Spaghetti Western Directors, Screenwriters, Cinematographers

Spaghetti Western Director ~ Alex Cox

Alexander B. H. Cox was born in Bebington, Merseyside, England, a on December 15, 1954, and is an English film director, screenwriter, occasional actor, non-fiction author, and broadcaster, best known for his early cult classics “Repo Man” (1984) and “Sid and Nancy” (1986).

Cox's films are characterized by an anarchic punk aesthetic, anti-authoritarian themes, and a rejection of conventional Hollywood narratives, often blending satire, genre elements, and historical revisionism. After initial commercial success with “Repo Man”—a punk-infused sci-fi comedy that won the Grand Prize at the Sundance Film Festival—and the biopic “Sid and Nancy”, which earned Gary Oldman a BAFTA nomination for portraying Sid Vicious, Cox's career pivoted following the critical but box-office flop “Walker” (1987), an anti-imperialist take on the 19th-century filibuster William Walker that alienated studios and prompted his self-exile to independent and international productions.

Subsequent works like “Highway Patrolman” (1991), filmed in Mexico and praised for its gritty portrayal of corruption, reflect Cox's shift to low-budget filmmaking outside the U.S., where he has directed, written, and acted in projects emphasizing outsider perspectives and critiques of power structures. Despite mainstream marginalization—attributed by Cox himself to his uncompromising style and refusal to conform—his influence endures in indie cinema, with recent reflections underscoring a deliberate farewell to Hollywood's commercial constraints.

Cox is married to Tod Davies, an American writer, producer, publisher, and founder of Exterminating Angel Press. The couple has collaborated professionally on several projects, including script revisions for films such as “Three Businessmen” (1998), where Davies contributed uncredited work alongside Cox. They reside in Colestin, Oregon, a rural area near the California border, where they have lived for over several decades.

Alex Cox has directed five Euro-westerns “The Black Hills” in 1976, “Straight to Hell” in 1986,

“Back to Hell” in 2000, “Eventos en el campo” in 2022 and “Dead Souls” in 2024.

COX, Alex (Alexander B.H. Cox) [12/15/1954, Bebington, Merseyside, England, U.K. –   

     ] – producer, director, assistant director, author, writer, songwriter, cameraman, film editor, married to producer, actress Tod Davies (Todelina Babish Davies) [1955-    ] (2000-    ).

The Black Hills - 1976

Straight to Hell - 1986

Back to Hell – 2000

Eventos en el campo – 2022

Dead Souls - 2024

Spaghetti Western Screenwriter ~ Eduardo Manzano Brochero

Eduardo Manzanos Brochero was born on November 10, 1919, in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. He began his career after the Spanish Civil War by publishing a book of poetry. He also wrote several plays such as “Galileo” in 1948. His film career began in 1947 as the producer of “Dulcinea” directed by Luis Arroyo. In 1948 he co-wrote two films “Brindis a Manolete” and “Gente sin importancia” directed by José González de Ubieta.

Brochero became an important screenwriter during the Euro-western genre craze writing screenplays over 15 films between 1964 and 1973. Some of these films were “Charge of the 7th” and “Outlaw of Red River” (both 1964), “Kid Rodelo” (1965) “Ringo the Face of Revenge” (1967), “One by One” (1968), “Dead Men Ride” (1970) and “Fast Hand is Still My Name” (1973).

Eduardo wrote over 50 screenplays, directed 15 films and produced 45 films during his career from 1947 to 1983. He died in Madrid, Spain on September 16, 1987.

“Gli eroi di Fort Worth” (Charge of the 7^th) with Alberto De Martino, “L’uomo della velle maledetta” (The Man from the Cursed Valley) with Eduardo Di Lorenzo, “Eduardo Di Lorenzo” (Outlaw of Red River) all in 1964, “Per un pugno nell’occhio” (A Fistful of Knuckles) with Roberto Gianviti and Amadeo Sollazzo, “Fugitivos de Yuma” (Kid Rodelo) with Jack Natteford, “La note del desperado” (Ringo’s Big Night) with Mario Maffei and David Moreno all in 1965, “Ringo, il volto della vendetta” (Ringo the Face of Revenge) with Mario Caiano in 1966, “7 pistole per un massacre” (7 Pistols for a Massacre) with Mario Caino and “Dos cruces en Danger Pass” (Two Crosses at Danger Pass) in 1967, “Tutto per tutto” (Go for Broke) with Nino Stresa and “La salvaje venganza del Gringo” (One by One) with Odoardo Fiory, Marino Girolami and Tito Carpi, “…e intorno a lui fu morte” (Tierra Brava) with Oduardo Fiory all in 1968, “La morte sull alta’collina” (Death on High Mountain) with José Mallorquí Figuerola in 1969, “Una novola di polvere... un grido di morte... arriva Sartana” (Gunman in Town) with Tito Carpi and Ernesto Gastaldi and “Matalo!” Nico Ducci and  Mino Roli both in 1970, “El bandido Malpelo” (The Bandit Malpelo) and “Anda muchacho, spara!” (Dead Men Ride) with Bruno di Geronimo and Aldo Florio both in 1971 and “Mano rápida” (Fast-Hand is Still My Name) with Sergio Ciani, Vittorio Salerno, Alberto Cardone in 1973

BROCHERO, Eduardo Manzanos (aka Silver Bem, E.M. Brochero, Eduardo Brochero, Eduardo M. Brochero, Eduardo Maria Brochero, Edward M. Brochero, Manzanos, E.B. Manzanos [11/10/1919, Madrid, Madrid, Spain – 9/16/1987, Madrid, Madrid, Spain] – producer, production manager, director, writer, married to actress María Luz Galicia (María Luz Galicia Gonzalo) [1940-    ] (19??-1987).

Charge of the 7^th – 1964 (co)

The Man from the Cursed Valley – 1964 (co)

Outlaw of Red River - 1964

A Fistful of Knuckles – 1965 (co)

Kid Rodelo – 1965 (co)

Ringo’s Big Night – 1965 (co)

Ringo, the Face of Revenge – 1966 (co)

7 Pistols for a Massacre – 1967 (co) [Eduardo M. Brochero]

Two Crosses at Danger Pass – 1967 (co)

Go for Broke – 1968 (co) [as Eduardo Maria Brochero]

One by One - 1968 (co) [as Eduardo M. Brochero]

Tierra Brava – 1968 (co)

Death on High Mountain – 1969 (co)

Gunman in Town – 1970 (co)

Matalo! – 1970 (co) [as Eduardo Manzanos]

The Bandit Malpelo – 1971 [as Edward M. Brochero]

Dead Men Ride – 1971 (co) [as E.M. Brochero]

Fast-Hand is Still My Name – 1973 (co) [as Eduardo M. Brochero]

Spaghetti Western Cinematographer ~ Mario Fioretti

Mario Fioretti was an Italian cinematographer known for his work in Italian cinema and television during the 1960s and 1970s.

Born on October 16, 1924, in Rome, Italy, Fioretti developed a career as a director of photography on a range of projects, from genre films to historical and biographical television productions. He frequently collaborated with renowned director Roberto Rossellini, serving as cinematographer on notable works such as “Blaise Pascal” (1972) and “Augustine of Hippo” (1972). His other credits include “African Story” (1971), “The Big Game” (1973), and “The Spy with Ten Faces” (1966), showcasing his versatility across different styles and genres. He continued working until later in his career and remained based in Rome throughout his life. He married poetess Emilia Brebbia in 1945 and they had a son named Carlo born in 1947.

Fioretti died on June 3, 2008, in his native city at the age of 84.

Mario Fioretti was a cinematographer on four Spaghetti westerns: “I sentieri dell’odio” (Bullets and Flesh) with Manuel Berenguer in 1964, “Due rrringos nel Texas” (Two R-R-Ringos from Texas) in 1967, “Un i dannati della violenza” (Black Jack) in 1968 and “Le juge Roy Bean” (Judge Roy Bean) in 1971.

FIORETTI, Mario (aka M. Fioretti) [10/16/1924, Rome, Lazio, Italy – 6/3/2008, Rome, Lazio, Italy] – cinematographer, cameraman, married to poetess Emilia Brebbia (1945-2008) father of Carlo Fioretti [1947-    ].

Bullets and Flesh – 1964 (co)

2 RRRingos no Texas - 1967

Black Jack – 1968

Judge Roy Bean – 1971