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

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and

Bud Spencer Carlo Pedersoli (31 October 1929 – 27 June 2016), known professionally as Bud Spencer, was an Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player. He was known for action-comedy and Spaghetti Western roles with his long-time film partn ...

Biography

Barboni was born in

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. He began to work in film at a very young age, serving as a war correspondent on Eastern Front of

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, 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: ''Ciakmull (L'uomo della vendetta)'', lit. "Ciakmull (The vengeful man)"), also known as ''Chuck Moll'', is a 1970 Italian Spaghetti Western. The film represents the directorial debut of Enzo Barboni, who was, until ...

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

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phenomenon. The result, ''

They Call Me Trinity ''They Call Me Trinity'' ( it, Lo chiamavano Trinità...) is a 1970 Italian Spaghetti Western comedy film written and directed by Enzo Barboni (under the pseudonym of E.B. Clucher) and produced by Italo Zingarelli. The film stars Terence Hill an ...

'', was an enormous hit and made superstars out of

and

. The three reunited the next year for the even more successful sequel '' Trinity Is STILL My Name!'', 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'', 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 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 Pucci * ...

'' (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 ''The Two Marshals'' ( it, I due marescialli) is a 1961 Italian comedy film written and directed by Sergio Corbucci. The film was a hit at the Italian box office, with 2.765.531 spectators and a total gross of 536.513.000 lire.Matilde Amorosi, ...

'' (1961) * '' Totò diabolicus'' (1961) * '' The Slave'' (1962) * '' Lo smemorato di Collegno'' (1962) * '' The Four Monks'' (1962) * ''

The Shortest Day ''The Shortest Day'' ( it, Il giorno più corto) is a 1963 Italian comedy film. It is a parody of the war movie '' The Longest Day'' and stars the popular duo Franco and Ciccio in the leading roles. Dozens of other well-known actors, from both Eu ...

'' (1962) * '' Il monaco di Monza'' (1963) * '' Gidget Goes to Rome'' (1963) * ''

Gli onorevoli ''Gli onorevoli'' is a 1963 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci. Simple plot The film is composed of several small stories that have to do with the votes of politicians in Italy in the sixties. A senior sharpshooter decide ...

'' (1963) * '' Massacre at Grand Canyon'' (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'' (1965) * ''

Nightmare Castle ''Nightmare Castle'' ( it, Amanti d’Oltretomba) is a 1965 Italian horror film directed by Mario Caiano. The film stars Paul Muller, Helga Liné and Barbara Steele in a dual role. Mario Caiano shot the film in Rome and declared it his tribut ...

'' (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) * ''

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'' (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 recentl ...

'' (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", w ...

'' (1967) * ''

Train for Durango ''Train for Durango'' ( it, Un treno per Durango) is a 1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chose ...

'' (1968) * ''

Django, Prepare a Coffin ''Django, Prepare a Coffin'' ( it, Preparati la bara!, “Prepare the Coffin!”), alternatively titled ''Viva Django'', is a List of Italian films of 1968, 1968 Cinema of Italy, Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Ferdinando Baldi. The f ...

'' (1968) * '' I Live for Your Death'' (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) * ''

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'' (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 by ...

'' (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 ...

'' (1970) *''

'' (1970) *'' Trinity Is STILL My Name!'' (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 th ...

'' (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'' (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 '' (1991) *'' Sons of Trinity'' (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