RIP Franco Villa

From the Nocturno website and Marco Giusti comes word that Italian cinematographer and assistant director, Franco Villa, passed away on October 12, 2009. Villa was a photographer and cinematographer on over 20 Eurowesterns in the '60s and '70s. He did a lot of his work with Fernando di Leo and most of his westerns were second tier or 'B' films. Still looking at the list below you'll catch a few gems such as “My Name is Pecos” (1966) with Robert Woods, “Bury Them Deep” (1968) with Craig Hill, “A Man Calles Apocalypse Joe” (1970) with Anthony Steffen and “Black Killer” (1971) with Klaus Kinski.

VILLA, Franco (aka Frank Town) [19??, Italy – 10/12/2009, Italy] – assistant director.

The Magnificent Three – 1961
My Name is Pecos – 1966 [as Frank Town]
Thompson 1880 – 1966 (co)
Pecos Cleans Up – 1967 [as Frank Town]
Stranger Say Your Prayers - 1967
And Now Make Your Peace with God – 1968
Bury Them Deep –1968
Shadow of Sartana… Shadow of Your Death – 1968 (co)
No Graves on Boot Hill – 1969
No Room to Die – 1969
A Man Called Apocalypse Joe – 1970 (co)
One Damned Day at Dawn… Django Meets Sartana – 1970
Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead – 1970
The Ballad of Django – 1971
Black Killer – 1971
Gunman of 100 Crosses – 1971
Holy Water Joe – 1971
Pray to God and Dig Your Grave – 1971
The Price of Death – 1971
Savage Guns - 1971
On the Third Day Arrived the Crow – 1972 (co)
Eh? Who’s Afraid of Zorro! – 1975 (co)