Sergio Garrone (15 April 1925 – 12 July 2023) was an Italian director, screenwriter and film producer.
Sergio Garrone | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 April 1925 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 12 July 2023 (aged 98) Road Town, British Virgin Islands |
| Occupation | Director |
| Relatives | Riccardo Garrone (brother) |
Life and career edit
Born in Rome, the brother of the actor Riccardo,[1] Garrone began his career in 1948 working as assistant director, documentary filmmaker, and production assistant.[2] In 1953, he abandoned the cinema industry, but in 1965 he resurfaced as a producer of low-budget genre films.[2] Starting from 1968, Garrone was also active as a director and a screenwriter, specializing in the Spaghetti Western genre.[1][2] He was usually credited as Willy S. Regan.[1][2] Garrone died in July 2023, at the age of 98.[3]
Selected filmography edit
- Director and screenwriter
- A Noose for Django (1969)
- Django the Bastard (1969)
- La colomba non deve volare (1970)
- Kill Django... Kill First (1971)
- Terrible Day of the Big Gundown (1971)
- Lover of the Monster (1974)
- The Hand That Feeds the Dead (1974)
- SS Experiment Camp (1976)
- Screenwriter
- Death Knocks Twice (1969)
- Five for Hell (1969)
- The Big Bust Out (1972)
- La pagella (1980)
References edit
- ^ a b c Marco Giusti (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 978-8804572770.
- ^ a b c d Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
- ^ "Cemetery with crosses – legends lost but remembered/G". SWDB. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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