Spaghetti Western Directors, Screenwriters, Cinematographers

Spaghetti Western Director ~ Juan Xiol Marchal

Juan Xiol was a Spanish film director and screenwriter known for his prolific career in genre cinema spanning the mid-1940s to the 1970s.

Born in Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain, on September 14, 1921, Xiol entered the film industry in the post-war years and directed his first notable work, “El castillo de Rochal”, in 1946.1 He went on to helm a variety of pictures, including early dramas such as “¿Milagro en la ciudad?” and “Avenida Roma, 66”, before gaining recognition in the 1960s for directing spaghetti westerns and adventure films like “Five Dollars for Ringo” and “Seven Pistols for a Gringo”, sometimes using pseudonyms such as Juan X. Marchal or Xiol Marchal.

Later in his career, he shifted toward more controversial exploitation and erotic films, including “Los farsantes del amor”, “El precio del aborto”, and “Sexy... amor y fantasia”. He died in Barcelona, Spain, in 1977.

Juan Xiol Marchal co-directed two Spaghetti westerns: “5 pistolas de Texas” ($5.00 for Ringo) with Ignacio F. Iquino and “Río maldito” (Seven Pistols for a Gringo) with Ignacio F. Iquino both in 1965.

MARCHAL, Juan Xiol (aka Juan X. Marchal, Xiol Marchal, Juan Xiol Marchel, Juan Xiol) [9/14/1921, Bilbao, Vizcaya, País Vasco, Spain – 1977, Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain] – director, writer.

$5.00 for Ringo – 1965 (co) [as Juan Xiol]

Seven Pistols for a Gringo – 1965 (co)

 

Spaghetti Western Screenwriter ~ Luciano Ferri

Luciano Ferri is/was an Italian writer. He was a writer on a dozen films between 1961 and 1971.

I can find no biographical information on him.

Luciano Ferri was a co-writer on one Spaghetti western, “I quattro del Pater Noster” (In the Name of the Father) with Augusto Finocchi and Maurizio Costanzo in 1969.

FERRI, Luciano [Italian] – writer.

In the Name of the Father – 1969 (co)

 

Spaghetti Western Cinematographer ~ Pier Luigi Santi

Pier Luigi Santi is/was an Italian cinematographer. In spite of his large number of films her worked on specifically fifty-two of them there is literally no biographical information on the man. He’s not even listed in Italian Film: A Who’s Who.

Pier Luigi Santi was a cinematographer on one Spaghetti westerns: “Che botte ragazzi” (The Return of Shanghai Joe) in 1974. He was also a cameraman on “Il grande duello” (The Grand Duel) in 1972.

SANTI, Pier Luigi (aka Pierluigi Santi) [Italian] – cinematographer, cameraman.

The Grand Duel – 1972 [cameraman]

The Return of Shanghai Joe - 1974