Spaghetti Western Directors, Screenwriters, Cinematographers

Spaghetti Western Director ~ Josef Karma 

Josef Karma was an Austrian-born actor known for his prolific career in German cinema, spanning the silent film era through the sound period and into the post-war years.

Born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary on February 15, 1883, he entered the film industry in 1920 and quickly established himself through numerous roles in silent productions, while also contributing as a screenwriter and director on select projects.

His early work includes notable titles such as “Die Todesfahrt des weissen Häuptlings” (1920), “Die Maske des Indianers” (1921), and “Der Meisterspringer von Nürnberg” (1923), reflecting the adventurous and dramatic genres popular in the Weimar era.

Karma successfully adapted to sound films in the 1930s, appearing in a range of productions including “Die Czardasfürstin” (1934), “Pole Poppenspäler” (1935), “Menschen, Tiere, Sensationen” (1938), and “Verklungene Melodie” (1938), demonstrating his versatility across operetta, drama, and entertainment films.

Following an interruption in his screen work, he returned in the late 1950s with roles in “Drei leere Räume” (1957) and “Der Schuster von Palermo” (1959), marking the conclusion of his film career.

He died on September 22, 1963, in West Berlin, leaving behind a body of work that documented key transitions in German filmmaking across several decades.

Josef Karma directed two silent Euro-westerns: “Die Maske des Indianers” and “Die Rache des Mexikaners” both in 1920.

KARMA, Josef [2/15/1883, Vienna, Austria-Hungary – 9/22/1963, West Berlin, Berlin, West Germany] – director, writer, film, TV actor.

Die Maske des Indianers - 1920

Die Rache des Mexikaners – 1920

 

Spaghetti Western Screenwriter ~ Oscar De Mans

Oscar De Mans was an alias used by French producer, production manager and writer Oscar Di Martino Mansi. Oscar was a production manager on two films and a producer on three between 1971 and 1976. He wrote screenplays for two films in 1971.  

I can find no biographical information on him.

Oscar De Mans co-wrote the screenplay for one Spaghetti western, “Le juge Roy Bean” (Judge Roy Bean) with Luigi Angelo and Federico Chentrens in 1971.

De MANS, Oscar (aka Oscar Di Martino) (Oscar Di Martino Mansi) – producer, production manager, writer.

Judge Roy Bean – 1971 (co)

 

Spaghetti Western Cinematographer ~ Francisco Sánchez Muñoz

Francisco Sánchez Muñoz is a Spanish cinematographer, cameraman and special effects filmmaker born in Granada, Spain on May 28, 1925. He was a cameraman on four films between 1957 and 1968, worked on special effects on two films in 1959 and 1973 but spent most of his career as a cinematographer on eighty-four films and television shows between 1955 and 1991.

I can find no biographical information on him or that he has passed away.

Francisco Sánchez Muñoz was a cinematographer on three Spaghetti westerns: “El Mestizo” (Django Does Not Forgive) in 1966, “La sfida dei MacKenna” (Amen) in 1969 and “Uccidi Django… uccidi per primo!!!” (Kill Django... Kill First) with Gaetano Valle in 1971.

MUNOZ, Francisco Sánchez (aka F. Sánchez Muñoz, Francisco Sanchez Muñoz, Francisco Sanchez, Frank Sanchez) (Francisco Sánchez Muñoz) [5/28/1925, Granada, Andalucía, Spain –     ] – cinematographer, cameraman, SFX.

Django Does Not Forgive – 1966 (co)

Amen – 1969

Kill Django... Kill First – 1971 (co) [Francisco Sanchez]