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.
Known For
Once Upon a Time in the West
(1968)
Screenplay
Raw Deal
(1986)
Story
Orca
(1977)
Screenplay
Duck, You Sucker
(1971)
Screenplay and Story
They Call Me Renegade
(1987)
Story
The Big Gundown
(1967)
Screenplay
Buddy Goes West
(1981)
Story and Screenplay
Holocaust 2000
(1977)
Screenplay and Screenstory
Beyond Justice
(1992)
Writer
Man on Fire
(1987)
Screenplay
The Beast
(1974)
Screenplay and Story
Policewoman
(1974)
Story and Screenplay
Deadly Sweet
(1967)
Novel
Almost Blue
(2000)
Screenplay
A Dangerous Toy
(1979)
Story and Screenplay
North Star
(1996)
Writer
Full Filmography
Writing
Web of Violence
(1966)
Novel
Requiem for a Secret Agent
(1966)
Screenplay
Dollars for a Fast Gun
(1966)
Screenplay and Story
Deadly Sweet
(1967)
Novel
Eine Handvoll Helden
(1967)
Writer
The Big Gundown
(1967)
Screenplay
Face to Face
(1967)
Screenplay
Mission Stardust
(1967)
Screenplay
Appointment in Beirut
(1968)
Screenplay
Seven Times Seven
(1968)
Writer
Persecución hasta Valencia
(1968)
Screenplay
Once Upon a Time in the West
(1968)
Screenplay
The Weekend Murders
(1970)
Screenplay and Story
Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte
(1971)
Story and Writer
Duck, You Sucker
(1971)
Screenplay and Story
Too Much Gold for One Gringo
(1972)
Story
Slap the Monster on Page One
(1972)
Screenplay and Story
Ben & Charlie
(1972)
Screenplay
Mr. Hercules Against Karate
(1973)
Screenplay and Story
Il maschio ruspante
(1973)
Writer
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
(1973)
Story and Screenplay
The Heroes
(1973)
Screenplay
Shoot First, Die Later
(1974)
Story
The Beast
(1974)
Screenplay and Story
Policewoman
(1974)
Story and Screenplay
Cry, Onion!
(1975)
Story and Screenplay
The Boss and the Worker
(1975)
Story and Screenplay
Italy is Rotten
(1976)
Story and Screenplay
Il mostro
(1977)
Story and Screenplay
Orca
(1977)
Screenplay
Holocaust 2000
(1977)
Screenplay and Screenstory
Tough to Kill
(1979)
Writer
Island of the Fishmen
(1979)
Screenplay
A Dangerous Toy
(1979)
Story and Screenplay
Buddy Goes West
(1981)
Story and Screenplay
Count Tacchia
(1982)
Screenplay and Story
Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style
(1983)
Screenplay and Story
Hearts and Armour
(1983)
Screenplay and Story
Tit for Tat
(1984)
Screenplay
Casablanca Casablanca
(1985)
Story and Screenplay
Raw Deal
(1986)
Story
They Call Me Renegade
(1987)
Story
Man on Fire
(1987)
Screenplay
Too Beautiful to Die
(1988)
Screenplay
Blowing Hot and Cold
(1989)
Screenplay
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair
(1990)
Writer
Desert Law
(1991)
Writer
Beyond Justice
(1992)
Writer
North Star
(1996)
Writer
The Little Lord
(1996)
Writer
Ombre
(1999)
Writer
Senza Movente
(1999)
Writer
Il ritorno del piccolo Lord
(2000)
Screenplay
Almost Blue
(2000)
Screenplay
The Sicilian Girl
(2008)
Writer
Acting
Shack and puppets
(1954)
Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema
(2001)
Self - Screenwriter
The Spaghetti West
(2005)
Self
Il falso bugiardo
(2008)
Self
Ennio
(2022)
Self
Crew