Sergio Donati

Sergio Donati was an Italian screenwriter. He wrote for more than 70 films beginning in 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. What is film?

In the first act, you hang a man up in a tree. In the second act, you throw stones at him. In the third act, he falls down.

If he is alive, it is a comedy. If he is dead, it is a drama. Donati died in Mentana on 13 August 2024, at the age of 91.