---
name: "Sergio Donati"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sergio-donati"
fi1m_id: "sergio-donati"
imdb_id: "nm0006872"
tmdb_id: 5555
wikidata_id: "Q984596"
roles: ["Additional dialogue"]
born: "13 April 1933"
died: "13 August 2024"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 88
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T23:11:05.434391+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Sergio Donati

## Identity

Sergio Donati

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sergio-donati
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sergio-donati
- **IMDb ID:** nm0006872
- **TMDB ID:** 5555
- **Wikidata ID:** Q984596
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Donati, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q984596, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006872/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5555

Additional dialogue. Born 13 April 1933 in Rome, Italy. Died 13 August 2024.

## Details

- **Work:** Additional dialogue
- **Born:** 13 April 1933, Rome, Italy
- **Died:** 13 August 2024
- **Active:** 1965–1968
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 1 writing, 2 crew
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Donati, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q984596, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006872/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5555

## Biography

Sergio Donati was an Italian screenwriter. He wrote for more than 70 films from 1952 onwards and is best known for his work on spaghetti westerns, including the screenplay for *Once Upon a Time in the West* (1968).

Born in Rome in 1933, Donati initially wrote crime novels before entering screenwriting. He collaborated closely with director Sergio Leone, contributing uncredited rewrites to *For a Few Dollars More* (1965) and *The Good, the Bad and the Ugly* (1966), and credited screenplays for *Once Upon a Time in the West* and *Duck, You Sucker!* (1971). Other credits include *The Big Gundown* (1967), *Face to Face* (1967), *Slap the Monster on Page One* (1972), *Orca* (1977) and *Raw Deal* (1986). He died in Mentana, Italy, in 2024.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, telegraph.co.uk, thetimes.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Wrote (1)

- *Once Upon a Time in the West* (1968), Fi1m 91, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-time-in-the-west.md)

### Crew (2) — the average rests on these

- *The Good, the Bad and the Ugly* (1966), Fi1m 92, Additional Dialogue — [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly.md)
- *For a Few Dollars More* (1965), Fi1m 85, Additional Writing — [page](https://film.one/film/for-a-few-dollars-more.md)

## Complete filmography (66)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Sicilian Girl* (2008), Writer
- *Eravamo solo mille* (2006), series, Storyboard, Story
- *Almost Blue* (2000), Screenplay
- *Il ritorno del piccolo Lord* (2000), Screenplay
- *Ombre* (1999), Writer
- *Ombre* (1999), series, Creator
- *Senza movente* (1999), Writer
- *The Seventh Scroll* (1999), series, Writer
- *North Star* (1996), Writer
- *The Maharaja's Daughter* (1995), series, Writer
- *Il piccolo lord* (1995), Writer
- *Beyond Justice* (1992), Writer
- *Mountain of Diamonds* (1991), series, Screenplay
- *The Law of the Desert* (1991), series, Writer
- *Seul face au crime* (1991), Writer
- *Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair* (1990), Writer
- *Blowing Hot and Cold* (1989), Screenplay
- *Too Beautiful to Die* (1988), Screenplay
- *The Secret of the Sahara* (1988), series, Writer, Creator
- *Renegade* (1987), Story
- *Man on Fire* (1987), Screenplay
- *Raw Deal* (1986), Story
- *Casablanca, Casablanca* (1985), Screenplay, Story
- *Tit for Tat* (1984), Screenplay
- *Hearts and Armour* (1983), Screenplay, Story
- *Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style* (1983), Story, Screenplay
- *Count Tacchia* (1982), Screenplay, Story
- *Buddy Goes West* (1981), Screenplay, Story
- *Tough to Kill* (1979), Writer
- *A Dangerous Toy* (1979), Story, Screenplay
- *Island of the Fishmen* (1979), Screenplay
- *Holocaust 2000* (1977), Screenstory, Screenplay
- *Orca* (1977), Screenplay
- *The Fiend* (1977), Story, Screenplay
- *Italy is Rotten* (1976), Screenplay, Story
- *The Boss and the Worker* (1975), Screenplay, Story
- *Cry, Onion!* (1975), Screenplay, Story
- *Policewoman* (1974), Screenplay, Story
- *The Beast* (1974), Story, Screenplay
- *Shoot First, Die Later* (1974), Story
- *Mean Frank and Crazy Tony* (1973), Story, Screenplay
- *Mr. Hercules Against Karate* (1973), Story, Screenplay
- *Il maschio ruspante* (1973), Writer
- *The Heroes* (1973), Screenplay
- *Slap the Monster on Page One* (1972), Screenplay, Story
- *Too Much Gold for One Gringo* (1972), Story
- *Ben & Charlie* (1972), Screenplay
- *Duck, You Sucker* (1971), Screenplay, Story
- *Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte* (1971), Writer
- *The Weekend Murders* (1970), Screenplay, Story
- *Once Upon a Time in the West* (1968), Screenplay — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-time-in-the-west.md)
- *Appointment in Beirut* (1968), Screenplay
- *The Narco Men* (1968), Screenplay
- *Seven Times Seven* (1968), Writer
- *Face to Face* (1967), Screenplay
- *Deadly Sweet* (1967), Novel
- *Eine Handvoll Helden* (1967), Writer
- *Mission Stardust* (1967), Screenplay
- *The Big Gundown* (1967), Screenplay
- *The Good, the Bad and the Ugly* (1966), Additional Dialogue — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly.md)
- *Requiem for a Secret Agent* (1966), Screenplay
- *Web of Violence* (1966), Novel
- *Dollars for a Fast Gun* (1966), Story, Screenplay
- *For a Few Dollars More* (1965), as Additional Writing — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/for-a-few-dollars-more.md)
- *Shack and puppets* (1954), Actor
- *La nemica* (1952), Screenplay

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