Spaghetti Western Directors, Screenwriters, Cinematographers

Spaghetti Western Director ~ Russell Quinn Cummings

Russell Quinn Cummings is an American producer, director, assistant director, writer, stuntman and actor. He was born in Hobbs, New Mexico on December 30, 1984, and has appeared in twenty-five films and TV appearances beginning in 2006 to the present. He’s also produced and written three films.

Cummings has appeared in three recent Spaghetti westerns: “Six Bullets to Hell” in 2013 as Sheriff Morris and performing stunts which he also helped producer and wrote, “The Price of Death” in 2017 as a deputy and in 2024’s “In the Name of the Gun”

Russell Quinn Cummings co-directed one Spaghetti western “¡Seis balas al infierno!” (Six Bullets to Hell) with Tanner Bear in 2016

CUMMINGS, Russell Quinn (aka Russell Cummings) [12/30/1981, Hobbs, New Mexico, U.S.A. -     ] - producer, director, assistant director, writer, stuntman, actor

Reverend Colt – 2013, 2016 [Film was never made.]

Six Bullets to Hell – (co) 2016

Spaghetti Western Screenwriter ~ Ulrich P. Bruckner

Ulrich P. Bruckner was born in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria on March 28, 1962. He went to college at Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck and then attended A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University. After graduation he went to work at Koch media and films and was able to convince them to let him release a number of Spaghetti western films on DVD. The films had excellent reproductive qualities and features such as original trailers and interviews. Bruckner than went to work for Sony Pictures Home Entertainment GSA and now President at Explosive-Media. Ulrich has also written a history of European westerns Für ein paar Leichen mehr (2002) and a revised edition in 2006. Ulrich travelled to Spain several times to visit the Leone and other Euro-western locations and then on to Italy to interview some of the stars of the genre including Giuliano Gemma, Gianni Garko and George Hilton.

Ulrich produced directed and wrote screenplays for several short documentaries on participants in the Spaghetti western genre and their films. These can be found on several of the Koch DVD and Blu-ray releases as well as several others.

Ulrich wrote the screenplays for “Mark Damon: From Gunslinger to Hollywood Player” in 2006 and “Spaghetti Western Memories” in 2012

BRUCKNER, Ulrich P. (aka Ulrich Bruckner) [3/28/1962, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria -     ] – author, producer, director, film actor, married to Anita Bruckner, father of actor Anton Bruckner.

Mark Damon: From Gunslinger to Hollywood Player - 2006

Spaghetti Western Memories – 2012

Spaghetti Western Cinematographer ~ Alfredo Fraile

Alfredo Fraile Lallana was born in Madrid, Spain on April 25, 1912, and began his career as a cinematographer in the early 1940s, during the post-Spanish Civil War period when Spanish cinema was rebuilding under significant political and cultural constraints. His first credited role as director of photography came with the film “Porque te vi llorar” (1941), directed by Juan de Orduña.

Fraile quickly established collaborations with key directors of the era, particularly Rafael Gil, with whom he worked on multiple projects that showcased his skill in black-and-white photography. He served as cinematographer on “Huella de luz” (1943), a drama directed by Gil that highlighted his emerging technical style. This partnership continued with “El clavo” (1944), a period drama noted for its atmospheric lighting and use of shadows to enhance dramatic tension.

Throughout the rest of the decade, Fraile contributed to several notable Spanish productions, including “La pródiga” (1946), directed by Rafael Gil, where his work helped define the visual tone of post-war melodramas. These early efforts laid the foundation for his reputation as a versatile and reliable cinematographer in the Spanish film industry during a formative time.

Fraile's most productive and acclaimed years as a cinematographer came in the 1950s and 1960s, when he became a key collaborator with leading Spanish directors such as Luis García Berlanga and Juan Antonio Bardem, helping shape some of the most important films of Spanish cinema during the Franco era. His work in this period was marked by sharp black-and-white photography, effective use of lighting and composition to support satirical and social themes, and technical skill in capturing the nuances of Spanish society under censorship.

Alfred died on May 21, 1994, in Madrid at the age of 82.

Alfredo Fraile was a cinematographer and co-cinematographer on four Spaghetti westerns: “Tierra brutal” (The Savage Guns) in 1961, “L’uomo della velle maledetta” (The Man od the Cursed Valley) with Remo Grisanti, “El hijo de Jesse James” (The Son of Jesse James) with Fausto Zuccoli and “I due violenti” (Two Violent Men) all in 1964.

FRAILE, Alfredo (aka Fraile) (Alfredo Fraile Lallana) [4/25/1912, Madrid, Madrid, Spain – 5/21/1994, Madrid, Madrid, Spain] – producer, director, writer, cinematographer, cameraman, actor, married to María Eugenia Peña father of six children.

The Savage Guns - 1961

The Man from the Cursed Valley – 1964 (co)

The Son of Jesse James – 1964 (co)

Two Violent Men – 1964