Spaghetti Western Directors, Screenwriters, Cinematographers

Spaghetti Western Director ~ Hal Brady 

Hal Brady was a pseudonym or alias used by Italian director, assistant director, writer and cameraman Emilio Paolo Miraglia. He was born in Casarano, Puglia, Italy in 1924. He began working in film as a director's assistant and technician and worked on many B movies.

Miraglia is known for his two early 1970s giallo films, “The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave” and “The Red Queen Kills Seven Times”, which was his final film.

Emilio Miraglia's directorial career spanned from 1967 to 1971, encompassing six feature films that transitioned from spy thrillers and crime dramas to giallo horror and spaghetti westerns. His works often featured international casts and were produced for the Italian market with English-dubbed versions for export.

Emilio Miraglia died in Rome on August 26, 1982, at age 58.

As Hal Brady he directed one Spaghetti Western “Spara Joe... e così sia!” (Joe Dakota) in 1971.

BRADY, Hal (Emilio Miraglia, Emilio P. Miraglia) (Emilio Paolo Miraglia) [1924, Casarano, Puglia, Italy – 8/26/1982, Rome, Lazio, Italy] – director, assistant director, writer, cameraman.

Joe Dakota – 1971

 

Spaghetti Western Screenwriter ~ Marco Barboni

Marcotullio ‘Marco’ Barboni was born in Rome on August 27, 1952. He is the grandson of cinematographer Leonida Barboni and the son of director, writer, cinematographer, cameraman, SFX Enzo Barboni.

Barboni is an Italian screenwriter known for his contributions to popular action-comedy films of the 1980s and 1990s, many featuring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer or similar pairings.

Barboni grew up immersed in cinema, appearing as an extra in films such as “Ben-Hur” and beginning his professional involvement as second assistant director on his father's “They Call Me Trinity” (1970). He transitioned to screenwriting in the early 1980s, collaborating closely on projects with his father and others, and has credits on approximately 40 films and television episodes. His most recognized works include the screenplays for “Go for It” (1983), “Double Trouble” (1984), “They Call Me Renegade” (1987), “Speaking of the Devil” (1991), and “Trinità & Bambino... e adesso tocca a noi!” (1995).

In addition to his film career, Barboni has written for Italian television series such as ‘Detective Extralarge’ and ‘La squadra’, and in more recent years has published novels including …e lo chiamerai destino. Today he continues to reside in Rome.

Marco Barboni wrote the screenplays for four Spaghetti Westerns: “Renegade” (They Call Me Renegade) in 1987, “Trinità & Bambino... e adesso tocca a noi!” (Sons of Trinity) in 1994, “Doc West: with Marcello Olivieri and “Doc West: La sfida” (Triggerman) with Marcello Olivieri both in 2008.

BARBONI, Marco (aka Marco Tullio Barboni, Mark Barboni) (Marcotullio Barboni) [8/27/1952, Rome, Lazio, Italy -     ] – writer, grandson of cinematographer Leonida Barboni [1909-1970], son of director, writer, cinematographer, cameraman, SFX Enzo Barboni [1922–2002].

They Call Me Renegade – 1987

Sons of Trinity - 1994

Doc West – 2008 (co)

Triggerman – 2008 (co)

Spaghetti Western Cinematographer ~ Georges Asselin Brun

George Asselin Brun was a French cameraman and cinematographer born in the 1890s. Very little information on Geroge is available other than he was a cinematographer on fifty-seven films between 1920 and 1941. He was a cameraman on two films in 1922 and 1929.

Asselin’s only Euro-western was on “La bête errante” (The Wandering Beast) in 1931.

BRUN, Georges Asselin (aka Asselin) [French] – cinematographer, cameraman.

The Wandering Beast – 1931