Sergio Bergonzelli (25 August 1924 – 24 September 2002) was an Italian director, screenwriter, producer and actor.

Life and career

Born in

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, Bergonzelli graduated in Philosophy, then he started working as an actor with the stage name Siro Carme. 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''. Also a film producer, Bergonzelli was the first to produce Spaghetti Western films entirely shot in Italy. In the 1970s he specialized in the erotic genre.

Selected filmography

;Director * '' Seven in the Sun'' (1960)* * '' The Last Gun'' (1964) * '' Stranger in Sacramento'' (1965)* * ''

The Sea Pirate ''The Sea Pirate'' (french: Surcouf, le tigre des sept mers, it, Surcouf, l'eroe dei sette mari, es, El tigre de los siete mares, also known as ''The Fighting Corsair'') is a 1966 French-Italian-Spanish adventure film directed by Sergio Bergonz ...

'' (1966) * '' M.M.M. 83'' (1966)* * ''

Colt in the Hand of the Devil ''Colt in the Hand of the Devil'' ( it, Una colt in pugno al diavolo, also known as ''Devil Was an Angel'' and ''An Angel with a Gun Is a Devil'') is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western film written and directed by Sergio Bergonzelli. The theme so ...

'' (1967)* * '' In the Folds of the Flesh'' (1970) * '' Blood Delirium'' (N/A)* * '*' denotes he wrote the screenplay ;Actor * ''

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'' (1951) * '' The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo'' (1952) * '' La storia del fornaretto di Venezia'' (1952) * ''

I, Hamlet ''I, Hamlet'' (Italian: ''Io, Amleto'') is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Erminio Macario, Franca Marzi and Rossana Podestà. A parody of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Hamlet'', its lack of commercial suc ...

'' (1952) - Maestro di scherma * '' 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 ''The King's Prisoner'' (german: Der Gefangene des Königs) is a 1935 German historical comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Michael Bohnen, Paul Kemp, and Susi Lanner. It is based around the development of Meissen porcelain durin ...

'' (1954) * '' Farewell, My Beautiful Lady'' (1954) - The Student who gives a Speech (uncredited) * '' The Violent Patriot'' (1956) * ''

The Most Wonderful Moment ''The Most Wonderful Moment'' ( it, Il momento più bello) is a 1957 Italian drama film directed by Luciano Emmer. This drama deals with natural childbirth, and was described as "clinically pure, informative, edifying and, on occasion, tenderly ...

'' (1957) - Signor 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)

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* 1924 births 2002 deaths Italian film directors 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian male film actors Italian film producers People from the Province of Cuneo Italian male screenwriters 20th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-film-bio-stub