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Carlo Simi(1924-2000)

  • Costume Designer
  • Production Designer
  • Art Director
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Carlo Simi was born on 7 November 1924 in Viareggio, Tuscany, Italy. He was a costume designer and production designer, known for Once Upon a Time in America (1984), For a Few Dollars More (1965) and Django (1966). He died on 26 November 2000 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornNovember 7, 1924
DiedNovember 26, 2000(76)
BornNovember 7, 1924
DiedNovember 26, 2000(76)
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

Robert De Niro, James Woods, William Forsythe, Brian Bloom, Adrian Curran, James Hayden, Rusty Jacobs, and Scott Tiler in Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Once Upon a Time in America
8.3
  • Art Director
  • 1984
Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef in For a Few Dollars More (1965)
For a Few Dollars More
8.2
  • Costume Designer
  • 1965
Franco Nero in Django (1966)
Django
7.2
  • Costume Designer(as Giancarlo Simi)
  • 1966
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
8.8
  • Costume Designer
  • 1966

Credits

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Costume Designer

  • Verónica Miriel and Carlo Verdone in Fun Is Beautiful (1980)
    Fun Is Beautiful
    7.2
    • Costume Designer
    • 1980
  • Silver Saddle (1978)
    Silver Saddle
    6.1
    • Costume Designer
    • 1978
  • California (1977)
    California
    6.6
    • Costume Designer
    • 1977
  • Keoma (1976)
    Keoma
    7.0
    • Costume Designer (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket (1975)
    Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket
    4.5
    • Costume Designer
    • 1975
  • Oliver Reed, Agostina Belli, and Fabio Testi in Revolver (1973)
    Revolver
    6.9
    • Costume Designer
    • 1973
  • Lee Van Cleef, William Berger, and Ignazio Spalla in Sabata (1969)
    Sabata
    6.7
    • Costume Designer
    • 1969
  • Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
    Once Upon a Time in the West
    8.5
    • Costume Designer
    • 1968
  • Lee Van Cleef in Day of Anger (1967)
    Day of Anger
    7.0
    • Costume Designer
    • 1967
  • Face to Face (1967)
    Face to Face
    7.1
    • Costume Designer
    • 1967
  • Lee Van Cleef in The Big Gundown (1967)
    The Big Gundown
    7.4
    • Costume Designer
    • 1967
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
    8.8
    • Costume Designer
    • 1966
  • Franco Nero in Texas, Adios (1966)
    Texas, Adios
    6.1
    • Costume Designer (as Giancarlo Simi)
    • 1966
  • Ringo and His Golden Pistol (1966)
    Ringo and His Golden Pistol
    5.6
    • Costume Designer
    • 1966
  • Franco Nero in Django (1966)
    Django
    7.2
    • Costume Designer (as Giancarlo Simi)
    • 1966

Production Designer

  • La valle di pietra (1992)
    La valle di pietra
    7.5
    • Production Designer
    • 1992
  • Dove comincia la notte (1991)
    Dove comincia la notte
    6.2
    • Production Designer
    • 1991
  • They Call Me Renegade (1987)
    They Call Me Renegade
    6.2
    • Production Designer
    • 1987
  • Irina Sanpiter and Carlo Verdone in Bianco, rosso e Verdone (1981)
    Bianco, rosso e Verdone
    7.4
    • Production Designer
    • 1981
  • Verónica Miriel and Carlo Verdone in Fun Is Beautiful (1980)
    Fun Is Beautiful
    7.2
    • Production Designer
    • 1980
  • Silver Saddle (1978)
    Silver Saddle
    6.1
    • Production Designer
    • 1978
  • Keoma (1976)
    Keoma
    7.0
    • Production Designer (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe (1975)
    A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe
    6.2
    • Spain and USA unit (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Oliver Reed, Agostina Belli, and Fabio Testi in Revolver (1973)
    Revolver
    6.9
    • Production Designer
    • 1973
  • Lee Van Cleef, William Berger, and Ignazio Spalla in Sabata (1969)
    Sabata
    6.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1969
  • Face to Face (1967)
    Face to Face
    7.1
    • Production Designer
    • 1967
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
    8.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1966
  • Taste of Killing (1966)
    Taste of Killing
    5.9
    • Production Designer (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Franco Nero in Django (1966)
    Django
    7.2
    • Production Designer (as Giancarlo Simi)
    • 1966
  • Dollars for a Fast Gun (1966)
    Dollars for a Fast Gun
    5.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1966

Art Director

  • La via degli angeli (1999)
    La via degli angeli
    6.2
    • Art Director
    • 1999
  • Bix (1991)
    Bix
    6.1
    • Art Director
    • 1991
  • Robert De Niro, James Woods, William Forsythe, Brian Bloom, Adrian Curran, James Hayden, Rusty Jacobs, and Scott Tiler in Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
    Once Upon a Time in America
    8.3
    • Art Director
    • 1984
  • Keoma (1976)
    Keoma
    7.0
    • Art Director
    • 1976
  • A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe (1975)
    A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe
    6.2
    • Spain and USA unit
    • 1975
  • Oliver Reed, Agostina Belli, and Fabio Testi in Revolver (1973)
    Revolver
    6.9
    • Art Director
    • 1973
  • Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
    Once Upon a Time in the West
    8.5
    • Art Director (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Face to Face (1967)
    Face to Face
    7.1
    • Art Director
    • 1967
  • Ringo and His Golden Pistol (1966)
    Ringo and His Golden Pistol
    5.6
    • Art Director
    • 1966
  • Franco Nero in Django (1966)
    Django
    7.2
    • Art Director (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Minnesota Clay (1964)
    Minnesota Clay
    6.0
    • Art Director
    • 1964
  • A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
    A Fistful of Dollars
    7.9
    • Art Director (as Charles Simons)
    • 1964
  • Rod Cameron in Bullets Don't Argue (1964)
    Bullets Don't Argue
    5.8
    • Art Director (as Charles Simons, Charles Simon)
    • 1964

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Giancarlo Simi
  • Born
    • November 7, 1924
    • Viareggio, Tuscany, Italy
  • Died
    • November 26, 2000
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In addition to designing sets and costumes for motion pictures, he also designed more permanent structures. He designed a villa for producer Alberto Grimaldi. It would later become the final home for Sergio Leone.

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