Spaghetti Western Director ~ Alex Cox
Alexander B. H. Cox was born in Bebington, Merseyside,
England, a on December 15, 1954, and is an English film director, screenwriter,
occasional actor, non-fiction author, and broadcaster, best known for his early
cult classics “Repo Man” (1984) and “Sid and Nancy” (1986).
Cox's films are characterized by an anarchic punk
aesthetic, anti-authoritarian themes, and a rejection of conventional Hollywood
narratives, often blending satire, genre elements, and historical revisionism.
After initial commercial success with “Repo Man”—a punk-infused sci-fi comedy
that won the Grand Prize at the Sundance Film Festival—and the biopic “Sid and
Nancy”, which earned Gary Oldman a BAFTA nomination for portraying Sid Vicious,
Cox's career pivoted following the critical but box-office flop “Walker”
(1987), an anti-imperialist take on the 19th-century filibuster William Walker
that alienated studios and prompted his self-exile to independent and
international productions.
Subsequent works like “Highway Patrolman” (1991), filmed
in Mexico and praised for its gritty portrayal of corruption, reflect Cox's
shift to low-budget filmmaking outside the U.S., where he has directed,
written, and acted in projects emphasizing outsider perspectives and critiques
of power structures. Despite mainstream marginalization—attributed by Cox
himself to his uncompromising style and refusal to conform—his influence
endures in indie cinema, with recent reflections underscoring a deliberate
farewell to Hollywood's commercial constraints.
Cox is married to Tod Davies, an American writer,
producer, publisher, and founder of Exterminating Angel Press. The couple has
collaborated professionally on several projects, including script revisions for
films such as “Three Businessmen” (1998), where Davies contributed uncredited
work alongside Cox. They reside in Colestin, Oregon, a rural area near the
California border, where they have lived for over several decades.
Alex Cox has directed five Euro-westerns “The Black
Hills” in 1976, “Straight to Hell” in 1986,
“Back to Hell” in 2000, “Eventos en el campo” in 2022 and
“Dead Souls” in 2024.
COX, Alex (Alexander B.H. Cox) [12/15/1954, Bebington, Merseyside,
England, U.K. –
] – producer, director, assistant
director, author, writer, songwriter, cameraman, film editor, married to
producer, actress Tod Davies (Todelina Babish Davies) [1955- ] (2000-
).
The Black Hills -
1976
Straight to Hell -
1986
Back to Hell – 2000
Eventos en el campo
– 2022
Dead Souls - 2024
Spaghetti Western Screenwriter ~ Eduardo Manzano
Brochero
Eduardo Manzanos Brochero was born on November 10, 1919, in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. He began his career after the Spanish Civil War by
publishing a book of poetry. He also wrote several plays such as “Galileo” in
1948. His film career began in 1947 as the producer of “Dulcinea” directed by
Luis Arroyo. In 1948 he co-wrote two films “Brindis a Manolete” and “Gente sin
importancia” directed by José González de Ubieta.
Brochero became an important screenwriter during the
Euro-western genre craze writing screenplays over 15 films between 1964 and
1973. Some of these films were “Charge of the 7th” and “Outlaw of Red River”
(both 1964), “Kid Rodelo” (1965) “Ringo the Face of Revenge” (1967), “One by
One” (1968), “Dead Men Ride” (1970) and “Fast Hand is Still My Name” (1973).
Eduardo wrote over 50 screenplays, directed 15 films and
produced 45 films during his career from 1947 to 1983. He died in Madrid, Spain
on September 16, 1987.
“Gli eroi di Fort Worth” (Charge of the 7th)
with Alberto De Martino, “L’uomo della velle maledetta” (The Man from the
Cursed Valley) with Eduardo Di Lorenzo, “Eduardo Di Lorenzo” (Outlaw of Red
River) all in 1964, “Per un pugno nell’occhio” (A Fistful of Knuckles) with Roberto
Gianviti and Amadeo Sollazzo, “Fugitivos de Yuma” (Kid Rodelo) with Jack
Natteford, “La note del desperado” (Ringo’s Big Night) with Mario Maffei and
David Moreno all in 1965, “Ringo, il volto della vendetta” (Ringo the Face of
Revenge) with Mario Caiano in 1966, “7 pistole per un massacre” (7 Pistols for
a Massacre) with Mario Caino and “Dos cruces en Danger Pass” (Two Crosses at
Danger Pass) in 1967, “Tutto per tutto” (Go for Broke) with Nino Stresa and “La
salvaje venganza del Gringo” (One by One) with Odoardo Fiory, Marino Girolami
and Tito Carpi, “…e intorno a lui fu morte” (Tierra Brava) with Oduardo Fiory
all in 1968, “La morte sull alta’collina” (Death on High Mountain) with José
Mallorquí Figuerola in 1969, “Una novola di polvere... un grido di morte...
arriva Sartana” (Gunman in Town) with Tito Carpi and Ernesto Gastaldi and “Matalo!”
Nico Ducci and Mino Roli both in 1970, “El
bandido Malpelo” (The Bandit Malpelo) and “Anda muchacho, spara!” (Dead Men
Ride) with Bruno di Geronimo and Aldo Florio both in 1971 and “Mano rápida” (Fast-Hand
is Still My Name) with Sergio Ciani, Vittorio Salerno, Alberto Cardone in 1973
BROCHERO, Eduardo Manzanos (aka Silver Bem,
E.M. Brochero, Eduardo Brochero, Eduardo M. Brochero, Eduardo Maria Brochero,
Edward M. Brochero, Manzanos, E.B. Manzanos [11/10/1919, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
– 9/16/1987, Madrid, Madrid, Spain] – producer, production manager, director,
writer, married to actress María Luz Galicia (María Luz Galicia Gonzalo)
[1940- ] (19??-1987).
Charge of the 7th
– 1964 (co)
The Man from the
Cursed Valley – 1964 (co)
Outlaw of Red River
- 1964
A Fistful of
Knuckles – 1965 (co)
Kid Rodelo – 1965
(co)
Ringo’s Big Night –
1965 (co)
Ringo, the Face of
Revenge – 1966 (co)
7 Pistols for a
Massacre – 1967 (co) [Eduardo M. Brochero]
Two Crosses at
Danger Pass – 1967 (co)
Go for Broke – 1968
(co) [as Eduardo Maria Brochero]
One by One - 1968
(co) [as Eduardo M. Brochero]
Tierra Brava – 1968
(co)
Death on High
Mountain – 1969 (co)
Gunman in Town –
1970 (co)
Matalo! – 1970 (co)
[as Eduardo Manzanos]
The Bandit Malpelo –
1971 [as Edward M. Brochero]
Dead Men Ride – 1971
(co) [as E.M. Brochero]
Fast-Hand is Still
My Name – 1973 (co)
[as Eduardo
M. Brochero]
Spaghetti Western Cinematographer ~ Mario Fioretti
Mario Fioretti was an Italian cinematographer known for his work in
Italian cinema and television during the 1960s and 1970s.
Born on October 16, 1924, in Rome, Italy, Fioretti developed a career as
a director of photography on a range of projects, from genre films to
historical and biographical television productions. He frequently collaborated
with renowned director Roberto Rossellini, serving as cinematographer on
notable works such as “Blaise Pascal” (1972) and “Augustine of Hippo” (1972).
His other credits include “African Story” (1971), “The Big Game” (1973), and “The
Spy with Ten Faces” (1966), showcasing his versatility across different styles
and genres. He continued working until later in his career and remained based
in Rome throughout his life. He married poetess Emilia Brebbia in 1945 and they
had a son named Carlo born in 1947.
Fioretti died on June 3, 2008, in his native city at the age of 84.
Mario Fioretti was a cinematographer on four Spaghetti westerns: “I
sentieri dell’odio” (Bullets and Flesh) with Manuel Berenguer in 1964, “Due
rrringos nel Texas” (Two R-R-Ringos from Texas) in 1967, “Un i dannati della
violenza” (Black Jack) in 1968 and “Le juge Roy Bean” (Judge Roy Bean) in 1971.
FIORETTI, Mario (aka M. Fioretti) [10/16/1924, Rome, Lazio, Italy – 6/3/2008, Rome,
Lazio, Italy] – cinematographer, cameraman, married to poetess Emilia Brebbia
(1945-2008) father of Carlo Fioretti [1947-
].
Bullets and Flesh –
1964 (co)
2 RRRingos no Texas
- 1967
Black Jack – 1968
Judge Roy Bean –
1971
