Spaghetti Western Directors, Screenwriters, Cinematographers

Spaghetti Western Director – Jaime Jesús Balcázar

Jaime Jesús Balcázar Granda was born in Barcelona, Spain. He is the younger brother of producer, director, writer Alfonso Balcazar. He made a series of feature films, three of which were best known as Spaghetti westerns. As a member of the Balcázar family, who dominated the Catalan film market, he was initially responsible for the synchronization of the produced films, before he shot his first film - but not for his own company, but for Leda Films from Madrid. This was followed by six entertainment films.

His film, “El misterio de la vida”, was a Spanish version of the German Enlightenment film Helga; in his later years he turned to the fictional erotic film. Several films were made in collaboration with German director Hubert Frank.

Today he’s living in retirement.

Jaime as mentioned directed three Spaghetti westerns: “Oklahoma John” (The Man from Oklahoma) (1964) with Roberto Montero, “Tierra de fuego” (Sunscorched) (1965) with Mark Stevens and “Cuatro dólares de venganza” ($4.00 of Revenge) (1966)

BALCAZAR, Jaime Jesús (aka Jaime Jesús Balcázar) (Jaime Jesús Balcázar Granda) [1/27/1934, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain -     ] – producer, director, assistant director, brother of producer, director, writer Alfonso Balcazar (Alfonso Balcázar Granda) [1926-1993].

The Man from Oklahoma – 1964 [as J.J. Balcazar] (co)

Sunscorched – 1965 (co)

$4.00 of Revenge – 1966

Spaghetti Western Screenwriter – Rolf Anderson

Rolf Bengt Morgan Andersson was born in Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden on May 23, 1942. Known as a dancer he appeared as an actor in two films and a Swedish television series.

Rolf is known to western fans as the writer of the 1974 Euro-western “The Frozen Star” directed by Mats Helge Olsson. It has also been referred to as a "lingonberry western".

ANDERSSON, Rolf (Rolf Bengt Morgan Andersson) [5/23/1942, Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden -     ] – writer.

The Frozen Star – 1974

 

Spaghetti Western Cinematographer – Otto Baecker

Otto Baecker was born in Berlin Germany on January 7, 1898. He was a German cinematographer who worked on more than seventy films between 1923 and 1958. Otto worked on a number of films during the Nazi era including the 1934 science fiction feature “Gold”.

Otto Baecker died in Berlin on May 22, 1970, at the age of 72.

Baecher’s only Euro-western was “Gold für Frisco” (Gold in New Frisco) (1939) where he was co-cinematographer with Karl Hoffmann

BAECKER, Otto (aka Baecker, Otto Becker) [1/7/1898, Berlin, Berlin, Germany – 5/22/1970, Berlin, Berlin, Germany] – cinematographer, cameraman, actor

Gold in New Frisco – 1939 (co)