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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 17, 1921
- July 1, 2015 (aged 94)
- Rome, Italy
- Writer and director
- 9 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
What are Sergio Sollima's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.
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 1 · Earnest 8
Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 5
Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 2
Steady 3 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1
Casual 4 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
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 Sollima's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Sergio Sollima'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
38 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres… (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Western all'italiana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Run Man Run: 35 Years Running (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Berlin '39 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Solo per Dirti Addio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Passi d'amore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Black Corsair(1976)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Sandokan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Revolver(1973)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Devil in the Brain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Violent City(1970)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Run, Man, Run(1968)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Face to Face(1967)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
The Big Gundown(1967)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Requiem for a Secret Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Agent 3S3, Massacre in the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Triumph of the Ten Gladiators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
The Ten Gladiators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Sex Can Be Difficult (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
The Rebel Gladiators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Samson Against the Sheik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Ursus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
The Secret of the Black Falcon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Sword in the Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Knight of 100 Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Madri pericolose(1960)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
I teddy boys della canzone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Il mondo dei miracoli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Carousel of songs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Ricordati di Napoli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Shack and puppets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Tripoli, bel suol d'amore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Foreign Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Solo per te Lucia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Behind Closed Shutters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Career shape
A full career of 38 titles from 1951 to 2014.
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 Sollima's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 51/100 and the plot and story 51/100 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 Sollima work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sergio Sollima's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ennio Morricone shares the most, 5.
Writers
- Alberto SilvestriShared titles: The Tiger Is Still Alive: Sandokan to the Rescue (1977), The Black Corsair (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Alberto Silvestri
- Dino MaiuriShared titles: Revolver (1973), Violent City (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Dino Maiuri
- Massimo De RitaShared titles: Revolver (1973), Violent City (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Massimo De Rita
- Sergio DonatiShared titles: Face to Face (1967), The Big Gundown (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Sergio Donati
Actors
- Tomas MilianShared titles: Run, Man, Run (1968), Face to Face (1967), The Big Gundown (1967)See all 3 shared titles with Tomas Milian
- Kabir BediShared titles: The Tiger Is Still Alive: Sandokan to the Rescue (1977), The Black Corsair (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Kabir Bedi
- Sal BorgeseShared titles: The Tiger Is Still Alive: Sandokan to the Rescue (1977), The Black Corsair (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Sal Borgese
- Carole AndréShared titles: The Black Corsair (1976), Face to Face (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Carole André
Composers and editors
- Ennio MorriconeShared titles: Revolver (1973), Violent City (1970), Run, Man, Run (1968), Face to Face (1967), The Big Gundown (1967)See all 5 shared titles with Ennio Morricone
- Alberto GallittiShared titles: The Tiger Is Still Alive: Sandokan to the Rescue (1977), The Black Corsair (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Alberto Gallitti
- Guido De AngelisShared titles: The Tiger Is Still Alive: Sandokan to the Rescue (1977), The Black Corsair (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Guido De Angelis
- Maurizio De AngelisShared titles: The Tiger Is Still Alive: Sandokan to the Rescue (1977), The Black Corsair (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Maurizio De Angelis
Producers
- Alberto GrimaldiShared titles: Face to Face (1967), The Big Gundown (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Alberto Grimaldi
