Spaghetti Western Directors, Screenwriters, Cinematographers

Spaghetti Western Director ~ Colonel Robert Freeman

Colonel Robert Freeman is a pseudonym used by the pioneering exploitation filmmaker David Frank Friedman who was born in Birmingham, Alabama on December 24, 1923. He employed the moniker—along with others like "Col. Robert Freeman"—when he directed, produced, and wrote the 1972 adult sex-comedy “The Erotic Adventures of Zorro”. The movie was an adult-oriented, comedic take on the classic Zorro legend. Friedman, a well-known figure in the B-movie and grindhouse cinema circuits, used the military title as a playful alias for his risqué or uncredited directing work.

Freeman was a film editor for the majority of time he worked in the film industry where he worked on fifteen films as an editor from 1967 to 1982. He also was a production manager and post supervisor on two films in 1970 and directed only one film.

Freeman was married to actress married to actress Carol Jane Friedman. He later started the Pussycat Theater chain and was a partner in Modern Film Distributors, owned Entertainment Ventures Inc.

Freeman died in Anniston, Alabama on February 14, 2011 at the age of 87.

As Colonel Robert Freeman he co-directed one Euro-western “Les chevauchées amoureuses de zorro” (The Erotic Adventures of Zorro) with William Allen Castleman in 1972.

FREEMAN, Colonel Robert (aka Davis Freeman, Col. Dave Friedman, Col. David F. Friedman, Dave Friedman, David Friedman, Mr. David F. Friedman, Awsome Greed, Bradford Hallsworth, Tony Martinez, David Mason, Davis Mason, Herman Traeger, Herman Träger, Seymour Zeletarell, Seymour Zolotareff) (David Frank Friedman) [12/24/1923, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A. – 2/14/2011, Anniston, Alabama, U.S.A. (heart failure)] – producer, production manager, director, writer, cinematographer, actor, married to actress Carol Jane Friedman [1925-2001] (19??-2001), started the Pussycat Theater chain, a partner in Modern Film Distributors, owned Entertainment Ventures Inc.

The Erotic Adventures of Zorro – 1972 (co)      

Spaghetti Western Screenwriter ~ Pedro Chamorro

Pedro Chamorro is/was a Spanish writer who worked on four films between 1955 and 1959. He is best known for his work on classic Spanish adventure and comedy films, most notably collaborating on the screenplays for “The Coyote” (1955), “The Coyote's Justice” (1956), and the comedy “¡Aquí hay petróleo!” (1956).

I can find no biographical information about him.

Pedro Chamorro co-wrote screenplays for two Euro-westerns:“El Coyote” (El Coyote) with Jesus Franco, Antonio Abad Ojuel, Joaquin Romero Marchent and, Jose Mallorqui and “La justicia del Coyote” (The Judgment of the Coyote) with Jesus Franco Manera both in 1954.

CHAMORRO, Pedro (aka J. Chamor) [Spanish] – writer.

The Coyote – 1954 (co)

The Judgment of the Coyote – 1954 (co) [as J. Chamor]

 

Spaghetti Western Cinematographer ~ Silvano Ippoliti

Silvano Ippoliti was an Italian cinematographer known for his work on notable films including “The Great Silence” (1968) and “Caligula” (1979). Born on January 23, 1923 in Cagli, Marche, Italy, he developed a career spanning several decades in Italian cinema, contributing as director of photography to a range of genres from spaghetti westerns to erotic dramas and action films. His credits also include “Miranda” (1985) and “Capriccio” (1987), reflecting his involvement in both mainstream and controversial productions.

Ippoliti died sometime in 1994 in Rome, Lazio, Italy at the age of 72.

Silvano Ippoliti was a cinematographer on four Spaghetti westerns: “Deguello” and “Navajo Joe” both in 1966, “Il grande silenzio” (The Great Silence) in 1967 and “Il ritorno di zanna bianca” (Challenge to White Fang) in 1974.

IPPOLITI, Silvano (aka S. Ippoliti, Stephen Sunter) [1/24/1922, Cagli, Marche, Italy – 1994, Rome, Lazio, Italy] – cinematographer, cameraman.

Deguello - 1966 [as Stephen Sunter]

Navajo Joe – 1966

The Great Silence - 1967

Challenge to White Fang - 1974