Sergio Corbucci

Sergio Corbucci is best known for his very violent spaghetti westerns. He started his career by directing mostly low-budget sword and sandal movies. His first commercial success was with the cult spaghetti western Django.html">Django, starring Franco Nero, the leading man in many of his movies. After Django.html">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. 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.html">Django especially is considered to have set a new level for violence in westerns. 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.



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Sergio Corbucci - what members say

Sergio Corbucci - filmography

5 most recent films

Who Finds A Friend Finds A Treasure - 3.0 stars
Il Bianco, Il Giallo, Il Nero - 2.0 stars
Companeros! - 3.0 stars
The Great Silence - 3.5 stars
Django - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Great Silence - 3.5 stars
Django - 3.5 stars
Django - 3.0 stars
Who Finds A Friend Finds A Treasure - 3.0 stars
Super Snooper - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Il Bianco, Il Giallo, Il Nero - 2.0 stars
Companeros! - 3.0 stars
Navajo Joe - 2.5 stars
Super Snooper - 3.0 stars
Who Finds A Friend Finds A Treasure - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Franco Nero - 4 times - show films
Fernando Rey - 3 times - show films
Burt Reynold - 2 times - show films
Lucio Rosato - 2 times - show films
Pierre Cressoy - 2 times - show films