AIM FOR THE HEART RAMON!
While we wait patiently for our delayed release of Arrow’s blu-ray release of A Fistful of Dollars - our good friend Travis Trewin sent in this great photo, taken on Sunday, October 18, 2014, as part of the exhibition "THE CINEMA OF SERGIO LEONE" at the castle of CASALE MONFERRATO in the Piedmont region of north-western Italy.
The Photo features Carlo Leva (left), the historic stage designer of Sergio Leone, who holds the legendary shield that Clint Eastwood hid under the famous poncho in "A Fistful of Dollars". Made in 1964 by Leva, it is part of his private collection today. I wonder what price you could put on such a piece today?
Sadly, the set dresser, costume designer, art director and production designer Carlo Leva died in his hometown of Bergamasco, Piedmont, Italy on March 4th, 2020. He was 90.
Born in Bergamasco on February 27th, 1930, along with architect and set designer Carlo Simi, Leva was a guiding force in the look of the Spaghetti westerns for Sergio Leone and for others of the genre. Leva worked on all of Leone’s westerns as well as “The Big Gundown” (1966), “The Price of Power” (1969) and Terence Hill’s ‘Lucky Luke’ (1991-1992) TV series and film of the same name. He was honored at the showing of “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” shown at the grand opening of the reconstructed Sad Hill Cemetery in 2016.
Our kind thanks Travis.
