Sergio Citti
Sergio Citti (30 May 1933 – 11 October 2005) was an Italian film director and screenwriter, born in Rome. He often worked with Pier Paolo Pasolini but also worked for others such as Ettore Scola. His own films include We Free Kings, for which he won a Silver Ribbon for Best Original Story.
Sergio Citti
- Name
- Sergio Citti
- Born
- 30 May 1933
- Birthplace
- Rome, Italy
- Died
- 11 October 2005
- Occupation
- Film director Screenwriter
- Nationality
- Italy · Kingdom of Italy
- Languages
- Italian
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Biography
Biography
His 1981 film Il minestrone was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival. His 1977 film Beach House was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. He died in 2005 of a heart attack. He was the brother of actor Franco Citti.
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For the birthplace of Sergio Citti, Fiumicino bei Rom, Italien is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and Rome by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Sergio Citti • Born — 30 May 1933 • Birthplace — Rome, Italy • Died — 11 October 2005 • Place of death — Rome, Italy • Occupation — Film director Screenwriter • Years Active — 1961–2005
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Sergio Citti appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a screenwriter, director and film director (30 May 1933 – 11 October 2005). The birth of Sergio Citti is recorded on 30 May 1933, and the death on 11 October 2005 in Ostia Antica.
Director
Director
• Ostia (1970) • Bawdy Tales (1973) • Beach House (1977) • Happy Hobos (1979) • Il minestrone (1981) • Sogni e bisogni (TV miniseries, 1985) • Mortacci (1989) • We Free Kings (1996) • Esercizi di stile, segment Anche i cani ci guardano (1996) • Cartoni animati (co-directed with Franco Citti, 1997) • Vipera (2001) • Fratella e sorello (2005)
Actor
Actor
• Accattone (1961) – Waiter • Kill Them All and Come Back Alone (1968) – Soldier (uncredited) • Festival (1996) – (final film role)
Life and career
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Life and career
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2005
Sergio Citti died in 2005 at Rome.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q554468: Sergio Citti
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- “Sergio Citti”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- VIAF cluster 305416157 for Sergio Citti, aggregating national library name authorities.
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- 1.Enrico Lancia. I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. 1998. 8877422211.
- 2.IMDb. IMDB.com: Awards for Il minestrone.
- 3.Italian Comedy – The State of Things. labiennale.org.
- 4.McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2005: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. 24 October 2008. 9780786452101.
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