Spaghetti Western Director ~ Stanislaw Dulz
Stanislaw Dülz was a Polish animator and film director
known for his major contributions to the long-running children's animated
series Bolek i Lolek.
Born on March 16, 1927, in Lwów, Poland, Dülz began his
career in animation at Polish Film in Łódź before joining the Bielsko-Biała
Studio of Animated Film in the early 1950s, where he spent much of his
professional life. He emerged as one of the leading creative forces behind
Bolek i Lolek, taking on roles as director, character designer, and art
director across numerous episodes and related feature films from the 1960s
through the 1980s. His work helped shape the series into one of Poland's most
beloved animated franchises for young audiences.
Dülz directed key installments of Bolek i Lolek,
including “Around the World with Bolek and Lolek” and “Bolek i Lolek na Dzikim
Zachodzie”, as well as other animated projects such as “Porwanie Baltazara
Gabki” and episodes of ‘Podróze kapitana Klipera’. He also contributed as an
animator and special effects artist on earlier works and occasional
international productions.
Dülz died on December 18, 2006, in Bielsko-Biała, Poland
at the age of 79.
Stanislaw Dülz directed two animated Euro-westerns: “Bolek
i Lolek na Dzikim Zachodzie” with Władysław Nehrebecki, Wacław Wajser,
Bronisław Zeman in 1974 and again in 1986 with the same co-directors.
DULZ, Stanislaw (Stanislaw Dülz)
[3/16/1927, Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland – 12/18/2006, Bielsko-Biała, Poland] –
director, art director, animator.
Benny and Lenny in
the Wild West – 1974 (co)
Benny and Lenny in
the Wild West – 1986 (co)
Spaghetti Western
Screenwriter ~ Claudio Cappello
Claudio Cappello is
an Italian director, writer and film editor. He’s worked on three films between
2014 and 2024. One of which “Like a Dog” a western short he wrote, directed and
edited. The other western he made was “Clash” in 2007 where he was the director.
Capello has written
two screenplays for Euro-westerns which he also directed: “Clash” in 2007 and
“Like a Dog” in 2010 with Giuseppe Iacono.
CAPPELLO, Claudio [Italian] –
director, writer, film editor.
Clash – 2007
Like a Dog – 2010
(co)
Spaghetti Western
Cinematographer ~ Georg Greenbaum
George Greenbaum is
an American cinematographer and director known for his contributions to
silent-era cinema, particularly as a cinematographer on German films during the
late 1910s and early 1920s. Born on January 11, 1889, in Chicago, Illinois, he
was the son of pioneering film producer Jules Greenbaum and moved with his
family to Germany in 1895, where he learned cinematography while working in his
father's production company.
He made his
directorial debut with the 1915 film “The World of Today” and went on to serve
as cinematographer on numerous German silent productions, including “Der Fluch
des Nuri” (1918), “Die Nacht der Toten” (1921), “The Oath of Stephan Huller”
(1921), and “Dolores” (1922). Later in his career, Greenbaum returned to the
United States and took on an executive role with film producer Carl Laemmle.
His work bridged early American and German filmmaking traditions during a
formative period in the industry.
After his
cinematography work in the 1920s and following his father's death in 1924,
Greenbaum served as managing director (Geschäftsführer) of Greenbaum Film GmbH
from 1922 to 1925.
George Greenbaum
died on 4 September 1932 in Berlin.
Greenbaum was a
cinematographer on one Euro-western, “Der Giftbecher” in 1917.
GREENBAUM, Georg [1/11/1889, Chicago,
Illinois, U.S.A. – 9/4/1932, Berlin, Germany] – cinematographer, son of
producer, writer, Jules Greenbaum (Julius Grünbaum) [1867-1924],
brother of director, writer, cinematographer Mutz Greenbaum [1896-1968].
Der Giftbecher -
1917
