- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- April 17, 1921
- Place of Birth
- Rome, Italy
- Died
- July 1, 2015
Sergio Sollima
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 amon…
Filmography
movieEnnio
2022 · Self
Spaghetti Western Memories
movieSpaghetti Western Memories
2016 · Himself
movieDjango, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…
2014 · Lui-même
tvSodankylä Forever
2010 · Self
movieDenn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern
2006 · Self
movieAdolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
2006 · Self
movieThe Spaghetti West
2005 · Self
Sergio Sollima: Face to Face
movieSergio Sollima: Face to Face
2005 · Himself
Western all'italiana
movieWestern all'italiana
2004
Run Man Run: 35 Years Running
movieRun Man Run: 35 Years Running
2003
movieBerlin '39
1993 · Director, Screenplay
movieSolo per Dirti Addio
1992 · Director
movieLove Steps
1990 · Director
movieThe Tiger Is Still Alive: Sandokan to the Rescue
1977 · Director
movieThe Black Corsair
1976 · Director, Screenplay
tvSandokan
1976 · Director, Screenplay
movieRevolver
1973 · Director, Screenplay, Story
movieDevil in the Brain
1972 · Screenplay, Story, Director
movieViolent City
1970 · Screenplay, Director
movieRun, Man, Run
1968 · Story, Screenplay, Director
movieWestern, Italian Style
1968 · Self
movieFace to Face
1967 · Director, Story, Screenplay
movieThe Big Gundown
1967 · Screenplay, Director
movieRequiem for a Secret Agent
1966 · Director, Story, Screenplay
movieAgent 3S3, Massacre in the Sun
1966 · Screenplay, Director
movieAgent 3S3: Passport to Hell
1965 · Director, Writer
movieTriumph of the Ten Gladiators
1964 · Story
movieThe Ten Gladiators
1963 · Writer
movieSex Can Be Difficult
1962 · Director
movieThe Rebel Gladiators
1962 · Writer
movieSamson Against the Sheik
1962 · Screenplay, Story
movieUrsus
1961 · Screenplay
movieThe Secret of the Black Falcon
1961 · Writer
movieGoliath Against the Giants
1961 · Screenplay
movieSword in the Shadows
1961 · Writer
movieKnight of 100 Faces
1960 · Story, Screenplay
movieMadri pericolose
1960 · Screenplay
movieI teddy boys della canzone
1960 · Screenplay
movieIl mondo dei miracoli
1959 · Dialogue
movieCarousel of songs
1958 · Story, Screenplay
movieRicordati di Napoli
1958 · Screenplay
movieShack and puppets
1954 · First Assistant Director
movieTripoli, bel suol d'amore
1954 · Screenplay
movieForeign Earth
1954 · Assistant Director
movieSolo per te Lucia
1952 · Assistant Director
movieBehind Closed Shutters
1951 · Story, Screenplay