Director Spotlight

The Sergio Sollima Collection

Alongside Leone and Corbucci, Sergio Sollima forms the trinity of great directors of the Spaghetti Western. He made only three westerns, but each is a masterpiece of political critique and high-stakes action.

While Sergio Leone was the stylist and Sergio Corbucci was the brutal pessimist, Sergio Sollima was the intellectual of the Spaghetti Western. He used his films to explore complex themes of class warfare, justice, and the corruption of power, without ever losing sight of the genre's action-thriller roots.

Sollima's trilogy consists of The Big Gundown, Face to Face, and Run, Man, Run. Featuring the iconic peasant thief Cuchillo (played brilliantly by Tomas Milian), Sollima's films remain the gold standard for politically charged action cinema.

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Run, Man, Run

Run, Man, Run

1968
★ 6.4 Rating

The legendary Tomas Milian stars as Cuchillo, a knife-throwing thief on the run from murderous bandits, sadistic American agents, his hot-blooded fiancée and a sheriff turned bounty hunter, all of whom are gunning for a hidden fortune in gold that could finance the Mexican Revolution.

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Face to Face

Face to Face

1967
★ 7.0 Rating

History Professor Brad Fletcher heads west for his health, but falls in with Solomon Bennett's outlaw gang. Fascinated by their way of life, Fletcher finally takes over the gang, leading with a new 'efficient' ruthlessness.

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The Big Gundown

The Big Gundown

1967
★ 7.3 Rating

Unofficial lawman John Corbett hunts down Cuchillo Sanchez, a Mexican peasant accused of raping and killing a 12-year-old girl.

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