Sergio Garrone (15 April 1925 – 12 July 2023) was an Italian director, screenwriter and film producer. Born in Rome, the brother of the actor Riccardo, Garrone began his career in 1948 working as assistant director, documentary filmmaker, and production assistant. In 1953, he abandoned the cinema industry, but in 1965 he resurfaced as a producer of low-budget genre films. Starting from 1968, Garrone was also active as a director and a screenwriter, specializing in the Spaghetti Western genre. He was usually credited as Willy S. Regan. Garrone died in July 2023, at the age of 98.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 15, 1925
- July 12, 2023 (aged 98)
- Rome, Italy
- Writer, director and producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
What are Sergio Garrone's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 5
Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 2
Grounded 3 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 3
Steady 1 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Sergio Garrone's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Sergio Garrone's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
27 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Hell Penitentiary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Hell Behind the Bars(1984)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Last Harem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
La pagella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
And Give Us Our Daily Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Killer's Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Nude Odeon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
SS Experiment Love Camp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
La clinica dell'amore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
The Exorciccio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
The Hand That Feeds the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
The Big Bust-Out(1972)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Vendetta at Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Bastard, Go and Kill(1971)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Kill Django...Kill First (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
The Dove Must Not Fly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
The Blonde Connection(1969)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Django the Bastard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
No Room to Die(1969)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
They Paid with Bullets: Chicago 1929 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Five for Hell(1969)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
No Graves on Boot Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
If You Want to Live... Shoot! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Killer Kid(1967)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
The Last Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Degueyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Career shape
A full career of 27 titles from 1966 to 1984.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Sergio Garrone's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 10th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 16th percentile for acclaim.
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 8 titles are Broadly Agreed.
- Universally Panned2
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 22/100 and the plot and story 29/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Sergio Garrone work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sergio Garrone's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cesare Bianchini shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Leda SimonettiShared titles: Hell Behind the Bars (1984), SS Lager 5: L'inferno delle donne (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Leda Simonetti
- William BergerShared titles: The Big Bust-Out (1972), No Room to Die (1969)See all 2 shared titles with William Berger
- Anthony SteffenShared titles: No Room to Die (1969), Killer Kid (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Anthony Steffen
- Mario BregaShared titles: No Room to Die (1969), The Blonde Connection (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Mario Brega
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Cesare BianchiniShared titles: SS Lager 5: L'inferno delle donne (1977), The Big Bust-Out (1972), No Room to Die (1969)See all 3 shared titles with Cesare Bianchini
- Vasili KojucharovShared titles: SS Lager 5: L'inferno delle donne (1977), Five for Hell (1969), No Room to Die (1969)See all 3 shared titles with Vasili Kojucharov
- Elsio MancusoShared titles: The Big Bust-Out (1972), Five for Hell (1969), No Room to Die (1969)See all 3 shared titles with Elsio Mancuso
- Maurizio CentiniShared titles: Hell Behind the Bars (1984), SS Lager 5: L'inferno delle donne (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Maurizio Centini