Known for Art
Iginio Lardani was a graphic and film titles designer best known for his iconic title design work in the Spaghetti Western genre. Born in Áscoli Piceno, Italy, on December 24, 1924, Lardani was a European contemporary of title design titans Saul Bass and Maurice Binder. He was an autodidact with a great interest in painting. He moved to Rome at the age of 25 and entered the world of film through poster design. After creating the Italian posters for films like High Noon, he designed the title sequences to Sergio Leone’s Dollars Trilogy — A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965), and The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966). Often allowed an entirely free hand when designing titles and trailers, he worked from his study in Via Reno, Rome. He also designed the opening titles for Face to Face (1967), The Mercenary (1969), and Tepepa (1969). Outside of the Spaghetti Western genre, Lardani designed the openings for Casanova ’70 (1965), Il compagno Don Camillo (1965), Queimada (1969), and A Special Day (1977). Often affectionately referred to as “Gigi” and sometimes mistakenly called “Eugenio”, he also designed and edited film trailers, most notably those of Mogliamante (1977) by Marco Vicario and Una Gionata Particolare (1977) by Ettore Scola, which were awarded first and second place at Cannes in 1978.
Born
December 24, 1924
Died
May 15, 1986 (age 61)
Birthplace
Áscoli Piceno, Italy
Filmography
6 films


Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · 2h 46m
country: Italy
As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.


Face to Face
1967 · 1h 52m
country: Italy
History Professor Brad Fletcher heads west for his health, but falls in with Solomon Bennett's outlaw gang. Fascinated by their way of life, Fletcher finally takes over the gang, leading with a new 'efficient' ruthlessness.


The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1966 · 2h 41m
country: United States
While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.


For a Few Dollars More
1965 · 2h 12m
country: Germany
Two bounty hunters both pursue the brutal and sadistic bandit, El Indio, who has a large bounty on his head.


A Fistful of Dollars
1964 · 1h 39m
country: Germany
The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, the stranger inserts himself into the middle of the long-simmering battle, selling false information to both sides for his own benefit.