Enzo Barboni (7 July 1922 – 23 March 2002), sometimes credited by his pseudonym E.B. Clucher; the surname of his grandmother,p. 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 Terence Hill (born Mario Girotti; 29 March 1939) is an Italian actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He began his career as a child actor and gained international fame for starring roles in action and comedy films, many with hi ...

and

Bud Spencer Bud Spencer (born Carlo Pedersoli; 31 October 1929 – 27 June 2016) 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 partner and friend Ter ...

Biography

Barboni was born in

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. He began to work in film at a very young age, serving as a

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on Eastern Front of

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, 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 Sergio Corbucci (; 6 December 1926 – 1 December 1990) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and Film producer, producer. He was one of the main exponents of the Spaghetti Western genre during the 1960s and 1970s, with his most notable work ...

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 Mool'', 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

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 filmmaking style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most o ...

phenomenon. The result, ''

They Call Me Trinity ''They Call Me Trinity'' () is a 1970 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 the duo of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer as half-brot ...

'', 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 ''Sons of Trinity'' (, also known as ''Trinity & Babyface'' and ''Trinity & Bambino: The Legend Lives On'') is a 1995 Italian, Spanish and German international co-production spaghetti Western comedy film. It is a continuation of the ''Trinity'' ...

'', which proved to be a disaster at the box-office. After this disappointment, Barboni retired. He died in Rome, at age 79.

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'' () 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-Roman Italy and then come to a parting of ...

'' (1961) * ''

The Two Marshals ''The Two Marshals'' () 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, Alessandro Ferraù. ''T ...

'' (1961) * ''

Totò diabolicus ''Totò Diabolicus'' is a 1962 Italian black comedy film directed by Steno, in which Totò plays six different characters. It is a parody of the giallo genre, as well as of the noir comic book series ''Diabolik'', which debuted the same year. P ...

'' (1961) * '' The Slave'' (1962) * ''

Lo smemorato di Collegno ''Lo smemorato di Collegno'' (Italian for "The Collegno amnesiac") is a 1962 commedia all'italiana film directed by Sergio Corbucci. It is loosely based on the Bruneri-Canella case. Plot A man is hospitalized in a neurological clinic, due to a ...

'' (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 ''The Shortest Day'' () 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 European and American cinem ...

'' (1962) * ''

Il monaco di Monza ''The Monk of 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 of Spanish rule. Pasqual ...

'' (1963) * ''

Gidget Goes to Rome ''Gidget Goes to Rome'' is a 1963 Columbia Pictures Eastmancolor romantic comedy film starring Cindy Carol as the archetypal high school teen surfer girl originally portrayed by Sandra Dee in the 1959 film '' Gidget''. The film is the third of ...

'' (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 decides ...

'' (1963) * '' Massacre at Grand Canyon'' (1964) * '' Erik, the Viking'' (1965) * '' Son of the Leopard'' (1965) * '' Nightmare Castle'' (1965) * '' Hercules and the Princess of Troy'' (1965) * '' Three Coins in the Fountain'' (filmed in 1966, released in 1970) * ''

The Man Who Laughs ''The Man Who Laughs'' (also published under the title ''By Order of the King'' from its subtitle in French) is a Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title ''L'Homme qui rit''. It takes place in Engl ...

'' (1966) * '' Django'' (1966) * ''

Texas, Adios ''Texas, Adios'' (Italian: ''Texas, addio'') is a 1966 Italian-Spanish Spaghetti Western film cowritten and directed by Ferdinando Baldi and starring Franco Nero. It is often referenced in connection with '' Django'', also starring Nero, and alth ...

'' (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 West ...

'' (1966) * ''

The Hellbenders ''The Hellbenders'' () is a 1967 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Corbucci and starring Joseph Cotten, Norma Bengell, Julián Mateos, Gino Pernice and Ángel Aranda. Plot Colonel Jonas is a fanatical and unrepentant Confederate who led ...

'' (1967) * '' Io non protesto, io amo'' (1967) * ''

Rita of the West ''Rita of the 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", who is helping the Native ...

'' (1967) * '' Train for Durango'' (1968) * ''

Django, Prepare a Coffin ''Django, Prepare a Coffin'' (, "Prepare the Coffin!"), alternatively titled ''Viva Django'', is a 1968 Italy, Italian spaghetti Western film directed by Ferdinando Baldi. The film was produced by Manolo Bolognini, who also produced Sergio Corbu ...

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

The Five Man Army ''The Five Man Army'' () 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 The Mexican Revolution () was an extended sequence of armed regional con ...

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

Selected filmography as director

*'' The Unholy Four'' (1970) *''

'' (1970) *''

Trinity Is Still My Name ''Trinity Is Still My Name'' (, lit. "...They Kept Calling Him Trinity") is a 1971 Italian Spaghetti Western comedy film directed by Enzo Barboni. Starring the film duo of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, it is a direct sequel to '' They Call M ...

'' (1971) *''

Man of the East Man of the East () 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 the always progressing modernisation wh ...

'' (1972) *'' Even Angels Eat Beans'' (1974) *''

Crime Busters ''Crime Busters'' () is a 1977 Italian action crime comedy film directed by Enzo Barboni and starring the film duo of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. It was one of the three films awarded with the Golden Screen Award in 1977 along with ''Th ...

'' (1977) *''

Odd Squad ''Odd Squad'' (stylized as ''ODD SQUAD'') is a children's live action educational comedy television series created by Tim McKeon and Adam Peltzman. The series premiered on TVOKids in Canada and PBS Kids in the United States on November 26, 2014 ...

'' (1981) *''

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'' (1987) *'' Speaking of the Devil '' (1991) *''

'' (1995)

References

External links

* {{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