Spaghetti Western Directors – Filoteo Alberini
Filoteo Alberini was born in Orte, Papal State, Italy on March 14, 1965. He was an Italian inventor and pioneer of cinema. He began working as an artisan. After doing his military service in Padua, he was hired by the Military Geographical Institute located in Florence. In 1891 he received a gold medal for his photographic developments for the reproduction of maps.
In 1905 he began his career as a film director by filming “La presa di Roma” ("The Taking of Rome"), which is considered to be one of the first Italian feature films and his most notable work. It recounted the events of the capture of Rome by Italian troops on September 20, 1870.
According to the most authoritative version, its first screening took place precisely at Porta Pia on September 20, 1905, on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the capital of Rome, and it is estimated that more than one hundred thousand people attended on that date and in the following days; Subsequent research has shown, however, the existence of an earlier screening at the "Cinematografo Artistico" in Livorno on September 16th.
Filoteo invented the Alberini Cinetografo in 1895 and the Autosteroscopio in 1911. He invented 70mm "Panoramica" film format in 1914. In 1928 he worked with British film engineer Roy Hill on developing a wide-screen process.
During his film career, Alberini produced a total of 135 feature films, 36 short documentaries and 57 comedies, including “Quo vadis?”, the first Italian blockbuster.
Alberini’s Euro-western as the producer, director and cinematographer of “Buffalo Bill’s Wild West” in 1906.
Filoteo Alberini died in Rome on April 11, 1937. He was 72 years old.
An annual short film festival is organized in his honor in his native Orte. In addition, the city's cinema is named after him.
In 2019, a documentary was made to celebrate Alberini's life story called “The Italian Who Invented Cinema” was directed by Stefano Anselmi, written together with Giovanna Lombardi, Alberini's biographer. The film was produced by Daniel Baldacci for Blue Cinema TV and was acquired by Rai Storia.
ALBERINI, Filoteo [3/14/1865, Orte, Papal State, Italy – 4/12/1937, Rome, Lazio, Italy] –
producer, director, cinematographer, cameraman, invented the 70mm
"Panoramica" film format [1914].
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West – 1906
Spaghetti Western Screenwriters – Juan Ángel Acebal
Juan Ángel Acebal Granda was born in Gijon, Asturias, Spain on December 18, 1962. He is a writer and film actor.
His full-time job is that of a digital creator, but he’s been active in Spanish short films since the early 200s both as a screenwriter and actor. He’s written screenplays for two Euro-westerns: “Los Angeles del Revolver” in 2023 and “Duelo en Nogales” in 2024.
ACEBAL, Juan Ángel (Juan Ángel Acebal Granda) [8/22/1989, Gijon, Asturias, Spain -
] – writer, film actor, married to Maite Vila (2006- ).
Los Angeles del Revolver – 2023
Duelo en Nogales – 2024
Spaghetti Western Cinematographers – Edmondo Affronti
Edmondo Affronti was born in Italy on January 6, 1911. He was an assistant director, cameraman, cinematographer and a film actor. He started his film career as an actor appearing in 1934’s “Nubi” but apparently changed his mind as that was his only credited acting role. He then began working behind the camera as both an assistant director on eight films from 1946 to 1963 and as a cinematographer on four films between 1955 and 1968.
Affronti was the cinematographer on three Spaghetti westerns: “Le tre spade di Zorro” (Three Swords of Zorro) in 1963 along with Julio Ortas, “Las malditas pistolas de Dallas” (The Return of Clay Stone) in 1964 and “Colorado Charlie” in 1965.
Edmondo Affronti died in Italy in April of 1989.
AFFRONTI, Edmondo [1/16/1911, Italy –
4/?/1989, Italy] – assistant director, cinematographer, cameraman, actor.
Three Swords of
Zorro – 1963 (co)
The Return of Clay
Stone - 1964
“Das
Kanu des Manitu”
(The
Canoe of Manitu)
(2025)
Director:
Michael "Bully" Herbig
Starring:
Michael "Bully" Herbig, Christian Tramitz
Country:
Germany
Label:
Constantin Film / Highlight
4K
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Discs:
2
Limited
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Language:
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Subtitles:
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Runing
time: 88 minutes
Extras:
Interviews; Making of; Character Clips; VFX Clips; Premiere Clips; B-Roll.
24-page
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Film" plus bonus photos.
ASIN:
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Available:
January 2, 2026
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