Spaghetti Western Directors, Screenwriters, Cinematographers

Spaghetti Western Director ~ Horst Krahe

Horst Krahe was a silent film director of unknown origin but most likely German. He only has two films to his credit and those are also his only known Euro-westerns.

Horst Krahe was a director on two Euro-westerns: “Bull Arizona – der Wüstenadler” (Bull Arizona – the Desert Eagle) with Piel Jutzi and “Bull Arizona – das Vermächtnis der Prärie” (Bull Arizona, the Legacy of the Prairie) with Piel Jutzi both in 1919.

KRAHE, Horst (aka Horst Krahè, Horst Krahé) [German] – director, film actor.

Bull Arizona – the Desert Eagle – 1919 (co)

Bull Arizona, the Legacy of the Prairie – 1919 (co)

 

Spaghetti Western Screenwriter ~ Alberto De Stefanis

Alberto De Stefanis is/was an Italian film producer, writer but mainly a production manager. He was a production manager on eight films between 1962 and 1978. He also produced three films between 1972 and 1980 and a screenwriter on three films two films in 1972 and 1974. One of those films was his only Spaghetti western, “La parola di un fuorilegge... è legge!” (Red Harvest) with Juan Bosch in 1976. He was a line producer on “Alberto De Stefanis” (Sabata) in 1969, a casting director on “È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta” (Return of Sabata) in 1971, line producer on “E poi lo chiamarono il Magnifico “(Man of the East) and “La caza del oro” (Too Much Gold for One Gringo) both in 1972.

De STEFANIS, Alberto – producer, production manager, casting director, writer.

Sabata – 1969 [line producer]

Return of Sabata – 1971 [casting director]

Man of the East – 1972 [line producer]

Too Much Gold for One Gringo – 1972 [line producer]

Red Harvest – 1976 (co)

 

Spaghetti Western Cinematographer ~ Riccardo Pallottini

Riccardo Pallottini was an Italian cinematographer known for his prolific contributions to genre cinema, particularly in Italian peplum, science fiction, poliziotteschi, and action films from the late 1950s through the early 1980s. Born in Rome on March 18, 1908, he began his career as a camera operator on productions in the 1950s before establishing himself as a director of photography, amassing credits on over 90 films. His work spanned diverse genres and included notable titles such as “Son of Samson”, “Atlas Against the Cyclops”, “War Between the Planets”, “Mission Stardust”, “Take a Hard Ride”, “The Last Hunter”, and “Tiger Joe”, often collaborating with directors like Antonio Margheriti and Stelvio Massi. Pallottini occasionally directed, including the short film “Domenica a Capri”, and used several pseudonyms in credits throughout his career. He died on January 11, 1982, in Luzon, Philippines, following a plane crash while working on location for “Tiger Joe”. He was 74.

Riccardo Pallottini was a cinematographer on thirteen Spaghetti westerns: “Tempo di massacre” (The Brute and the Beast), “Django spara per primo” (Django Shoots First), “La più grande rapina del west” (The Greatest Robbery in the West), “Johnny Oro” (Ringo and His Golden Pistol) all in 1966, “Joe! Cercati un posto per morire” (Find a Place to Die) in 1968, “E Dio disse a Caino…” (And God Said to Cain) with Luciano Trasatti, “I quattro del Pater Noster” (In the Name of the Father) both in 1969, “L’oro dei bravados” (Chapaqua’s Gold) in 1970, “Il pistolero cieco” (Blindman) in 1971, “Così Sia” (They Call Me Amen) and “Oremus, Alleluia e Cosi Sia” with Riccardo Pallottini both in 1972 and “La parola di un fuorilegge... è legge!” (Take a Hard Ride) in 1975.

PALLOTTINI, Riccardo (Rafel de Usa) [3/18/1908, Rome, Lazio, Italy – 1/11/1982, Luzon, Philippines (helicopter crash)] – director, cinematographer, cameraman, SFX, brother of script supervisor Eleonora Pallotini.

The Brute and the Beast - 1966

Django Shoots First – 1966

The Greatest Robbery in the West - 1966

Ringo and His Golden Pistol – 1966

Vengeance - 1967

Find a Place to Die – 1968 

And God Said to Cain – 1969 (co)

In the Name of the Father - 1969

Chapaqua's Gold - 1970

Blindman – 1971

They Call Me Amen – 1972

They Still Call Me Amen – 1972 (co)

Take a Hard Ride – 1975