Sergio Bergonzelli (25 August 1924 – 24 September 2002) was an Italian director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
Sergio Bergonzelli | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 August 1924 Alba, Italy |
| Died | 24 September 2002 (aged 78) Rome, Italy |
| Other names | Siro Carme |
| Occupation(s) | Director Screenwriter |
Life and career edit
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 edit
- 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)*
- '*' denotes he wrote the screenplay
- Actor
- Messalina (1951)
- The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo (1952)
- La storia del fornaretto di Venezia (1952)
- I, Hamlet (1952) – fencing master
- The Blind Woman of Sorrento (1953) – the young conspirator
- It's Never Too Late (1953)
- Una donna prega (1953)
- The Daughter of the Regiment (1953)
- Passione (1953)
- Cristo è passato sull'aia (1953)
- Terra straniera (1954)
- Gran varietà (1954)
- The King's Prisoner (1954)
- Farewell, My Beautiful Lady (1954) – the student who gives a speech (uncredited)
- The Violent Patriot (1956)
- The Most Wonderful Moment (1957) – Mr. Mancini
- Et la tendresse?... Bordel! (1979)
- Pasiones desenfrenadas (1981)
- Tentazione (1988) (uncredited)
- Sick-o-pathics (1955) – neighbour #1 (segment "The Poor, The Flesh & The Bag") (final film role)
References edit
- ^ 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.
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