Enzo Barboni
Enzo Barboni (born July 10, 1922 in Rome , † March 23, 2002 ibid) was an Italian cameraman and film director who often worked under the pseudonym E. B. Clucher . He was best known for his comedies and western parodies with Terence Hill and Bud Spencer .
biography
After Barboni had served as a reporter for the Istituto Luce on the Eastern Front from 1942 in World War II , he turned to camera work and assisted his brother Leonida . As a camera assistant, he often worked for Václav Vich and director Sergio Corbucci during his sandal film days. In 1961 he became chief cameraman and in this capacity photographed the spaghetti western Django von Corbucci in 1966 .
From 1970 Barboni started his career as a director under the pseudonym E. B. Clucher . After a “serious” start, he was subsequently considered the inventor of the humorous western beating . In 1967 he shot the music western Blue Beans for a Hallelujah ( Rita nel West ) with the singer Rita Pavone and Terence Hill , who switched from the Karl May film to the Spaghetti Western . Clucher then wrote the scripts and also directed the successful films with Bud Spencer and Terence Hill. Apart from the spaghetti westerns, he also concentrated on comedies.
His late attempt to replicate the success of the Spencer / Hill films without the main cast failed in 1994.
Filmography (selection)
- camera operator
- 1961: Romulus and Remus (Romolo e Remo)
- 1964: Not a cent for Ringo's head (Massacro al Grande Canyon)
- 1965: The Return of the Feared (Erik il Vichingo)
- 1966: No coffin without dollars (El precio de un hombre)
- 1966: Django (Django)
- 1967: Blue Beans for a Hallelujah (Little Rita nel West)
- 1966: The Cruel (I crudeli)
- 1967: The last train to Durango (Un treno per Durango)
- 1968: Django and the gang of the hanged (Preparati la bara!)
- 1968: I am an escaped chain convict (Vivo per la tua morte)
- 1969: The Five Feared (Un esercito di cinque uomini)
- Screenwriter
- 1970: A hallelujah for Camposanto (Gli fumavano le Colt… lo chiamavano Camposanto)
- 1974: Even angels like it hot (I due superpiedi quasi piatti)
Director
- 1970: Django - The Night of the Long Knives (Ciakmull)
- 1970: The right and left hand of the devil (Lo chiamavano Trinità)
- 1971: Four fists for an alleluia (Continuavano a chiamarlo Trinitá)
- 1972: Cursed, Damned and Alleluia (E poi lo chiamarono il magnifico)
- 1973: Angels also eat beans (Anche gli angeli mangiano fagioli)
- 1974: Even angels like it hot (Anche gli angeli tirano di destro)
- 1976: Two out of control (I due superpiedi quasi piatti)
- 1982: Melee troops (Ciao nemico)
- 1983: Two strong guys (Nati con la camicia)
- 1984: Four fists against Rio (Non c'è due senza quattro)
- 1987: Renegade - Terence Hill and the laziest horse in the world (Renegade)
- 1991: When one speaks of the devil (Un piede in paradiso)
- 1995: Trinity and Babyface (Trinità & Bambino… e adesso tocca di noi)
literature
- Ulrich P. Bruckner: For a few more corpses. The Italo-Western from its beginnings to today , Berlin: Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag 2002 (new edition: 2006). ISBN 3-89602-705-0
- Christian Heger: The right and left hand of the parody: Bud Spencer, Terence Hill and their films , Marburg: Schüren Verlag 2009, ISBN 978-3-89472-664-5
Web links
- Enzo Barboni in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Further information especially on Enzo Barboni (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I Registi, Gremese 2002, pp. 41/42
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barboni, Enzo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Clucher, EB |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cameraman and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 23, 2002 |
| Place of death | Rome |