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Sergio Sollima

Known For
Directing

Known Credits
11

Gender
Male

Birthday
April 17, 1921 (105 years old)

Place of Birth
Rome, Italy

Sergio Sollima

Biography

Sergio Sollima (April 17, 1921 – July 1, 2015) was an Italian film director and script writer.

Like many Italian cult directors, Sollima started his career by directing mostly sword and sandal movies that were very popular in the early 1960s. After the genre's popularity quickly died out, Sollima was among the first ones to move to spaghetti westerns. The Big Gundown (starring Lee Van Cleef and Tomas Milian) was released in 1966 with big success, despite the fact that it had to compete with Sergio Leone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Sergio Corbucci's Django. Sollima soon filmed two more westerns. Face to Face (Milian and Gian Maria Volonté) was released in 1967 and Run, Man, Run! (Milian) in 1968. Although Sollima directed only three westerns and they never reached the level of popularity as the ones by the other Sergios (Leone and Corbucci), each of them are highly regarded among genre enthusiasts.

In 1970, Sollima switched genres again and directed the Charles Bronson and Telly Savalas starred Violent City, which was one of the first violent and fast-paced Italian crime films often known as poliziotteschi. Like for all of his westerns, the soundtrack was provided by Ennio Morricone. Sollima's last well-known film is Revolver, a poliziotteschi film starring Oliver Reed and Fabio Testi.

Known For

Directing

1993Berlin '39...Director
1992Solo per Dirti Addio...Director
1990Love Steps...Director
1977The Tiger Is Still Alive: Sandokan to the Rescue...Director
1976The Black Corsair...Director
1976Sandokan...Director
1973Revolver...Director
1972Devil in the Brain...Director
1970Violent City...Director
1968Run, Man, Run...Director
1967Face to Face...Director
1967The Big Gundown...Director
1966Requiem for a Secret Agent...Director
1966Agent 3S3, Massacre in the Sun...Director
1965Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell...Director
1962Sex Can Be Difficult...Director
1954Shack and puppets...First Assistant Director
1954Foreign Earth...Assistant Director
1952Solo per te Lucia...Assistant Director

Writing

1993Berlin '39...Screenplay
1976The Black Corsair...Screenplay
1976Sandokan...Screenplay
1973Revolver...Screenplay
1973Revolver...Story
1972Devil in the Brain...Screenplay
1972Devil in the Brain...Story
1970Violent City...Screenplay
1968Run, Man, Run...Story
1968Run, Man, Run...Screenplay
1967Face to Face...Screenplay
1967Face to Face...Story
1967The Big Gundown...Screenplay
1966Requiem for a Secret Agent...Story
1966Requiem for a Secret Agent...Screenplay
1966Agent 3S3, Massacre in the Sun...Screenplay
1965Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell...Writer
1964Triumph of the Ten Gladiators...Story
1963The Ten Gladiators...Writer
1962The Rebel Gladiators...Writer
1962Samson Against the Sheik...Story
1962Samson Against the Sheik...Screenplay
1961Ursus...Screenplay
1961The Secret of the Black Falcon...Writer
1961Goliath Against the Giants...Screenplay
1961Sword in the Shadows...Writer
1960Knight of 100 Faces...Story
1960Knight of 100 Faces...Screenplay
1960Madri pericolose...Screenplay
1960I teddy boys della canzone...Screenplay
1959Il mondo dei miracoli...Dialogue
1958Carousel of songs...Story
1958Carousel of songs...Screenplay
1958Ricordati di Napoli...Screenplay
1954Tripoli, bel suol d'amore...Screenplay
1951Behind Closed Shutters...Story
1951Behind Closed Shutters...Screenplay

Acting

2022Ennioas Self
2016Spaghetti Western Memoriesas Himself
2014Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…as Lui-même
2010Sodankylä Foreveras Self
2006Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowesternas Self
2006Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worldsas Self
2005The Spaghetti Westas Self
2005Sergio Sollima: Face to Faceas Himself
2004Western all'italianaas
2003Run Man Run: 35 Years Runningas
1968Western, Italian Styleas Self