Sergio Sollima

Directing·Apr 17, 1921·Rome, Italy

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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.

Film	Credit
Ennio2022 · Self	Self
SSpaghetti Western Memories2016 · Himself	Himself
Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…2014 · Lui-même	Lui-même
Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern2006 · Self	Self
Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds2006 · Self	Self
The Spaghetti West2005 · Self	Self
SSergio Sollima: Face to Face2005 · Himself	Himself
WWestern all'italiana2004 · Actor	Actor
RRun Man Run: 35 Years Running2003 · Actor	Actor
Berlin '391993 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Solo per Dirti Addio1992 · Director	Director
Love Steps1990 · Director	Director
The Tiger Is Still Alive: Sandokan to the Rescue1977 · Director	Director
The Black Corsair1976 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Revolver1973 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Devil in the Brain1972 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Violent City1970 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Run, Man, Run1968 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Western, Italian Style1968 · Self	Self
Face to Face1967 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Big Gundown1967 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Requiem for a Secret Agent1966 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Agent 3S3, Massacre in the Sun1966 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell1965 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Ten Gladiators1963 · Writer	Writer
Sex Can Be Difficult1962 · Director	Director
The Rebel Gladiators1962 · Writer	Writer
Samson Against the Sheik1962 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Ursus1961 · Screenplay	Screenplay
The Secret of the Black Falcon1961 · Writer	Writer
Goliath Against the Giants1961 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Sword in the Shadows1961 · Writer	Writer
Knight of 100 Faces1960 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Madri pericolose1960 · Screenplay	Screenplay
I teddy boys della canzone1960 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Carousel of songs1958 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Ricordati di Napoli1958 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Tripoli, bel suol d'amore1954 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Behind Closed Shutters1951 · Screenplay	Screenplay