Born in Naples , Squitieri graduated in law , then was briefly involved in stage , as author ( " '' La battaglia '' " ) and even actor ( directed by Francesco Rosi ) . He made his film debut with '' Io e Dio '' , produced by Vittorio De Sica , and , after two spaghetti westerns he signed as '' ' William Redford ' '' , he focused on drama films centered on political and social issues . His film '' Il prefetto di ferro '' won the David di Donatello for Best Film in 1978 . '' Li chiamarono ... briganti ! '' , a film about the brigand Carmine Crocco , was suspended from the cinemas and it is not available on the home video market . Squitieri was the partner of Claudia Cardinale since 1974 . His 1980 film '' Savage Breed '' was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival . Since 2003 he had been romantically linked to the actress and singer Ottavia Fusco , whom he had married in December 2013
12th Moscow International Film Festival
12th Moscow International Film Festival
Pasquale Squitieri