Enzo Barboni (7 July 1922 – 23 March 2002), sometimes credited by his pseudonym E.B. Clucher; the surname of his grandmotherp. 115 Wong, Alzia S. ''Spaghetti Westerns: A Viewer's Guide (National Cinemas)'' Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (15 December 2018) was an Italian

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and

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, best known for his

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comedies starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer.

Biography

Barboni was born in Rome. He began to work in film at a very young age, serving as a war correspondent on Eastern Front of World War II, and starting work as a

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in 1942. In 1961 he advanced to a career as cinematographer, working several times with director Sergio Corbucci and gaining a high reputation. He made his directorial debut in 1970 with the serious western ''

Chuck Moll ''The Unholy Four'' (Italian language, Italian: ''Ciakmull (L'uomo della vendetta)'', lit. "Ciakmull (The vengeful man)"), also known as ''Chuck Moll'', is a List of Italian films of 1970, 1970 Cinema of Italy, Italian Spaghetti Western. The film ...

'', which had little success. Undaunted, he decided to make his next film a slapstick parody of the

Spaghetti Western The Spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's film-making style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most o ...

phenomenon. The result, '' They Call Me Trinity'', was an enormous hit and made superstars out of Bud Spencer and Terence Hill. The three reunited the next year for the even more successful sequel ''

Trinity Is STILL My Name! ''Trinity Is Still My Name'' ( it, ...continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità, lit. "...they kept calling him Trinity") is a 1971 Italian Spaghetti Western Comedy film, comedy feature film, film directed by Enzo Barboni. Starring Terence Hill and B ...

'', which became, up to that point, the highest grossing Italian movie ever. Barboni never strayed from his successful formula; his subsequent films were all slapstick comedies and almost all featured either Hill or Spencer. This collaboration produced numerous hits, but when Hill and Spencer's careers started to wane, so did Barboni's. In 1994 he wanted to direct '' Troublemakers'', which was to be the "swan song" of the duo, but Terence Hill insisted on directing instead. The next year Barboni tried to revive the formula with ''

Sons of Trinity ''Sons of Trinity'' (Italian: ''Trinità & Bambino... e adesso tocca a noi'', also known as ''Trinity & Babyface'' and ''Trinity & Bambino: The Legend Lives On'') is a 1995 Italian, Spanish and German international co-production spaghetti Wester ...

'', which proved to be a disaster at the box-office. After this disappointment, Barboni retired. He died in Rome, 5 months before his 80th birthday.

Selected filmography as cinematographer

* ''

Il microfono è vostro ''Il Microfono è vostro'' is a 1951 Italy, Italian comedy film directed by Giuseppe Bennati. Plot Cast * Aroldo Tieri * Gisella Sofio * Enrico Viarisio * Guglielmo Inglese * Enrico Luzi * Ada Dondini * Mario Siletti * Rino Salviati * Franco Pu ...

'' (1951) * ''

Duel of the Titans ''Duel of the Titans'' ( it, Romolo e Remo, lit=Romulus and Remus) is a 1961 Italian / French film directed by Sergio Corbucci and starring Steve Reeves, Gordon Scott, and Virna Lisi. The film is about twin brothers revolt against tyranny in pre-R ...

'' (1961) * '' The Two Marshals'' (1961) * ''

Totò diabolicus Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi de Curtis di Bisanzio (15 February 1898 – 15 April 1967), best known by his stage name Totò (), or simply as Antonio de Curtis, and nicknamed ''il Principe della risata ...

'' (1961) * '' The Slave'' (1962) * '' Lo smemorato di Collegno'' (1962) * ''

The Four Monks ''I 4 monaci'' (also ''I quattro monaci''), internationally released as ''The Four Monks'', is a 1962 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia. Plot A group of four petty criminals, hoping to collect some money as a donation, ma ...

'' (1962) * '' The Shortest Day'' (1962) * ''

Il monaco di Monza ''The Monk of Monza'' ( it, Il monaco di Monza) is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci. It parodies the story of the Nun of Monza, as depicted in the Alessandro Manzoni's novel '' The Betrothed''. Plot Monza, 1630, a period ...

'' (1963) * '' Gidget Goes to Rome'' (1963) * '' Gli onorevoli'' (1963) * ''

Massacre at Grand Canyon ''Grand Canyon Massacre'' (Italian: ''Massacro al Grande Canyon'', lit. "Massacre at Grand Canyon") is a 1964 Italian Spaghetti Western filmed in Croatia starring James Mitchum, Milla Sannoner, and George Ardisson. It was directed by Sergio Cor ...

'' (1964) * ''

Erik, the Viking ''Vengeance of the Vikings'' ( it, Erik il vichingo, link=no) is a 1965 film directed by Mario Caiano. Cast *Gordon Mitchell ... Sven / Byarni * Giuliano Gemma ... Erik * Eleonora Bianchi ... Gudrid (as Ely McWhite) *Elisa Montés ... Wa-ta-wa ...

'' (1965) * ''

Son of the Leopard ''I figli del leopardo'' (also known as ''Sons of the Leopard'') is a 1965 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio that is a parody of ''The Leopard''. Plot Sicily, 1860. The Baron Tulico is a pen ...

'' (1965) * '' Nightmare Castle'' (1965) * ''

Hercules and the Princess of Troy ''Hercules and the Princess of Troy'' is a 1965 Italian-American made-for-television adventure fantasy film directed by Albert Band. It was originally made as a pilot for a television series which never materialized.Hughes, p.25 Albeit very short ...

'' (1965) * '' Three Coins in the Fountain'' (Filmed in 1966, released in 1970) * '' The Man Who Laughs'' (1966) * '' Django'' (1966) * '' Texas, Adios'' (1966) * ''

The Ugly Ones ''The Ugly Ones'' ( es: ''El precio de un hombre'', lit. "The Price of a Man", it: ''The Bounty Killer'', later ''La morte ti segue... ma non ha fretta'', lit. "Death follows you... but not in a hurry") is a 1966 Spanish- Italian Spaghetti ...

'' (1966) * ''

The Hellbenders ''The Hellbenders'' ( it, I crudeli, lit=The Cruel Ones, link=no) is a 1967 Spaghetti Western directed by Sergio Corbucci. Plot Colonel Jonas is a fanatical and unrepentant Confederate who led a regiment called the Hellbenders in the recently ...

'' (1967) * ''

Io non protesto, io amo ''Io non protesto, io amo'' (Italian for ''I don't protest, I love'') is a 1967 Italian "musicarello" film written and directed by Ferdinando Baldi and starring Caterina Caselli and Terence Hill (here credited as Mario Girotti).Daniele Magni, ''Cuo ...

'' (1967) * ''

Rita of the West ''Rita of the West'' ( it, Little Rita nel West, also known as ''Crazy Westerners''), is a 1967 Italian "musicarello"- Spaghetti Western film directed by Ferdinando Baldi. Plot Little Rita is a traveling fun fighter, the "bestest in the West", ...

'' (1967) * ''

Train for Durango ''Train for Durango'' ( it, Un treno per Durango) is a List of Italian films of 1968, 1968 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Mario Caiano. Cast References External links

* Spaghetti Western films 1968 Western (genre) films 196 ...

'' (1968) * '' Django, Prepare a Coffin'' (1968) * ''

I Live for Your Death ''A Long Ride from Hell'' (Italian language, Italian: ''Vivo per la tua morte'', lit. "I live for your death") is a 1968 in film, 1968 Spaghetti Western film directed by Camillo Bazzoni. It is based on the novel ''Judas Gun'' by Gordon D. Shirref ...

'' (1968) * ''

Assignment to Kill ''Assignment to Kill'' is a 1968 American drama film in Technicolor and Panavision, directed by Sheldon Reynolds and starring Patrick O'Neal, Joan Hackett, John Gielgud, Herbert Lom, and Oskar Homolka. Plot A private detective is hired by an i ...

'' (1968) * '' Man Who Cried for Revenge'' (1968) * '' Franco e Ciccio... Ladro e Guardia'' (1969) * ''

The Five Man Army ''The Five Man Army'' ( it, Un esercito di 5 uomini) is a 1969 Italian Zapata Western film in which a group of five men are enlisted to rob a train of a gold shipment during the Mexican Revolution. Directed by Don Taylor, it featured a script b ...

'' (1969) * '' Kemek'' (1970)

Selected filmography as director

*''

The Unholy Four ''A Stranger Came Home'' is a 1954 British film noir directed by Terence Fisher and starring Paulette Goddard, William Sylvester and Patrick Holt. The film was produced by Hammer Films at Bray Studios with sets designed by the art director J ...

'' (1970) *'' They Call Me Trinity'' (1970) *''

'' (1971) *''

Man of the East Man of the East ( it, E poi lo chiamarono il magnifico) is a 1972 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Enzo Barboni starring Terence Hill. The film is set in the Wild West during the time of the railway construction. A recurring theme is ...

'' (1972) *''

Even Angels Eat Beans ''Even Angels Eat Beans'' (Italian: ''Anche gli angeli mangiano fagioli'') is a 1973 Italian comedy film written and directed by Enzo Barboni with Giuliano Gemma and Bud Spencer. It was awarded with the Golden Screen Award in 1974. The film pro ...

'' (1974) *''

Crime Busters ''Crime Busters'' ( it, I due superpiedi quasi piatti) is a 1977 Italian action crime comedy film directed by Enzo Barboni and starring the comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. It was one of the three movies awarded with the Golden Sc ...

'' (1977) *''

Go for It Go for It may refer to: Music * ''Go for It'' (Stiff Little Fingers album), 1981 * ''Go for It'' (compilation album), a 1983 Australian compilation album by various artists, which peaked at number 1 on the Australian charts * '' Go for It... L ...

'' (1983) *'' Double Trouble'' (1984) *''

They Call Me Renegade ''They Call Me Renegade'' is a 1987 road movie directed by E.B. Clucher and starring Terence Hill and his adoptive son Ross. Plot summary "Renegade" Luke (Hill), a drifter and petty con artist, lives a free and easy life with no responsibility tr ...

'' (1987) *''

Speaking of the Devil ''Speaking of the Devil'' (Italian: ''Un piede in paradiso'', also known as ''Standing In Paradise'') is a 1991 Italian comedy film directed by Enzo Barboni. It was the last collaboration between Barboni and Bud Spencer with the pairs sons co-writ ...

'' (1991) *''

'' (1995)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barboni, Enzo 1922 births 2002 deaths Writers from Rome Italian film directors 20th-century Italian screenwriters Spaghetti Western directors Italian male screenwriters Italian war correspondents War correspondents of World War II 20th-century Italian male writers