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Sergio Corbucci | |
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| Born | December 6, 1927 Rome, Italy |
| Died | December 1, 1990 (aged 62) Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Known for | Spaghetti westerns |
Sergio Corbucci (Template:IPA-it; December 6, 1927 – December 1, 1990) was an Italian film director. He is best known for his very violent yet intelligent spaghetti westerns. He was for a long time considered an exploitation director, but has now attained a vast following and is easily compared to Sam Peckinpah or Sergio Leone.
He is the older brother of screenwriter and film director Bruno Corbucci.
Biography
Early career
Corbucci was born in Rome.
He started his career by directing mostly low-budget sword and sandal movies. His first commercial success was with the cult spaghetti western Django, starring Franco Nero, the leading man in many of his movies. After Django, Corbucci made many other spaghetti westerns, which made him the most successful Italian western director after Sergio Leone and one of Italy's most productive directors. His most famous of these pictures was The Great Silence, a dark and gruesome western starring a mute action hero and a psychopathic bad guy. The film was banned in some countries for its excessive display of violence.
Spaghetti westerns
Corbucci's westerns were dark and brutal, with the characters portrayed as sadistic anti heroes. His films featured very high body counts and scenes of mutilation. Django especially is considered to have set a new level for violence in westerns.
Later career and legacy
In the 1970s and 1980s Corbucci mostly directed comedies, often starring Adriano Celentano. Many of these comedies were huge successes at the Italian box-office, although they were barely released abroad. His movies were rarely taken seriously by contemporary critics and he was considered an exploitation director, but Corbucci has managed to attain a cult reputation.
He died in Rome in 1990.
Selected filmography
- Minnesota Clay (1965)
- Django (1966)
- Ringo and his Golden Pistol (1966)
- Navajo Joe (1966)
- The Hellbenders (1967)
- The Mercenary (A Professional Gun, 1968)
- Gli specialisti (Drop Them or I'll Shoot, 1969)
- The Great Silence (1969)
- Compañeros (1970)
- La Banda J.S.: Cronaca criminale del Far West (Sonny and Jed, 1972)
- What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution? (1972)
- Il Bestione (1974)
- Di che segno sei? (1975)
- The White the Yellow and the Black (1975)
- The Con Artists (1976)
- Il signor Robinson (1975)
- Neapolitan Mystery (1978)
- Trinity: Gambling for High Stakes (1978)
- Super Fuzz (1980)
- A Friend Is a Treasure (1981)
