Sergio Citti (30 May 1933 – 11 October 2005) was an Italian

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and

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, born in

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. 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. 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

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. He was the brother of actor Franco Citti.

Filmography

Director

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'' (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) * ''

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'' (2001) * '' Fratella e sorello'' (2005)

Actor

*'' Accattone'' (1961) - Waiter *'' Kill Them All and Come Back Alone'' (1968) - Soldier (uncredited) *''Festival'' (1996) - (final film role)

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* 1933 births 2005 deaths Italian film directors 20th-century Italian screenwriters Writers from Rome Italian male screenwriters 20th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-film-director-stub