FILM DIRECTOR

Sergio Corbucci

1926 - 1990

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Sergio Corbucci (Italian: [ˈsɛrdʒo korˈbuttʃi]; 6 December 1926 – 1 December 1990) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and producer. He was one of the main exponents of the Spaghetti Western genre during the 1960s and 1970s, with his most notable works including the original Django, Navajo Joe, The Great Silence, The Mercenary, and Compañeros. He also had a successful career directing comedies. Corbucci is sometimes referred to as "the other Sergio", referring to fellow Spaghetti Western director Sergio Leone. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sergio Corbucci is the 174th most popular film director (down from 161st in 2019), the 1,179th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,063rd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Italian Film Director.

Sergio Corbucci is most famous for his spaghetti westerns. He directed the films The Great Silence, Django, and The Mercenary.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Sergio Corbucci ranks 174 out of 2,041Before him are Jan Švankmajer, Ettore Scola, Tom Holland, Max Ophüls, István Szabó, and Roland Emmerich. After him are Spike Lee, Alice Guy-Blaché, Robert Rodriguez, Andrei Konchalovsky, Jacques Demy, and Robert Wise.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Sergio Corbucci ranks 69Before him are Peter Lax, Kim Jae-gyu, Ingrid Thulin, Jean-Pierre Serre, Harry Dean Stanton, and Salah Jadid. After him are Joan Sutherland, John Fowles, Yoshio Okada, George Martin, Hilary Putnam, and Jorge Medina. Among people deceased in 1990, Sergio Corbucci ranks 39Before him are Michael Powell, Bruno Bettelheim, Rex Harrison, Manly P. Hall, Bruno Kreisky, and Lawrence Durrell. After him are Jacques Demy, Boris Shcherbina, Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, Yiannis Ritsos, Ugo Tognazzi, and Angelo Schiavio.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Sergio Corbucci ranks 1,179 out of 5,161Before him are Lucio Dalla (1943), Andrea Luchesi (1741), Maurizio Sarri (1959), Saverio Mercadante (1795), Catherine of Valois–Courtenay (1301), and Saint Maurus (512). After him are Caesar Baronius (1538), William III of Sicily (1185), Salvatore Schillaci (1964), Giovanni dalle Bande Nere (1498), Francesco Morosini (1619), and Giuliano Amato (1938).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In Italy

Among film directors born in Italy, Sergio Corbucci ranks 15Before him are Roberto Rossellini (1906), Frank Capra (1897), Franco Zeffirelli (1923), Dario Argento (1940), Giuseppe Tornatore (1956), and Ettore Scola (1931). After him are Dino Risi (1916), Lina Wertmüller (1928), Francesco Rosi (1922), Liliana Cavani (1933), Marco Ferreri (1928), and Ruggero Deodato (1939).