Spaghetti Western Directors, Screenwriters, Cinematographers

 Spaghetti Western Director ~ Geneviève Gérald

Geneviève Gérald was born Geneviève Thérèse Alberte George in Tunisia on January 4, 1940. She’s worked in front of the camera as an actress in one film “Ruger American” in 2019 and behind the camera as a voice actress and a director. 

Geneviève Gérald co-directed one Euro-western, “Les cow-boys de Paris” (The Cowboys of Paris) with Philippe Hersent in 1969.

GERALD, Geneviève (aka Celine Cattan, Célina Cély, Geneviève Gérald) (Geneviève Thérèse Alberte George) [1/4/1940, Tunisia –     ] – director, actress, married to director, actor Philippe Hersant [1912-1982] (196?-196?), married to journalist Philippe Alexandre [1932-2022] (1966-1998).

The Cowboys of Paris – 1969 (co)

 

Spaghetti Western Screenwriter ~ George Clavigny

Georges Clavigny was born Jules-Auguste Besse on October 19,1873 in Lyon, France. He was a French writer. He wrote the series of popular novels Le Vautour de la sierra published by Fayard at the beginning of the twentieth century, and the Tilutin series. He was also the French adaptor of Winsor McCay's masterpiece, Little Nemo in Slumberland, which appeared from June 1908 under the title Petit Nemo au pays des songes in the journal La Jeunesse moderne, until the magazine closed in 1909. Clavigny died in La Ferrière-au-Doyen, Normandie, France on September 5, 1952 at the age of 79.

George Clavigny wrote the screenplay for one silent Euro-western, “Le vautour de la Siria” (The Vulture of the Sierra) in 1909.

CLAVIGNY, George (Jules-Auguste Besse) [10/19/1873, Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France - 9/5/1952, La Ferrière-au-Doyen, Normandie, France] – author, writer.

The Vulture of the Sierra – 1909

 

Spaghetti Western Cinematographer ~ Sepp Ketterer

Sepp Ketterer was born on February 11, 1899 in Altglashütten Germany and was a German cinematographer. He was involved in the cinematography of almost 50 films between 1938 and 1968. He also worked on a number of Austrian films such as “1. April 2000” which was released in 1952.

Sepp Ketterer was a cinematographer on one Euro-western, “Graf Bobby, der Schrecken des wilden Westens” (Count Bobby, the Terror of the Wild West) in 1965.

KETTERER, Sepp (aka Josef Ketterer) [2/11/1899, Altglashütten, Schwarzwald, Germany – 1/11/1991, Vienna, Austria] – cinematographer, camceraman.

Count Bobby, the Terror of the Wild West – 1965