Sergio Bergonzelli

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Sergio Bergonzelli

Born August 25, 1924 · Alba, Cuneo, Bergonzelli, Italy

Died September 24, 2002 · aged 78

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

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Hands Up, Dead Man! You're Under ArrestHands Up, Dead Man! You're Under Arrest · 1971
Hands Up, Dead Man! You're Under Arrest
★ 6.01971
MovieActionRomance
Sando Kid is a medic on the battlefields of the civil war and a pacifist. One day he witnesses Yankee captain Grayton ruthlessly killing wounded and unarmed soldiers. He manages to survive thanks to the help of a friend and learns how to use a gun. From now on, he will sign up to the rangers and hunt down bandits. He soon crosses paths with Grayton again, who now has become a ruthless business man, trying to rob farmers of their land. Together with his henchmen, Grayton might be more than Sando Kid can handle, if it wasn't for Dollar, a black-clad bounty hunter who likes to wear a chain of teeth around his neck, and really likes the Kid.
Goliath and the BarbariansGoliath and the Barbarians · 1959
Goliath and the Barbarians
★ 4.71959
MovieAdventureAction
When barbarians invade his village and kill his father, a local man wages a one-man war against them.
JoyJoy · 1983
Joy
★ 5.51983
MovieDrama
This is the story about Joy who falls in love with an older man (she has been looking for her missing father all her life), and then travels around Paris with him and his other female companion, experiencing a broad range of sexual encounters.
In the Folds of the FleshIn the Folds of the Flesh · 1970
In the Folds of the Flesh
★ 5.21970
MovieDramaHorror
Police are in hot pursuit of a criminal who is evading capture on a speeding motorbike. He takes refuge in an overgrown castle’s grounds and sees a pale woman burying a corpse in a shallow grave. Thirteen years later, after being recaptured and serving his sentence, the man returns to the castle, intent on blackmail — and maybe a few other things.
The Bandit of Tacca del LupoThe Bandit of Tacca del Lupo · 1952
The Bandit of Tacca del Lupo
★ 6.41952
MovieActionDrama
In 19th century southern Italy (near Melfi, Basilicata), a small force of soldiers fight in the hills against the bandits who are holding their country to ransom.
Herod the GreatHerod the Great · 1959
Herod the Great
★ 6.31959
MovieHistoryDrama
Angry at his wife and defeated in battle, the king of Judea is taken prisoner. After being spared by the Romans, King Herod comes to believe he's been a victim of court plotting.
The Big Hit of SurcoufThe Big Hit of Surcouf · 1966
The Big Hit of Surcouf
★ 6.01966
MovieAdventure
The continuation of the adventures of Captain Robert Surcouf and his crew.
Crime ThiefCrime Thief · 1969
Crime Thief
★ 5.31969
MovieCrimeDrama
A man witnesses a suicide and starts imagining that it was a murder committed by himself.

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