
Sergio Sollima
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-04-17
Day of Death
2015-07-01 (94 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.
Acting
(2022)
Ennio
as Self
(2016)
Spaghetti Western Memories
as Himself
(2014)
Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…
as Lui-même
(2010)
Sodankylä Forever
as Self
(2006)
(2005)
Sergio Sollima: Face to Face
as Himself
(2005)
The Spaghetti West
as Self
(2004)
(2003)
(1968)
Western, Italian Style
as Self
Crew
(1993)
Berlin '39
Director, Screenplay
(1992)
Solo per Dirti Addio
Director
(1990)
Love Steps
Director
(1977)
(1976)
The Black Corsair
Director, Screenplay
(1973)
Revolver
Screenplay, Director, Story
(1972)
Devil in the Brain
Screenplay, Story, Director
(1970)
Violent City
Screenplay, Director
(1968)
Run, Man, Run
Story, Director, Screenplay
(1967)
The Big Gundown
Screenplay, Director
(1967)
Face to Face
Screenplay, Story, Director
(1966)
Agent 3S3, Massacre in the Sun
Screenplay, Director
(1966)
Requiem for a Secret Agent
Director, Story, Screenplay
(1965)
Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell
Director, Writer
(1964)
(1963)
The Ten Gladiators
Writer
(1962)
Sex Can Be Difficult
Director
(1962)
Samson Against the Sheik
Story, Screenplay
(1962)
The Rebel Gladiators
Writer
(1961)
(1961)
Ursus
Screenplay
(1961)
Goliath Against the Giants
Screenplay
(1961)
Sword in the Shadows
Writer
(1960)
I teddy boys della canzone
Screenplay
(1960)
Madri pericolose
Screenplay
(1960)
Knight of 100 Faces
Story, Screenplay
(1959)
Il mondo dei miracoli
Dialogue
(1958)
Ricordati di Napoli
Screenplay
(1958)
Carousel of songs
Story, Screenplay
(1954)
Foreign Earth
Assistant Director
(1954)
Tripoli, bel suol d'amore
Screenplay
(1954)
Shack and puppets
First Assistant Director
(1952)
Solo per te Lucia
Assistant Director
(1951)
Behind Closed Shutters
Story, Screenplay