Born in Rome in 1926 and died in 1990, Sergio Corbucci was along with Sergio Leone and Sergio Sollima one of the 'three Sergios' of the Italian western. His westerns are bleaker and more violent than Leone's, set in mud, snow and poverty, and full of cruel villains. Django (1966), with Franco Nero dragging a coffin, was banned in several countries and inspired dozens of unofficial sequels. The Great Silence (1968), set in the snows of Utah, has one of the darkest endings in the genre. Quentin Tarantino has named him an influence.
Filmography
- Navajo Joe (1966)
- Django (1966)
- The Great Silence (1968)
- The Mercenary (1968)