Spaghetti Western Directors, Screenwriters, Cinematographers

Spaghetti Western Director ~ Mario Marsili

Mario Marsili is an Italian filmmaker. He’s directed, written photographed and appeared in several ofhis own films.

Mario divides his time between homes in Rome and Mesa, Arizona.  

Mario Marsili directed three Euro-westerns: “C’era una Volta il Western” in 2003, “Por un puñado de sueños” (A Fistful of Dreams) in 2004 and “Per Qualche Sogno in Piu” 2005. He also contributed historical research to the 2004 documentaries “The Leone Style” and “The Leone West”.

MARSILI, Mario [Italian] – producer, director, writer, cinematographer, actor.

C’era una Volta il Western - 2003

A Fistful of Dreams – 2004

The Leone Style – 2004 [additional crew]

The Leone West – 2004 [additional crew]

Per Qualche Sogno in Piu - 2005

 

Spaghetti Western Screenwriter ~ Scot Finch

Scot Finch was born Jonathan Scot Finch in Manchester, England on December 8, 1940. Finch was an English film and television actor, writer, and producer. Among his most important works are “Target of an Assassin” (1977), “Whispering Death” (1976), “The Wild Geese” (1978), and “Snowball” (1960). He died in Clarets, Pyrenees-Orientales, France, on June 9, 2005, at the age of 64.

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Scot Finch co-wrote three Spaghetti western screenplays: “Shalako” with J.J. Griffith and Hal Hopper, “Catlow” with J. J. Griffith and “Lo chiamavano mezzogiorno” (The Man Called Noon) with Antonio Recoder in 1973.

FINCH, Scot (aka Scot Finca) (Jonathan Scot Finch) [12/8/1940, Manchester, England, U.K. – 6/9/2005, Clara, Pyrenees-Orientales, France] – writer, actor.

Shalako – 1968 (co)

Catlow – 1971 (co)

Jack the Ripper Goes West – 1973 [film was never made]

The Man Called Noon – 1973 (co)

 

Spaghetti Western Cinematographer ~ Michael Sauberer

Michael Sauberer is an Austrian filmmaker. He’s a producer, writer, film editor, cinematographer, and actor. As an actor, he’s appeared in nine films between 2015 and 2020, a film editor on 11 films between 2016 and 2026. He’s been a cinematographer on nine films between 2016 and 2025

I can find no biographical information on him.

Michael Sauberer was a cinematographer on two Euro-westerns: “John Parker and the Madman” in 2020 and “Silent Time” in 2025

SAUBERER, Michael [Austrian] – producer, writer, cinematographer, cameraman, film editor.

John Parker and the Madman – 2020

Silent Time – 2025