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Sergio Castellitto

Sergio Castellitto

Actor and writer, also director and producer · Born August 18, 1953 (73) · Roma, Lazio, Italia

Sergio Castellitto (born August 18, 1953) is an Italian actor, film director, and screenwriter. Sergio Castellitto was born in Rome in 1953, to parents from Molise and Abruzzo, Southern Italy. After graduating from the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art in 1978, he began his theatrical career in Italian public theater with Shakespeare's Measure for Measure at the Teatro di Roma and with roles in other plays such as La Madre by Brecht, Merchant of Venice, and Candelaio by Giordano Bruno. At the Teatro di Genova he starred in the roles of Tuzenbach in Chekhov's Three Sisters and Jean in Strindberg's Miss Julie, both under the direction of Otomar Krejka. In the coming years, he also starred in such theatrical productions as L'infelicità senza desideri and Piccoli equivoci at the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto. He also appeared in Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon. During his years in the theatre, he worked alongside many famous actors, including Luigi Squarzina, Aldo Trionfo, and Enzo Muzii. Castellitto began his film career in 1983 beside Marcello Mastroianni and Michel Piccoli in The General of the Dead Army by Luciano Tovoli. He interpreted many films like Sembra morto...ma è solo svenuto directed by Felice Farina, Piccoli equivoci by Ricky Tognazzi and Stasera a casa di Alice by Carlo Verdone. He became more famous with the films The Great Pumpkin by Francesca Archibugi and The Star Maker by Giuseppe Tornatore. In the late 1980s, Castellitto appeared in several Italian television miniseries, including Un siciliano in Sicilia (1987), Cinque storie inquietanti (1987), Piazza Navona (1988), Cinéma (1988), and Come stanno bene insieme (1989). He also appeared in the miniseries Victoire, ou la douleur des femmes (2000). Success arrived with the films La famiglia, L'ultimo bacio, Caterina in the Big City, My Mother's Smile, Mostly Martha, and especially with Don't Move, written by his wife Margaret Mazzantini. Other films that he interpreted include Il regista di matrimoni by Marco Bellocchio and La stella che non c'è by Gianni Amelio. In France, Castellitto played the male lead opposite Jeanne Balibar in Jacques Rivette's Va savoir (2001). His most recent accomplishment as an actor has been in his role as Padre Pio: Miracle Man, arguably the defining role of his career. The first film that he directed is Libero Burro, followed by Don't Move. He played the role of the antagonist, King Miraz, in the film The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. His most recent film as director was Twice Born, which played at the Toronto Film Festival (2012), where it was not well received by much of the English speaking press. Most recently, Castellitto appeared in the television series In Treatment in the role of Giovanni. Castellitto is married to Margaret Mazzantini with four children, one of these is Pietro, actor and film director himself. Source: Article "Sergio Castellitto" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Born
August 18, 1953 (73)
From
Roma, Lazio, Italia
Works as
Actor and writer, also director and producer
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 101 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 12% in 30 days

What are Sergio Castellitto's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
35%
Morality
20%
Self
16%
Power
10%
Society
9%
Survival
8%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 5 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 9 · Intense 5

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 13 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 13 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 13
Ally
4 of 13
Mentor
2 of 13
Shapeshifter
1 of 13
Shadow
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
10
Tense
9
Warm
8
Contemplative
7
Joyful
4
Other
16

How their films linger

Bittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sergio Castellitto's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sergio Castellitto's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

101 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Violette(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • In Utero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Ruggero Gentile

  • Zorro - Un eremita sul marciapiede (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Actor

  • Roberto Rossellini - Living Without A Script (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Roberto Rossellini

  • Conclave(2024)

    as Tedesco

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Romeo Is Juliet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Federico Landi Porrini

  • Enea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Celeste

  • Il più bel secolo della mia vita(2023)

    as Gustavo Diotallevi

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Il nostro generale(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Dante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Giovanni Boccaccio

  • Non ti pago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Sabato, domenica e lunedì (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Crazy for Football - Matti per il calcio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Saverio Lulli

  • A Bookshop in Paris(2021)

    Director · Writer · as Vincenzo

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Marx Can Wait(2021)

    as Ernesto Picciafuoco (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Bad Poet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Gabriele D'Annunzio

  • Natale in casa Cupiello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Luca Cupiello

  • The Talent of the Hornet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Ascoltatore

  • Nour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Pietro Bartolo

  • Mafia Inc(2019)

    as Frank Paternò

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Pezzi unici (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · as Vanni Bandinelli

  • Dreamfools (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Sergio

  • Aldo Moro - il Professore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Aldo Moro

  • The Handyman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Salvatore Toti Bellastella

  • Rocco Chinnici: May Your Kiss Lie Lightly On My Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Rocco Chinnici

  • Meraviglie: La penisola dei tesori(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lucky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Screenplay · as Infermiere/Carabieniere

  • Piccoli crimini coniugali (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Elia

  • Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Narrator

  • The Major Fisherman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Co-Writer · Screenplay · as Angelo Vassallo

  • You Can't Save Yourself Alone(2015)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Hole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Oscar

  • In Treatment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 105 episodes · as Dr. Giovanni Mari

  • A Perfect Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Leone

  • Twice Born(2012)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Giuliano

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Love & Slaps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Producer · as Marcello

  • Raise Your Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Mero

  • Bets & Wedding Dresses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Franco Campanella

  • Around a Small Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Screenplay · as Vittorio

  • Italians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Fortunato

  • 'O professore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian(2008)

    as King Miraz

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Fuga per la libertà - L'aviatore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Massimo Teglio

  • The Missing Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Vincenzo Buonavolontà

  • Paris, Je T'aime(2006)

    as Le mari (Bastille)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Marcello, una vita dolce(2006)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Wedding Director (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Franco Elica

  • L'ombra cinese (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Story · Teleplay · as Jules Maigret

  • La trappola di Maigret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Story · Teleplay · as Jules Maigret

  • Ne quittez pas ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Félix Mandel

  • Don't Move(2004)

    Director · Writer · as Timoteo

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Caterina in the Big City(2003)

    as Giancarlo Iacovoni

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Ferrari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Enzo Ferrari

  • Ferrari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Enzo Ferrari

  • My Mother's Smile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Ernesto Picciafuoco

  • Va savoir+ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Ugo Bassani

  • Who Knows?(2001)

    as Ugo

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Mostly Martha(2001)

    as Mario

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Hotel Laguna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Joe Sollazzo

  • Unfair Competition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Leone Della Rocca

  • The Last Kiss(2001)

    as Prof. Eugenio Bonetti

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Padre Pio: Miracle Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Padre Pio

  • Padre Pio(2000)

    as Padre Pio da Pietrelcina

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Libero Burro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Screenplay · as Libero Burro

  • For Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Luigi Primo

  • Don Milani - Il priore di Barbiana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Don Lorenzo Milani

  • Pronto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Tommy "The Zip" Bucks

  • Quadrille(1997)

    as Carl Herickson

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Hotel Paura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Carlo Ruggeri

  • Shadow Play(1996)

    as Guido

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Le Cri de la soie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Gabriel de Villemer

  • Silenzio... si nasce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Il Forte

  • Il Grande Fausto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Fausto Coppi

  • The Star Maker(1995)

    as Joe Morelli (Giuseppe Romolo)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Con gli occhi chiusi(1994)

    as Signor Alberto

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Toxic Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Mister Ray-Ban

  • The Great Pumpkin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Arturo

  • Nessuno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Tropia

  • Nero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Federico Zardo

  • Rossini! Rossini! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Gioacchino Rossini, giovane

  • The Flesh(1991)

    as Paolo

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Seul face au crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Dario De Santis

  • Tonight at Alice's(1990)

    as Filippo

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Una fredda mattina di maggio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Ruggero Manni

  • Alberto Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Alberto Capuano

  • Tre colonne in cronaca(1990)

    as Quinto Cecconi - il giornalista

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Piccoli equivoci (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Paolo

  • Come stanno bene insieme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ugo

  • Cinéma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 4 episodes · as Rocco

  • The Big Blue(1988)

    as Novelli

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Love and Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Roberto

  • He Looks Dead... But He's Only Fainted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Screenplay · Story · as Romano Duranti

  • The Family(1987)

    as Carletto as a young man

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Cinque Storie Inquietanti: La Parete della Stanza Accanto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Roberto Valente

  • Dolce assenza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Vittorio

  • Carefree Giovanni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Giovanni

  • Magic Moments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Roberto 'Bo'

  • Western di cose nostre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · as Pasqualino Cuntrera

  • The General of the Dead Army (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as The Expert

  • Inmate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Scapricciatiello

  • Regina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Screenplay

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 100 titles, 98 of them dated from 1981 to 2026; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

$420M worldwide

Highest rated

Conclave (2024)

Midcredits 94th

Film career

19812026

Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1987Screen debut· The Family
  • 1991First top-billed film· The Flesh
  • 2020Career best· The Talent of the Hornet

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting98 of 100: 86 only acting, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score74thDirecting9 of 100: 0 only directing, 9 with another roleWriting11 of 100: 0 only writing, 11 with another roleProducing2 of 100: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

100 titles, 14 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1980s14 · 14 acting · 1 crew1990s23 · 23 acting · 1 crew2000s26 · 26 acting · 4 crew2010s16 · 15 acting · 5 crew2020s19 · 19 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 58% of 38 roles
8797071722

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Sergio Castellitto's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th8

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Con gli occhi chiusi (1994)

62nd percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Conclave (2024)

Midcredits 94th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Sergio Castellitto's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 25 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles11–74 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 9 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Sergio Castellitto work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sergio Castellitto's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Margaret Mazzantini shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers