Spaghetti Western Directors, Screenwriters, Cinematographers

Spaghetti Western Director ~ Hark Böhm

Hark Bohm was born on May 18, 1939, in Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. Bohm was the son of senior State Councillor Walter Bohm and his wife, student counsellor Ingeborg Bohm. He grew up on the North Sea island Amrum. After graduating from high school in 1959 in Hamburg, he then graduated from the University with a degree in law. He quit his legal internship in Munich in 1969 and dedicated himself entirely to the art of film. He was cast in several Fassbinder films. There Fassbinder put him preferably one for pedantic and authoritarian roles.

In 1971, Hark Bohm became a member of the New German Cinema. In the following years he was director and author of several short films before then with his only Euro-western “Chetan, Indian Boy”, which became an award-winning feature film. It was followed by several films that dealt with social change.

Hark Bohm was also known as co-founder of the Hamburg Film Bureau in 1979. In the same year he also initiated the Filmfest Hamburg with Werner Herzog, Volker Schlöndorff and Wim Wenders with the so-called Hamburg Declaration. In 1993 he founded the Hamburg film studies at the University of Hamburg - where he held a professorship since 1992 - which has been integrated into the Hamburg Media School in 2004. Hark Bohm was a member of the Free Academy of the Arts in Hamburg.

He is the brother of late actor Marquard Bohm [1941-2006], father of actor Dschingis Bowakow. He’s the adoptive father of actor Uwe Böhm [1962- ], who starred in several of his films, mostly under his actual name Uwe Enkelmann. His other adopted children and Lili and David have all appeared in films. He had one other adopted child, plus two foster children.

Hark died on November 14, 2025, at the age of 86.

Hark Böhm directed one Euro-western: “Tschetan” (Chetan, Indian Boy) in 1972

BOHM, Hark (Hark Böhm)[5/18/1939, Othmarschen, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany – 11/14/2025, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany] – producer, director, playwright, writer, songwriter, actor, brother of brother of director, writer, actor Marquard Böhm [1941-2006], married to teacher Angela Luther [1940-    ] (196?-1969), married to producer, costume designer, actress Natalia Bowakow (1960-    ) adoptive father of  producer, actor Dschingis Bowakow [1961-    ],cameraman, actor David Böhm, actor Uwe Böhm (Uwe Enkelmann) [1962-2022], Bembe Bowakow,  actress Lili Böhm (Liliana Böhm) [1989-    ], founding director of the Hamburg University Film School.

Chetan, Indian Boy – 1972

Spaghetti Western Screenwriter ~ 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 wrote and co-wrote screenplays for five Spaghetti westerns: “Thompson 1880” in 1966, “Gentleman Jo... uccidi” (Gentleman Killer) and “Professionisti per un massacre” (Professionals for a Massacre) with José Antonio de la Loma, Enzo Dell’Aquila and Roberto Gianviti both in 1967, “Sonora” and “Dos veces Judas” (Twice a Judas) both in 1968.

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].

Thompson 1880 - 1966

Gentleman Killer – 1967 [as J.J. Balcázar]

Professionals for a Massacre – 1967 (co)

Sonora – 1968 [as J. J. Balcázar]

Twice a Judas - 1968

Spaghetti Western Cinematographer ~ Diego Bonuccelli

Diego Bonuccelli was born in Viareggio, Tuscany, Italy on November 11, 1993. He’s a director, writer, cinematographer and actor.

He studied at the University of Pisa. Since 2013 he directed several short films, feature films, documentaries and video commercials. In 2016 he directed two short films: "XII844" about the Sant'Anna di Stazzema Massacre and "Più Accecante della Notte" starring famous Italian comedian Giorgio Panariello.

Diego Bonuccelli's filmmaking is distinguished by an extreme use of close-ups. As an independent filmmaker, he frequently assumes multiple key roles—including director, writer, editor, and cinematographer—across his projects, allowing him to maintain tight creative control over the visual and narrative execution.

Diego has been the cinematographer on two Euro-westerns: “The Green Furies” in 2012 and “Welcome to Elderstorm” in 2014

BONUCCELLI, Diego [11/11/1993, Viareggio, Tuscany, Italy -     ] – director, writer, cinematographer, actor.

The Green Furies – 2012 

Welcome to Elderstorm - 2014