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Leopoldo Trieste

Leopoldo Trieste

Actor and writer · Died January 25, 2003, aged 85 · Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leopoldo Trieste (3 May 1917, Reggio Calabria – 25 January 2003) was an Italian actor, film director and script writer. Trieste was born in Reggio Calabria. He worked with directors such as Pietro Germi, Francis Ford Coppola, Giuseppe Tornatore, Tinto Brass, Charles Vidor, René Clément and Federico Fellini. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leopoldo Trieste, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 3, 1917
Died
January 25, 2003 (aged 85)
From
Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy
Works as
Actor and writer
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 127 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 19% in 30 days

What are Leopoldo Trieste's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
29%
Bonds
19%
Power
17%
Self
12%
Society
12%
Survival
8%
Ideas
3%
Justice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 6 · Wry 3 · Earnest 10

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 5 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 12 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 11

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 13 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 12 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 5
Hero
1 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5
Mentor
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Absurd
10
Melancholic
11
Warm
6
Joyful
7
Other
11

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Leopoldo Trieste's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Leopoldo Trieste's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

127 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Prince's Manuscript (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Lucio Piccolo

  • Marianna Ucrìa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Judge Camaleo

  • The Star Maker(1995)

    as Mute

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Law of Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Mr. Livatino

  • Italia Village (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Se non avessi l'amore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Amilcare

  • Der Erfolg ihres Lebens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 4 episodes · as Buratti

  • Journey of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as The Carrettiere

  • The Dark Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Alfonso Isgrò

  • I promessi sposi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 5 episodes · as Lucio

  • Cinema Paradiso(1988)

    as Father Adelfio

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Stray Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Caronte

  • Don Bosco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Don Borel

  • Il coraggio di parlare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Don Bruno

  • The Name of the Rose(1986)

    as Michele da Cesena

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Momo(1986)

    as Beppo

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Quo Vadis?(1985)

    Show 6 episodes · as Chilone

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Henry IV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Psichiatra

  • Verdi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 9 episodes · as Finola

  • Malamore(1982)

    as L'amministratore

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Marquis of Grillo(1981)

    as Padre Sabino

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Flatfoot in Egypt(1980)

    as Professor Coriolano Cerullo

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Black Stallion(1979)

    as Priest

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Caligula(1979)

    as Charicles

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • L'albero della maldicenza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Noi lazzaroni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Il giorno dell'Assunta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as il professore

  • Don Giovanni in Sicilia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ciccio

  • Origins of the Mafia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Lawyer Mazzullo

  • Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as don Calogero Liotti

  • Lezioni di violoncello con toccata e fuga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Dottor Silenzio

  • The Hallucinating Trip(1975)

    as Assassino

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Barons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Il cerimoniere

  • The Private Lesson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as L'esibizionista

  • Son tornate a fiorire le rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Pattavina

  • Two hearts, a Chapel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Custode cimitero

  • A Virgin Named Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Nicola

  • L'ammazzatina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Tuccio Langatta

  • The Godfather Part II(1974)

    as Signor Roberto

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Tree with Pink Leaves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Night Police Station (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Brigadiere Spanò

  • Amore mio non farmi male (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Avv. Musumeci

  • The Profiteer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as don Vito

  • Fischia Il Sesso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Leonard

  • Le ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • The Lady Has Been Raped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as psicanalista

  • Don't Look Now(1973)

    as Hotel Manager

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Fly Girl, Fly, You've Got Music in your Veins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Pulp(1972)

    as Marcovic

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Master of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Husband of Fiora

  • Even If I Wanted to Work, What Do I Do? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Maresciallo Capriotti

  • Una cavalla tutta nuda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Marito di Gemmata

  • Delusions of Grandeur(1971)

    as Giuseppe, Italian inventor of the Bomba

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Trastevere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Professor Enrico

  • Web of Deception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • A Bay of Blood(1971)

    as Paolo Fosatti / Paul Fosatti

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Giudice

  • Touch and Go(1971)

    as Sergeant of the fort

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Stress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • The Golden Ass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Rufinio

  • The Adventures of Gerard(1970)

    as Marshal Henri Massena

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Una macchia rosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as The Actor

  • Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You(1970)

    as Desk Clerk

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Secret of Santa Vittoria(1969)

    as Vittorini

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Sicilian Clan(1969)

    as Turi, le comptable de Vittorio, expert en philatélie

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Le avventure di Ciuffettino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 6 episodes · as Professor Sotutto

  • Togli le gambe dal parabrezza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • The Shoes of the Fisherman(1968)

    as Dying Man's Friend

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Il medico della mutua(1968)

    as Pietro

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • La Famiglia Benvenuti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 13 episodes · as Peppuccio Mancuso

  • Escalation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Priest / Guru

  • Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Il Circolo Pickwick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 6 episodes · as Augustus Snodgrass

  • People of Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Pasquale

  • The Dress Rehearsal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...(1967)

    as Pescatore

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Soldier's Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Sergente

  • Assicurasi vergine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Lorenzino Conozza

  • We Still Kill the Old Way(1967)

    as deputato comunista

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Carlo Saporito

  • A Matter of Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Rechtsanwalt Mazzullo

  • Weekend, Italian Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Professor Ferri

  • A Maiden for the Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Marchese di Pepara

  • The Double Bed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Le mari (2 : « Le Monstre »)

  • Bianco, rosso, giallo, rosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as psichiatra

  • Seduced and Duped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Don Marcuzzo, il sicario siciliano

  • White Voices (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Orapronobbi

  • F.B.I. Operation Baalbeck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Pagani

  • Via Veneto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Panic Button (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as The painter

  • Seduced and Abandoned(1964)

    as Barone Rizieri

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Il successo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Grassi

  • The Eye of the Needle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Don Calogero

  • Scarlet Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay

  • Divorce Italian Style(1961)

    as Carmelo Patanè

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • A Day for Lionhearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Michele

  • Il peccato degli anni verdi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director · Writer

  • The Moralist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Advertiser #2

  • Adventure in Capri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Professore Cavicchio

  • Everyone's in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Cipriani

  • I ragazzi dei Parioli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as l'anarchico

  • City at Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director · Writer · as (uncredited)

  • A Farewell to Arms(1957)

    as Passini

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • We Are All Necessary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Viajero con boina

  • Il coraggio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Rag. Rialti

  • Destinazione Piovarolo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as L'ispettore delle ferrovie

  • Il padrone sono me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Il filosofo

  • A Hero of Our Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Aurelio

  • Non c'è amore più grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    First Assistant Director

  • Good night… lawyer! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    First Assistant Director

  • The Sign of Venus(1955)

    as Pittore

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • An American in Rome(1954)

    as Spectator on TV

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Graziella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    First Assistant Director

  • Where Is Freedom?(1954)

    as Abramo Piperno

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • A Day in Court(1954)

    as Leopoldo

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Lo scocciatore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Co-Writer · First Assistant Director · as L'uomo con la sigaretta

  • I Vitelloni(1953)

    as Leopoldo Vannucci

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Eager to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Screenplay

  • Eran trecento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Screenplay

  • The White Sheik(1952)

    as Ivan Cavalli

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Fiamme sulla laguna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Writer

  • White Leprosy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Writer

  • The Outlaws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Screenplay

  • The Sky Is Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Screenplay

  • Lost Youth(1948)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Shamed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Screenplay · Story · as Paolo

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 127 titles from 1947 to 2000; peak year 1970.

Biggest box office

The Star Maker (1995)

$372K worldwide

Highest rated

I Vitelloni (1953)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Caligula (1979)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19472000

Peak 1970 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1952Screen debut· The White Sheik
  • 1953Breakout· I Vitelloni

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting115 of 127: 112 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score80thDirecting2 of 127: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting12 of 127: 8 only writing, 4 with another roleOther crew4 of 127: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

127 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1940s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew1950s27 · 18 acting · 11 crew1960s33 · 31 acting · 2 crew1970s43 · acting1980s13 · acting1990s8 · acting2000s1 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 31 roles
52576772

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Leopoldo Trieste's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 34; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Caligula (1979)

63rd percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Godfather Part II (1974)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Leopoldo Trieste's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and sex & nudity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles23–90 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles26–82 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 70 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Leopoldo Trieste work with?

People who share at least 2 of Leopoldo Trieste's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alberto Sordi shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers