 · Director	Director
Il figlio del corsaro rosso1943 · Writer	Writer
Le signorine della villa accanto1942 · Screenplay	Screenplay