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Sergio Sollima Biography

Birth Name:Sergio Sollima

Birth Place:Rome, Italy

Profession Writer, Director, Soundtrack, Assistant director

Fast Facts

Was considered one of the masters of the spaghetti western genre, with his biggest achievement being 1966's "The Big Gundown․"
Graduated from Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, the Italian national film school
Began his career as a film critic before moving on to screenwriting, seeing his first film produced in 1951 with "Behind Closed Doors․"
Quote: "I don't live to be a director․ I direct so I can live․"
Best known as the writer and director of "Face to Face," "Run, Man, Run" and "The Big Gundown․"