The western score for 1963’s “Duello nel Texas” (Gunfight
at Red Sands) was done by an Italian composer using the name Dan Savio. This
was the composer’s first western score but he would go on to score dozens more
Italian westerns, working most notably with such directors as Sergio Leone,
Sergio Corbucci and Sergio Sollima. That composer’s real name was Ennio
Morricone.
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I can find no biographical information on him.
Trevor Edwards appeared in one Euro-western, “They Call Me Lucky” as Chino in 1973.
EDWARDS, Trevor (aka Trevour Edwards) – producer director, film actor.
They Call Me Lucky – 1973 (Chino)
Spaghetti Western Director ~ Umberto Lenzi
Lenzi's defining contributions include directing “Man from the Deep River” (1972), widely regarded as the inaugural Italian cannibal film that influenced subsequent exploitation entries like Ruggero Deodato's works, and poliziotteschi such as “Almost Human” (1974) and “Violent Naples” (1976), which depicted vigilante justice against urban crime in a manner reflecting 1970s Italian societal tensions. Earlier efforts in giallo, predating Dario Argento's mainstream breakthroughs, showcased his early experimentation with psychological thrillers and murder mysteries, as in “Paranoia” (1969) and “Oasis of Fear” (1971). Despite achieving cult status for films like “Eaten Alive!” (1980) and “Nightmare City” (1980), which innovated with fast-moving zombies, Lenzi expressed frustration that his more restrained works were overshadowed by the notoriety of his sensationalist output, underscoring his self-perception as a skilled craftsman in Italy's commercial film industry rather than a highbrow auteur.His legacy endures in italo-exploitation circles, where he is credited with bridging pulp adventure traditions to modern horror tropes through pragmatic, audience-driven filmmaking.
Lenzi died in Rome on October 19, 2017 at the age of 86.
Umberto Lenzi directed three Spaghetti westerns: “Zorro contro Maciste” (Samson and the Slave Queen) in 1963. “Tutto per tutto” (Go for Broke) and “Una pistol para cien tumba” (A Pistol for a Hundred Coffins) both in 1968.
LENZI, Umberto (aka Humbert Humphrey) [8/6/1931, Massa Marittima, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy - 10/19/2017 Rome, Lazio Italy] - producer, director, assistant director, writer, cameraman, film editor, actor, married to costume designer Olga Pehar [1938-2015] (19??-2015) father of Alessandra Lenzi.
Samson and the Slave Queen - 1963
Go for Broke – 1968 [as Humbert Humphrey]
A Pistol for a Hundred Coffins - 1968
Spaghetti Western Screenwriter ~ Sergei M. Eisenstein
Eisenstein's breakthrough came with “Battleship Potemkin” (1925), a dramatization of the 1905 mutiny that introduced the iconic Odessa Steps sequence, utilizing rhythmic and metric montage to heighten tension and symbolize tsarist oppression, influencing directors worldwide despite its propagandistic intent. He further elaborated his ideas in essays like "The Montage of Attractions," delineating five forms of montage—metric, rhythmic, tonal, overtonal, and intellectual—to manipulate viewer perception dialectically, drawing from Marxist principles of thesis-antithesis-synthesis.
Though celebrated for technical innovation, Eisenstein's career was constrained by Soviet censorship; after a failed trip to Hollywood and Mexico in the early 1930s, he produced sound films like “Alexander Nevsky” (1938), which rallied against fascist invasion through Prokofiev's score and visual symbolism, but “Ivan the Terrible” (1944–1946) drew Stalin's ire—Part I earned a Stalin Prize for paralleling Soviet leadership, while Part II was suppressed for depicting the tsar as paranoid and weak, underscoring the regime's intolerance for deviations from official historiography. Eisenstein died of heart failure shortly after submitting Part III's script, his legacy embodying both cinematic genius and the perils of art under totalitarianism.
Sergei died in Moscow on February 11, 1948 at the age of 50.
Sergei M. Eisenstein co-wrote the screenplay for one Euro-western, “Sutter’s Gold” with Ivor Montago and Grigori Alexandrov in 1930.
EISENSTEIN, Sergei M. (Sergei Mikhailovich Eizenshtein) [1/22/1898, Riga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire – 2/11/1948, Moscow, Russia, SFSR, U.S.S.R. (heart attack)] – producer, director, writer, film editor, actor married to assistant director, writer, film editor Pera Atasheva (Pera Moiseyevna Fogelman) [1900-1965] (1934-1948)]
Sutter’s Gold – 1930 (co)
Spaghetti Western cinematographer ~ Dorota Poraniewska
Dorota Poraniewska is a Czech cinematographer known for her extensive contributions to Polish animation as a director of photography on many iconic children's series and films produced by Studio Filmów Rysunkowych.
Born on July 14, 1943, in Bohumín, Czechoslovakia (now in the Czech Republic), Poraniewska dedicated much of her career to creating the distinctive visual style of Polish animated productions from the 1970s through the early 2000s. She worked primarily in Bielsko-Biała at the renowned animation studio, where her expertise in lighting, composition, and camera techniques brought to life enduring series that captivated generations of young audiences across Poland and beyond.
Her most notable credits include long-running contributions to the Reksio series, multiple installments of the Bolek i Lolek franchise such as “Bolek i Lolek wyruszają w świat”, “Olimpiada Bolka i Lolka”, and “Przygody Bolka i Lolka”, as well as feature-length animations like “Porwanie w Tiutiurlistanie” and the later series “Między nami bocianami”. Through her work on these and numerous other shorts and episodes, Poraniewska helped shape the aesthetic of classic Polish children's animation during its most prolific era.
“Bolek i Lolek na Dzikim Zachodzie” (Benny and Lenny in the Wild West) with Ryszard Wilczynski and Mieczyslaw Poznanski and again “Bolek i Lolek na Dzikim Zachodzie” (Benny and Lenny in the Wild West) with Ryszard Wilczynski and Mieczyslaw Poznanski in 1986.
PORANIEWSKA, Dorota [7/14/1943, Bohumín, Czechoslovakia - ] – cinematographer, camerawoman, animator.
Benny and Lenny in the Wild West – 1974 (co)
Benny and Lenny in the Wild West – 1986 (co)
“Die rechte und die linke Hand des Teufels”
(They Call Me Trinity)
(1970)
Director: Enzo Barboni
Starring: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, Farley Granger
Country: Germany
Label: Steelbook
Blu-ray & DVD limited to 500 copies Silver edition
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Languages: German, Italian, English DTS-HD 2.0 mono
Subtitles: German
UPC/EAN: 0781365725929
Release date: October 2, 2026
Vier Fäuste für ein Halleluja”
(Trinity is STILL My Name)
(1971)
Director: Enzo Barboni
Starring: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, Harry Carey Jr.
Country: Germany
Label: Steelbook
Blu-ray & DVD limited to 500 copies Silver edition
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Languages: German, Italian, English DTS-HD 2.0 mono
Subtitles: German
UPC/EAN: 0781365725912
Release date: October 2, 2026
The
Tale of the Girl and the Horse – International title
A
2026 Italian film production [Life In Art S.R.L., Harvest Film AB (Rome)]
Producer:
Francesca Leone, Federico Fossati, Lorenzo Fuga
Director:
Fugasimi (Lorenzo Fuga)
Story:
Fugasimi (Lorenzo Fuga)
Screenplay:
Fugasimi (Lorenzo Fuga)
Cinematography:
Giacomo Coppa [color]
Music:
Giovanni Roviaro
Running
time: 7 minutes
Cast:
Cynthia
O'Neill - Alice Fiorentini
Montana,
1876. Cynthia O'Neill is wanted dead or alive after stealing Hispanico, the
most valuable and legendary horse in the territory. Soon enough, he will find
himself in front of a world beyond imagination: modern society.
José Davert (actor) would have been 100 today but died in 1996.
Vitaliv (Leonov) would have been 100 today but died
in 1993.
Cor Van der Linden (actor) is 75 today.
[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]
Here’s yet another enigma… Mark Edwards. All we now about him is that he was born sometime in 1942 in Australia. He appeared in twenty-nine films and television appearances between 1965 and 1979. He studied in Bristol, England in the mid-1960s then moved to England and was in steady work. His best-known credit was in the role of Tod Browning in “Blood from the Mummy's Tomb” in 1971. Edwards moved back to Australia in the mid-1970s
For an actor to appear in a star in several of these productions yet very little is known about him is amazing to me. I’ve made contact with film friends in Australia and they know nothing more about him other than what is on the internet which is very little.
Mark Edwards appeared in one Spaghetti western, “El más fabuloso golpe del Far West” (The Boldest Job in the Wes) as Michigan in 1971.
EDWARDS, Mark (Mark
W. Edwards) [1942, Australia - ] – theater, film, TV actor.
The Boldest Job in
the West – 1971 (Michigan)
