Sergio Sollima
Directing
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
Directing19
movieBerlin '39
1993
Director
movieSolo per Dirti Addio
1992
Director
movieLove Steps
1990
Director
movieThe Black Corsair
1976
Director
tvSandokan
1976
Director
movieRevolver
1973
Director
movieDevil in the Brain
1972
Director
movieViolent City
1970
Director
movieRun, Man, Run
1968
Director
movieFace to Face
1967
Director
movieThe Big Gundown
1967
Director
movieSex Can Be Difficult
1962
Director
movieShack and puppets
1954
First Assistant Director
movieForeign Earth
1954
Assistant Director
movieSolo per te Lucia
1952
Assistant Director
Writing28
movieBerlin '39
1993
Screenplay
movieThe Black Corsair
1976
Screenplay
tvSandokan
1976
Screenplay
movieRevolver
1973
Screenplay, Story
movieDevil in the Brain
1972
Screenplay, Story
movieViolent City
1970
Screenplay
movieRun, Man, Run
1968
Story, Screenplay
movieFace to Face
1967
Story, Screenplay
movieThe Big Gundown
1967
Screenplay
movieRequiem for a Secret Agent
1966
Story, Screenplay
movieAgent 3S3, Massacre in the Sun
1966
Screenplay
movieSamson Against the Sheik
1962
Screenplay, Story
movieUrsus
1961
Screenplay
movieGoliath Against the Giants
1961
Screenplay
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
movieTripoli, bel suol d'amore
1954
Screenplay
movieBehind Closed Shutters
1951
Story, Screenplay
Acting11
movieEnnio
2022
Self
