Spaghetti Western Directors, Screenwriters, Cinematographers

Spaghetti Western Director ~ Günther Brandl

Günther Brandl was born in Arnstorf, Niederbayern, Germany on June 17, 1980. He is the oldest of Alois and Gisela Brandl’s children. Gunther is a producer, director, writer, cinematographer, film editor actor and founded Brandl Pictures. His brother is director, writer, cinematographer, film actor, Helmut Brandl born in Arnstorf in 1982 and his sister is director, writer, film actress Monika Brandl born in Arnstorf in 1984. Günther appeared in 48 films among which is four westerns: “Er kannte kein Erbarmen” in 2001 as Valdez, Sheriff Whitmore, Frank Anderson, Mr. Tunstall, saloon patron) also as co-director, co-writer, co-cinematographer, “Der stumme Schrei des Todes” in 2005 as Moses Cane/Colonel Sam Emerson also director, writer, co-cinematographer, “Und sie kehrten niemals wieder” in 2013 as Nameless also co-director, writer and “Im Tal von Achor” in 2022 as Reverend John Tanner also director, writer.

Günther Brandl directed and co-directed four Euro-westerns: “Er kannte kein Erbarmen” in 2001 with Helmut Brandl, “Der stumme Schrei des Todes” in 2005, “Und sie kehrten niemals wieder” in 2013 with Helmut Brandl and Monika Brandl, “Im Tal von Achor” in 2022.

BRANDL, Günther [6/17/1980, Arnstorf, Niederbayern, Germany -     ] – producer, director, writer, cinematographer, film editor actor, son of actor Alois Brandl [1949-    ], actress Gisela Brandl [1953-    ], brother of actor Helmut Brandl [1982-    ], actress Monika Brandl [1984-    ], actress Romy Brandl [1984-    ], founded Brandl Pictures

Er kannte kein Erbarmen – 2001 (co)

Der stumme Schrei des Todes – 2005

Und sie kehrten niemals wieder – 2013 (co)

Im Tal von Achor – 2022

Spaghetti Western Screenwriter ~ Herma E. Barker

Hermanna Caroline Elfriede Barkhausen was born on July 25, 1875, in Hamburg, Germany. He was a German writer, painter, draughtswoman, songwriter and screenwriter of the German silent film of the 1920s years.

Very little is known about Hermanna Barkhausen. The second youngest of nine children of the Bremen merchant Albrecht Wilhelm Barkhausen-Büsing (1837–1890) and his wife Catharina Anna Therese Will (1845–1919) began to take an interest in painting and the art of drawing as a young woman and studied painting in Munich. The landscape painter was the mother of Hanswolf Barkhausen-Büsing.

Based in southern Germany in her early years, Hermanna Barkhausen made contacts with the film industry during the First World War and was hired by Emelka as a screenwriter in 1919. Some of the nearly fifty screenplays she wrote were written under the name Herma E. Barker. In this function, it was initially responsible for adapting models of Ganghofer novels for the silent screen. At the beginning of her cinema career, this led to several collaborations with director and screenwriter colleague Franz Osten. She remained loyal to Emelka until 1927 and wrote comedies as well as dramas and melodramas for the most important Munich production company. Barkhausen, on the other hand, she wrote her last work for the film for a Berlin company, she was no longer active in sound films.

As Herma E. Barker she wrote the screenplay for one Euro-western “Der Kampf um den Goldfund” in 1920.

BARKER, Herma E. (Hermanna Caroline Elfriede Barkhausen) [7/25/1875, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany – 2/14/1957, Rotenburg, Hannover, Germany] – journalist, writer, songwriter.

The Heroine of the Prairie – 1919

Der Kampf um den Goldfund – 1920 [as Herma E. Barker]

 

Spaghetti Western Cinematographer ~ Ugo Brunelli

Ugo Brunelli was an Italian cinematographer and cameraman. We worked as a thirty-eight films as a cinematographer from 1953-1977 and four as a cameraman from 1953-1960.

I can find no biographical information on him.

Brunelli was a cinematographer on two Spaghetti westerns: “Vayas con dios, gringo!” (Go with God, Gringo) in 1966 and “C’era una volta questo pazzo pazzo west” (Once Upon a Time in the Wild Wild West) in 1973.

BRUNELLI, Ugo [Italian] – cinematographer, cameraman.

Go with God, Gringo – 1966

Once Upon a Time in the Wild Wild West – 1973