Carlo Simi
Carlo Simi (born November 7, 1924 in Viareggio , † November 26, 2000 in Rome ) was an Italian architect , production designer and costume designer .
Simi became known for his work for Sergio Leones and Sergio Corbucci's Spaghetti Western . His most famous creation, the western town of El Paso , can still be seen as mini Hollywood on the edge of the Tabernas desert . He also created entire streets for other films and had an enormous influence on the image design of the works.
For Once Upon a Time in America , Simi received the Nastro d'Argento for the best equipment.
Filmography
- 1961: Romulus and Remus
- 1964: The last two from the Rio Bravo
- 1964: For a handful of dollars
- 1965: For a few dollars more (here also the only role in front of the camera, as a bank manager)
- 1965: Minnesota Clay
- 1965: Django the avenger
- 1965: $ 100,000 for a Colt (Diez mil Dollar para Lassiter)
- 1966: Django
- 1966: Lanky Fellow, the lone avenger
- 1966: Ringo with the golden pistols
- 1966: Two glorious scoundrels
- 1967: The Haunted of the Sierra Madre
- 1967: Face to Face (1967)
- 1968: Play me the song of death
- 1969: Sabata
- 1973: The perfect blackmail
- 1974: four fists and a hot oven
- 1975: Nobody is the greatest
- 1976: Keoma
- 1978: silver saddle
- 1984: Once Upon a Time in America
- 1987: Renegade - Terence Hill and the laziest horse in the world
- 1991: Where the night begins
Web links
- Carlo Simi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Simi, Carlo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian architect, production designer and costume designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 7, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Viareggio |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 26, 2000 |
| Place of death | Rome |