Spaghetti Western Director ~ Robert Ruiz Cespedes
Robert Ruiz Cespedes was born in Santander, Cantabria,
Spain in June of 1987. Roberto is a novelist, screenwriter and director. He has
a diploma in Film Direction from the KINEMA film school in Bilbao (first of his
class and awarded with the final year project in 2008-2011). Master’s Degree in
Screenwriting for Film and TV from the TAI school in Madrid (Remarkable High,
2011-2012). He has worked on 30 projects in the directing and producing
department.
Roberto has written and directed 20 short films, two
experimental feature films and one feature film (2021). His first commercial
film is “Stoyan”, a psychological horror thriller. Roberto has published three
novels. The latest Marma Rabbit Boy (2020), published by the Editorial
Amarante. The first Los Jimenez como Quieren (2017) and the second Mero
Firamento (2018), both published by Ediciones Camelot.
Roberto has written 20 feature films, miniseries and
series on projects, in the development phase.
Cespedes directed three Spaghetti westerns: “Toma ParteR”
in 2007, “Negativa” in 2008 and “La armónica y el cielo” 2010 [as Roberto Ruiz]
CESPEDES. Robert Ruiz (Roberto Ruiz
Céspedes) [6/?/1987, - ] –
producer, director, assistant director, novelist, writer.
Toma ParteR – 2007
Negativa – 2008
La armónica y el cielo – 2010 [as Roberto Ruiz]
Spaghetti Western Screenwriter ~ Adriano Bolzoni
Adriano Bolzoni was an Italian screenwriter and
journalist known for his extensive contributions to 1960s and 1970s Italian
genre cinema, particularly Spaghetti Westerns and poliziotteschi films. Born on
April 14, 1919, in Cremona, Lombardy, he began his career as a war correspondent
during World War II and later worked in various journalistic roles, including
as director of the weekly magazine Reporter in the late 1950s.
He transitioned to screenwriting in the early 1960s and
gained prominence for co-writing the screenplay of Sergio Leone's landmark
Spaghetti Western “A Fistful of Dollars” (1964), which helped define the genre.
Bolzoni went on to pen scripts for numerous popular films, including the
political Western “The Mercenary” (1968), the giallo “Your Vice Is a Locked
Room and Only I Have the Key” (1972), and several entries in the long-running
Flatfoot police comedy series starring Bud Spencer, such as “Flatfoot in Egypt”
(1980). He occasionally directed films, among them “The Fourth Wall” (1969) and
“The Incredible Challenge” (1970).
Adriano was an active contributor to the spaghetti
western genre throughout the 1960s and into the late 1970s. Bolzoni frequently
worked with director Sergio Corbucci, beginning with “Minnesota Clay” (1964),
where he supplied the story and co-wrote the screenplay with Corbucci. He
continued his contributions with the story and screenplay (credited as A.
Bolzoni) for “Johnny Oro” (also known as Ringo and His Golden Pistol, 1966). In
1967, he handled the screenplay and dialogue for “Requiescant”. His collaboration
with Corbucci extended to The “Mercenary” (1968), where he contributed to the
screenplay and dialogue. Later in the genre's evolution, Bolzoni wrote both the
story and screenplay for “Silver Saddle” (1978). His work often appeared under
variations of his name or pseudonyms, reflecting common practices in Italian
genre cinema of the era. These credits highlight his role in shaping narratives
central to spaghetti westerns, though he was typically one of several writers
on collaborative projects.
His work extended into later decades with credits on
television miniseries and international co-productions, including “Christopher
Columbus” (1985) and “Beyond Justice” (1991). Bolzoni died in 2005. He was 86.
“Io sono il capataz” (The Return of Pancho Villa) with Marcello
Marchesi and Vittorio Metz in 1950, “Per un pugno di dollari” (A Fistful of
Dollars) with Victor A. Catena, Fernando di Leo, Jaime Comas, Duccio Tessari,
and Tonino Valerii and “Minnesota Clay” both I 1964, “Que viva Carrancho!” (The
Man from Canyon City) in 1965, “Il mio nome è Pecos” (My Name is Pecos) with Maurizio
Lucidi, “Johnny Oro” (Ringo and His Golden Pistol) with Franco Rossetti and “Ringo
del Nebraska” (Savage Gringo) with Jesús Navarro Carrión, Antonio Román all in 1966,
“Con lui cavalca la morte” (Death Rides Along) Augusto
Caminito and Fernando di Leo, “Requiescant” (Kill and Pray) with Lucio
Battistrada, Armando Crispino, “Pecos è qui: prega e muori” (Pecos Cleans Up)
with Augusto Caminito, Ferdnando di Leo all in 1967, “Un buco in fronte” (A
Hole in the Forehead) and “Il mercenario” (The Mercenary) with Sergio Corbucci,
Sergio Spina and Luciano Vincenzoni both in 1968, “Prega il morto e ammazza il
vio” (Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead) in 1970, “Il 13 e’sempre Giuda”
(The Last Traitor) in 1971, “Alleluia e Sartana, figli di… Dio!” (Alleluia and
Sartana, Sons of God), J. and S. – storia criminale del far west (Sonny &
Jed), “Così Sia” (They Called HimAmen) with Alfio Caltabiano, “Trinità e
Sartana figli di...” (Trinity & Sartana Those Sons of Bitches) all in 1972
and “Sella d’argento” (Silver Saddle) in 1978.
BOLZONI, Adriano (aka Bolzoni A.
Bolzoni, A. Bonzzoni, William McCahon, Robert McMahon, Marc Saltzer)
[4/14/1919, Cremona, Lombardy, Italy – 2005, Cremona, Lombardy, Italy] –
director, writer.
The Return of Pancho Villa – 1950 (co)
A Fistful of Dollars – 1964 (co) [as A. Bolzoni]
Minnesota Clay – 1964 (co)
The Man from Canyon City – 1965
My Name is Pecos – 1966 (co)
Ringo and His Golden Pistol – 1966 (co) [as A. Bolzoni]
Savage Gringo – 1966 (co)
Death Rides Along – 1967 (co)
Kill and Pray – 1967 (co)
Pecos Cleans Up – 1967 (co)
A Hole in the Forehead – 1968
The Mercenary – 1968 (co)
Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead – 1970 [as Marc
Saltzer]
The Last Traitor - 1971
Alleluia and Sartana, Sons of God – 1972
Sonny & Jed – 1972 (co)
They Call Me Amen – 1972 (co)
They Still Called Him Amen – 1972 (co)
Trinity & Sartana Those Sons of Bitches – 1972
Silver Saddle – 1978
Spaghetti Western Cinematographer ~ Carlos De Miguel
Carlos De Miguel is a Spanish cinematographer. He’s
worked as a cinematographer on thirty-three films and television series
beginning in 2009.
De Miguel has been the cinematographer on two
Euro-westerns: “Dust and Bullets” in 2012 and “Sauerdogs” in 2022.
De MIGUEL, Carlos (aka Carlos de Miguel Moreno, Carlos Jose de Miguel) [Spanish] – cinematographer, cameraman, film editor.
Dust and Bullets –
2012
Sauerdogs – 2022
