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.
Personal Details
Also Known As
Movies (44)
Ennio
as Self
2022
Spaghetti Western Memories
as Himself
2016
Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…
as Lui-même
2014
Sodankylä Forever
as Self
2010
Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern
as Self
2006
The Spaghetti West
as Self
2005
Sergio Sollima: Face to Face
as Himself
2005
Western all'italiana
2004
Run Man Run: 35 Years Running
2003
Berlin '39
Director (Directing)
1993
Solo per Dirti Addio
Director (Directing)
1992
Love Steps
Director (Directing)
1990
The Tiger Is Still Alive: Sandokan to the Rescue
Director (Directing)
1977
The Black Corsair
Director (Directing)
1976
Revolver
Director (Directing)
1973
Devil in the Brain
Director (Directing)
1972
Violent City
Director (Directing)
1970
Run, Man, Run
Director (Directing)
1968
Western, Italian Style
as Self
1968
Face to Face
Director (Directing)
1967
The Big Gundown
Director (Directing)
1967
Requiem for a Secret Agent
Director (Directing)
1966
Agent 3S3, Massacre in the Sun
Screenplay (Writing)
1966
Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell
Director (Directing)
1965
Triumph of the Ten Gladiators
Story (Writing)
1964
The Ten Gladiators
Writer (Writing)
1963
Sex Can Be Difficult
Director (Directing)
1962
The Rebel Gladiators
Writer (Writing)
1962
Samson Against the Sheik
Story (Writing)
1962
Ursus
Screenplay (Writing)
1961
The Secret of the Black Falcon
Writer (Writing)
1961
Goliath Against the Giants
Screenplay (Writing)
1961
Sword in the Shadows
Writer (Writing)
1961
Knight of 100 Faces
Story (Writing)
1960
Madri pericolose
Screenplay (Writing)
1960
I teddy boys della canzone
Screenplay (Writing)
1960
Il mondo dei miracoli
Dialogue (Writing)
1959
Carousel of songs
Story (Writing)
1958
Ricordati di Napoli
Screenplay (Writing)
1958
Shack and puppets
First Assistant Director (Directing)
1954
Tripoli, bel suol d'amore
Screenplay (Writing)
1954
Foreign Earth
Assistant Director (Directing)
1954
Solo per te Lucia
Assistant Director (Directing)
1952
Behind Closed Shutters
Story (Writing)
1951
