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Sergio Citti(1933-2005)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Sergio Citti was born on 30 May 1933 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for We Free Kings (1996), Vipera (2000) and Il minestrone (1981). He died on 11 October 2005 in Ostia, Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornMay 30, 1933
DiedOctober 11, 2005(72)
BornMay 30, 1933
DiedOctober 11, 2005(72)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 6 nominations total

Known for

We Free Kings (1996)
We Free Kings
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1996
Harvey Keitel and Giancarlo Giannini in Vipera (2000)
Vipera
5.5
  • Writer
  • 2000
Roberto Benigni and Franco Citti in Il minestrone (1981)
Il minestrone
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1981
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1975

Credits

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Writer



  • Baciami piccina (2006)
    Baciami piccina
    6.7
    • idea
    • 2006
  • Fratella e sorello (2004)
    Fratella e sorello
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 2004
  • Harvey Keitel and Giancarlo Giannini in Vipera (2000)
    Vipera
    5.5
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 2000
  • Cartoni animati (1997)
    Cartoni animati
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 1997
  • We Free Kings (1996)
    We Free Kings
    7.0
    • story
    • 1996
  • Mortacci (1989)
    Mortacci
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1989
  • Ninetto Davoli, Renato Pozzetto, Gigi Proietti, Ugo Tognazzi, Marilù Tolo, and Carlo Verdone in Sogni e bisogni (1985)
    Sogni e bisogni
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • teleplay
    • 1985
  • Qualcosa di biondo (1984)
    Qualcosa di biondo
    6.0
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1984
  • Roberto Benigni and Franco Citti in Il minestrone (1981)
    Il minestrone
    7.2
    • written by
    • 1981
  • Due pezzi di pane (1979)
    Due pezzi di pane
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1979
  • Jodie Foster, Catherine Deneuve, Mariangela Melato, Michele Placido, Gigi Proietti, Paolo Stoppa, and Ugo Tognazzi in Beach House (1977)
    Beach House
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1977
  • Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
    Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
    5.8
    • screenplay collaboration
    • 1975
  • Bawdy Tales (1973)
    Bawdy Tales
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1973
  • Franco Citti, Anita Sanders, and Laurent Terzieff in Ostia (1970)
    Ostia
    6.5
    • written by
    • 1970
  • Appunti per un film sull'India (1968)
    Appunti per un film sull'India
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • collaboration (uncredited)
    • 1968

Director



  • Fratella e sorello (2004)
    Fratella e sorello
    6.1
    • Director
    • 2004
  • Harvey Keitel and Giancarlo Giannini in Vipera (2000)
    Vipera
    5.5
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Cartoni animati (1997)
    Cartoni animati
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Esercizi di stile (1996)
    Esercizi di stile
    4.6
    • Director (segment "Anche i cani ci guardano")
    • 1996
  • We Free Kings (1996)
    We Free Kings
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Mortacci (1989)
    Mortacci
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Ninetto Davoli, Renato Pozzetto, Gigi Proietti, Ugo Tognazzi, Marilù Tolo, and Carlo Verdone in Sogni e bisogni (1985)
    Sogni e bisogni
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Roberto Benigni and Franco Citti in Il minestrone (1981)
    Il minestrone
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Due pezzi di pane (1979)
    Due pezzi di pane
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Jodie Foster, Catherine Deneuve, Mariangela Melato, Michele Placido, Gigi Proietti, Paolo Stoppa, and Ugo Tognazzi in Beach House (1977)
    Beach House
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Bawdy Tales (1973)
    Bawdy Tales
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Franco Citti, Anita Sanders, and Laurent Terzieff in Ostia (1970)
    Ostia
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1970

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • The Canterbury Tales (1972)
    The Canterbury Tales
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1972
  • The Decameron (1971)
    The Decameron
    7.0
    • assistant director
    • 1971
  • Maria Callas in Medea (1969)
    Medea
    6.9
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Pigsty (1969)
    Pigsty
    6.6
    • first assistant director
    • 1969
  • Terence Stamp and Silvana Mangano in Teorema (1968)
    Teorema
    7.0
    • assistant director
    • 1968
  • Walter Chiari, Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, Totò, and Ira von Fürstenberg in Caprice Italian Style (1968)
    Caprice Italian Style
    6.3
    • first assistant director (segment "Che cosa sono le nuvole?")
    • 1968
  • Totò in Che cosa sono le nuvole? (1968)
    Che cosa sono le nuvole?
    7.7
    Short
    • first assistant director
    • 1968
  • The Witches (1967)
    The Witches
    5.9
    • assistant director: segment "Terra vista dalla luna, La"
    • 1967
  • Ro.Go.Pa.G. (1963)
    Ro.Go.Pa.G.
    6.8
    • assistant director
    • 1963

Personal details

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  • Born
    • May 30, 1933
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
  • Died
    • October 11, 2005
    • Ostia, Rome, Lazio, Italy(lung cancer and heart disease)
  • Relatives
    • Franco Citti(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Book, "Mi chiamo Sergio Citti, racconto storie", Cagliari: CUEC, 1999

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He was a guy from the suburbs of Rome. He was first contacted by Pier Paolo Pasolini as a trainer for the dialogues in Roman dialect for "Ragazzi di vita". Afet that, was born a close friendship between the director and Citti who became co-writer of his movies. Citti became a director too with some successful movies, but in the last years of his life, he spent his time ill and alone. And poor, trying to survive with the "Bacchelli Law", which helps the artists in a bad economical situation.

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