Spaghetti Western Director ~ Peter Collinson
Peter Collinson was a British film director known for his
flair for action and suspense in 1960s and 1970s cinema, most notably helming
the iconic heist caper “The Italian Job” (1969). Born into a theatrical family
on April 1, 1936, in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, the son of an actress
mother and a musician father. His parents separated when he was two years old. Following
their separation, Collinson lived briefly with his grandmother before being
sent to the Actors' Orphanage. He began his career directing for the stage and
television before making his feature film debut with “The Penthouse” in 1967.
His subsequent films included “Up the Junction”, “The Long Day's Dying”, “You
Can't Win 'Em All”, “Fright”, “Straight on Till Morning”, “The Man Called Noon”,
“Innocent Bystanders”, “Ten Little Indians”, and “The Spiral Staircase”, with
some earning awards at festivals such as Berlin and San Sebastian.
Collinson's work often emphasized dynamic sequences and
genre elements, as evidenced by the memorable car chases and cliffhanger
conclusion in “The Italian Job”, which have contributed to the film's enduring
popularity. His final film, “The Earthling”, was released posthumously in 1981.
He died of cancer at his home in Los Angeles on December 16, 1980, at the age
of 44, survived by his wife Hazel and their two children. [
Peter Collinson directed one Spaghetti western, “Lo chiamavano mezzogiorno” (The Man Called Noon) in
1973.
COLLINSON, Peter (Peter Kenneth
Collinson) [4/1/1936,
Lincolnshire, England, U.K. – 12/16/1980, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. (lung
cancer)] – producer, director, assistant director, writer, son of actress Lola
Willard (Lola Eileen Willard) [1912–1997], married to actress,
singer Lisa Shane (Hazel Collinson) [1937- ] (1970-1980) father of Tara Collinsosn
[1967- ], Shane Collinson 1970- ].
The Iron Outlaws –
1969 [film was never made.]
Tomorrow's Dawn - 1971 [ film was never made]
Jack the Ripper Goes
West – 1973 [film was never made.]
The Man Called Noon
– 1973
Spaghetti Western
Screenwriter ~ Gunther Brandl
Günther Brandl is
the oldest of Alois and Gisela Brandl’s children. He’s a producer, director,
writer, cinematographer, film editor actor and founded Brandl Pictures. His
brother is director, writer, cinematographer, film actor, Helmut Brandl born in
Arnstorf in 1982 and his sister is director, writer, film actress Monika Brandl
born in Arnstorf in 1984. Günther appeared in 48 films among which is four
westerns: “Er kannte kein Erbarmen” in 2001 as Valdez, Sheriff Whitmore, Frank
Anderson, Mr. Tunstall, saloon patron) also as co-director, co-writer,
co-cinematographer, “Der stumme Schrei des Todes” in 2005 as Moses Cane/Colonel
Sam Emerson also director, writer, co-cinematographer, “Und sie kehrten niemals
wieder” in 2013 as Nameless also co-director, writer and “Im Tal von Achor” in
2022 as Reverend John Tanner also director, writer.
Gunther Brandl wrote
the screenplays for four Euro-westerns, three of which he also directed; “Er
kannte kein Erbarmen” in 2001 with Helmut Brandl, “Der stumme Schrei des Todes”
in 2005, “Und sie kehrten niemals wieder” in 2013 with Helmut Brandl, Monika
Brandl and “Im Tal von Achor – 2022. Th
BRANDL, Günther [6/17/1980, Arnstorf,
Niederbayern, Germany - ] – producer,
director, writer, cinematographer, film editor actor, brother of actor Helmut
Brandl, actress Monika Brandl, founded Brandl Pictures
Er kannte kein Erbarmen – 2001 (co)
Der stumme Schrei des Todes – 2005
Und sie kehrten niemals wieder – 2013 (co)
Im Tal von Achor – 2022
Spaghetti Western Cinematographer ~ Pasquale Fanetti
Pasquale Fanetti was born in Rome, Italy in 1937. He was
primarily a cameraman and cinematographer although he also worked in the film
industry as a director (eighteen films), writer (eight films) and producer
(four films). Fanetti was a cinematographer on fifty-five films between 1971
and 1997 and as a cameraman on eighteen films from 1961-1987. Fanetti had been
working as a camera assistant and operator since the early 1960s; from 1970 he
was chief cameraman in several productions. At the dawn of the 1980s, he turned
to the erotic film business and drove the camera in soft and hard films. As a
director, he was responsible exclusively for hardcore films, often under the
pseudonym Frank de Niro. Other noms-de-film Fanettis include “Emanuele Glisenti”
and “Pascal Fany”.
Pasquale Fanetti was a co-cinematographer on one
Spaghetti western “Allegri becchini... arriva Trinità” (They Called Him...
Trinity: Himself – His Colt – His Revenge) in 1971 with Giorgio Montagnani
FANETTI, Pasquale (aka Frank De Niro, Pasqualino Fanetti, Robert Fani, Emanuele Glisenti,
Frank de Niro) [1937, Rome, Lazio, Italy -
] – producer, director, writer, cinematographer, cameraman.
They Called Him... Trinity: Himself –
His Colt – His Revenge – 1971 (co)
