Talk:Sergio Leone

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The author mentioned that "Once Upon a Time in the West" was edited. Is it possible to see an unedited version of this film? Thanks- ARog

Is his name pronounced "Lee - Own" or "lee - own - ee"?

Approximately "le oh ne". - Vague | Rant 08:03, Mar 17, 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] painter

i have a painting that is signed by a leone, it is a very old painting. Do you know if this talented man painted. thank you smilinda@rogers.com

If the painting is "very old" it was probably not painted by someone who died less than 20 years ago. Also, there are most likely many Leones in the world. (The more notable Leones are found on this page: Leone (disambiguation).) A cursory Google search turns up no mentions of Sergio Leone being a painter. Good luck with your search. Menthaxpiperita (talk) 02:24, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "One of the greatest directors"

Paragraph 1: It is a fact that Leone is widely considered to be one of the greatest directors of all time, not just one of the greatest Western directors - People who edit pages should not be totally ignorant of the subject matter they are editing!!!!!!!!!! Yes, he made mainly Westerns, but his film, "Once Upon a Time in America" is also widely acknowledged as a masterpiece! It is not as if his acknowledged directorial skills were only evident in his Westerns! The piece already acknowledges that he was most famous for his Spaghetti Westerns!

Hello, 82.26.184.39. It wasn't so much the "considered to be one of the greatest directors of all time" part I thought needed reverting as the "if not the greatest!" that followed it. This is supposed to be an encyclopedia article, and a hyperbolic statement like that, complete with an exclamation point, does not sound very encyclopedic. Rizzleboffin 23:50, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks Rizz - fair enough - just that my new version was reverted too - and I think the change was necessary in order to accurately reflect his status!

I have deleted the sentence mentioned above because it added nothing to the article. Use of Peacock terms is discouraged in wikipedia articles, especially in the lead section. You should show the reader why this subject is relevant (mention awards, cultural impact, etc) using verifiable sources, rather than simply saying it is important. 168.28.237.131 (talk) 01:50, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] restructure

The entire text of this article is practically under "biography," but that can be broken up into smaller sections.--75.30.181.232 07:55, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Influences/influenced

In section 1.4 (Death and later years), there's a huge list of directors who have been influenced by him. I think it would be easier to just add an "influenced" section to the infobox. Comments? Questions? MwNNrules (talk) 20:31, 19 May 2008 (UTC)