Spaghetti Western Directors, Screenwriters, Cinematographers

Spaghetti Western Director ~ Gaby Getz

Gabrielle van der Riet is known both as a historical amateur stage actress and director from South Africa, who later adopted the stage name Gaby Getz,and as the subject of a past missing persons appeal in 2018.The historical and personal records available include two primary facets: Theatrical Career: In the 1960s, van der Riet performed and directed in South Africa, notably appearing in the 1966 PEMADS production of “Macbeth” in Port Elizabeth. She later rebranded as professional actress Gaby Getz, starring in a variety of stage comedies and musicals across Durban and Johannesburg. Genealogical Records: Family history indices also reference Gabrielle Elaine van der Riet, who lived from October 1940 to March 2009.

As Gaby Getz she directed one Spaghetti western, “3 Bullets... for a Long Gun” in 1970.

GETZ, Gaby (aka Gabby Getz) (Gabrielle van der Riet) [10/?/1940, Port Elizabeth, South Africa – 3/?/2009, Johannesburg, South Africa] – producer, director, theater, film, actress, singer.

3 Bullets... for a Long Gun – 1970

Spaghetti Western Screenwriter ~ Gianfranco Clerici

Gianfranco Clerici' is an Italian screenwriter and assistant director known for his extensive work on exploitation, horror, and giallo films in Italian cinema, particularly during the 1970s and 1980s. Born on July 29, 1941, in Bergamo, Italy, he began his career in the 1960s working as an assistant director on various genre pictures, including adventure, western, and crime films, before establishing himself as a prolific screenwriter.

Clerici collaborated with prominent directors of Italian cult cinema, such as Lucio Fulci and Ruggero Deodato, contributing screenplays to notable and often controversial works including ''Don't Torture a Duckling'' (1972), ''Cannibal Holocaust'' (1980), ''The New York Ripper'' (1982), and ''Devil Fish'' (1984). His scripts frequently explored graphic violence, sensational themes, and exploitation elements that defined the era's extreme Italian genre filmmaking.

Later in his career, Clerici shifted toward television, writing for numerous Italian series and long-running productions into the 2000s, while maintaining a steady output across film and media. His contributions remain influential within the realm of cult and horror cinema enthusiasts.

Gianfranco Clerici was a screenwriter on two Spaghetti westerns: “Zorro il ribelle” (Zorro the Rebel) in 1966 and “Tex e il signore degli abissi” (Tex and the Lord of the Deep) with Marcello Coscia, Duccio Tessari and Giorgio Bonelli in 1985.

CLERICI, Gianfranco (aka Frank Clark, Franco Clerici, Mark Davis, Marco Devis, Mark Devis) [7/29/1941, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy -    ] – producer, assistant director, writer, songwriter, actor.

Zorro the Rebel - 1966

Tex and the Lord of the Deep – 1985 (co)

Spaghetti Western Cinematographer ~ Josef Klyk

Jozef Klyk was born in Bojszowy, Slaskie, Poland on April 13, 1950. He is obsessed with the American West; so much so that he directs, writes, shoots and stars in films, which he shoots with his hand-cranked camera. Jozef Klyk lives in a small village in the south of Poland and has never even visited the U.S. Wanted is a docu­mentary about a remarkable man who dreams of a place that exists in his imagination only. An Eastern Western, one might say.

Jozef Klyk was born in Bojszowy, Slaskie, Poland on April 13, 1950. He is obsessed with the American West; so much so that he directs, writes, shoots and stars in films, which he writes, directs, films and appears in films he shoots with his hand-cranked camera. Jozef Klyk lives in a small village in the south of Poland and has never even visited the U.S.

Josef Klyk was a cinematographer on six Euro-westerns: “The Stagecoach Robbery” in 1968,

“The Stagecoach to Kansas” in 1969, “Full Death” in 1984-1986, “The Man from Nowhere - The Trail of Lawlessness” in 1980-1983, “Free Man” in 1988-1991 and “Two from Texas” in 1999.

KLYK, Józef [4/13/1950, Bojszowy, Slaskie, Poland -     ] – producer, director, writer, cinematographer, actor.

The Stagecoach Robbery – 1968

The Stagecoach to Kansas - 1969

Full Death - 1984-1986 (Zlotko/Gold)

The Man from Nowhere - The Trail of Lawlessness -1980-1983

Wanted - 1990

Free Man – 1988-1991

Two from Texas – 1999