Sergio Bergonzelli
Sergio Bergonzelli | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 August 1924 Alba, Italy |
| Died | 24 September 2002 (aged 78) Rome, Italy |
| Other names | Siro Carme |
| Occupation(s) | Director Screenwriter |
Sergio Bergonzelli (25 August 1924 – 24 September 2002) was an Italian director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
Life and career
Born in Alba, Cuneo, Bergonzelli graduated in Philosophy, then he started working as an actor with the stage name Siro Carme.[1][2] After being assistant and second unit director in a number of genre films, in 1960 he made his debut as director and screenwriter with Seven in the Sun.[1][2] Also a film producer, Bergonzelli was the first to produce Spaghetti Western films entirely shot in Italy.<[2] In the 1970s he specialized in the erotic genre.[1]
Selected filmography
- Director
- Seven in the Sun (1960)
- The Last Gun (1964)
- Stranger in Sacramento (1965)
- The Sea Pirate (1966)
- M.M.M. 83 (1966)
- Colt in the Hand of the Devil (1967)
- In the Folds of the Flesh (1970)
- Blood Delirium (N/A)
- Actor
- La storia del fornaretto di Venezia (1952)
- I, Hamlet (1952)
- The Blind Woman of Sorrento (1952)
- It's Never Too Late (1953)
- The Daughter of the Regiment (1953)
- Farewell, My Beautiful Lady (1954)
- The Most Wonderful Moment (1957)
References
- ^ a b c Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
- ^ a b c Marco Giusti (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 978-8804572770.
External links
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
 | This biographical article related to film in Italy is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |