Spaghetti Western Directors, Screenwriters, Cinematographers

Spaghetti Western Director ~ Roland Klick

Roland Klick is a German film director and screenwriter known for his independent, subversive approach to post-war German cinema, blending American genre influences with a laconic and precise personal style that set him apart from the dominant New German Cinema movement. His films often explore social themes through entertaining, audience-oriented narratives, earning him cult status and multiple German Film Awards despite production challenges and periods of commercial difficulty.

Born on July 4, 1939, in Hof, Bavaria, Klick left university studies in dramatics and German to enter filmmaking, beginning with short films in the early 1960s and his medium-length feature ''Jimmy Orpheus'' (1966). His controversial feature debut ''Bübchen'' (1968) established him as a promising talent, followed by the breakthrough ''Deadlock'' (1970), a psychedelic western starring Mario Adorf that won him the German Film Award for Best Director and pioneered the "Sauerkraut Western" subgenre. Subsequent works such as ''Supermarket'' (1974), a gritty milieu drama, and ''Lieb Vaterland magst ruhig sein'' (1975) also garnered awards and critical praise for their distinctive style and social commentary.

Klick repeatedly distanced himself from the New German Cinema's aesthetic and political expectations, insisting on creative independence and risking his own resources on projects. Later films included the documentary ''Derby Fever USA'' (1979) and the troubled ''White Star'' (1983) starring Dennis Hopper, after which he largely withdrew from feature filmmaking in the early 1990s, relocating to Ireland. His last cinema production was ''Schluckauf'' (completed 1992). Recent documentaries and retrospectives have highlighted his legacy as a maverick who has been admired by directors including Steven Spielberg and Quentin Tarantino.

Roland Klick directed on Euro-western, “Deadlock” in 1970.

KLICK, Roland (aka Bernhard Stein) [7/4/1939, Hof, Bavaria, Germany -     ] – producer, director, writer, songwriter, cinematographer, cameraman, composer, musician, film editor

Deadlock – 1970

Spaghetti Western Screenwriter ~ Irving Dennis

Irving Dennis is/was a film producer and screenwriter involved with two films in the mid’1960s. He co-produced the film “Frozen Alive” with Artur Brauner and Ronald Rietti and he was co-screenwriter on the Spaghetti western “Tierra de fuego” (Sunscorched) with Alfonso Balcázar, José Antonio de la Loma, Mark Stevens and Warren Kiefer.

Other than that, I can find no biographical information on him.

DENNIS, Irving [American] – producer, writer.

Sunscorched – 1965 (co)

 

Spaghetti Western Cinematographer ~ Vitaliano Natalucci

Vitaliano Natalucci is/was an Italian cinematographer and cameraman. He worked as a cameraman on fifteen films between 1955 and 1965 and as a cinematographer on seventeen films between 1962 and 1971. He even appeared as an actor in the 1962 film “Nerone ‘71”

I can find no biographical information on him.

Vitaliano Natlucci was a cinematographer on seven Spaghetti westerns: “El Zorro cabalga otra vez” (Behind the Mask of Zorro) with Mario Vulpiani and “Mille dollari sul nero” (Blood at Sundown) both in 1965, “ Giunse Ringo e… fu tempo di massacre” (Ringo It’s Massacre Time) in 1966, “Cjamango” and “Non aspettare Django, spara” (Don’t Wait, Django… Shoot! both in 1967, “Quintana” in 1969 and “Se t’incontro, t’ammazzo” (Finders Killers) with Giovanni Variano in 1971.

NATALUCCI, Vitaliano (Natalucci) [Italian] – cinematographer, cameraman, actor.

Behind the Mask of Zorro – 1965 (co)

Blood at Sundown – 1965

Ringo, It's Massacre Time – 1966

Cjamango - 1967

Don't Wait, Django... Shoot! – 1967

Quintana – 1969

Finders Killers – 1971 (co)