Arrigo Colombo (1916–1998) was an Italian film producer. He founded Jolly Film with

Giorgio Papi Giorgio Papi (1917–2002) was an Italian film producer and production manager. He met Orson Welles in the set of ''Black Magic'' (1949), where he was the head of production, and they worked in ''Othello'' (1951). He produced along Arrigo Colomb ...

, which produced '' Duello nel Texas'' (1963). Arrigo Colombo and Giorgio Papi hired

Sergio Leone Sergio Leone (; 3 January 1929 – 30 April 1989) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter credited as the pioneer of the Spaghetti Western genre and widely regarded as one of the most influential directors in the history of cine ...

to direct ''

A Fistful of Dollars ''A Fistful of Dollars'' ( it, Per un pugno di dollari, lit=For a Fistful of Dollars titled on-screen as ''Fistful of Dollars'') is a 1964 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood in his first leading role, ...

'' (1964) with a budget of 200.000 dollars. He was the only one who accepted the project by

Giuliano Montaldo Giuliano Montaldo (born 22 February 1930) is an Italian film director. Biography While he was still a young student, Montaldo was recruited by the director Carlo Lizzani for the role of leading actor in the film '' Achtung! Banditi!'' (1951) ...

'' Sacco e Vanzetti'' (1971).

Filmography

As producer

As writer

As director

* ''

Black Magic Black magic, also known as dark magic, has traditionally referred to the use of supernatural powers or magic for evil and selfish purposes, specifically the seven magical arts prohibited by canon law, as expounded by Johannes Hartlieb in 1 ...

'' (1949)

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* 1916 births 1998 deaths Italian film producers {{Italy-film-bio-stub