Il regista e produttore americano Budd Boetticher (1916 – 2001) conosciuto per l'influenza che esercitò sul genere western. Dopo essere stato un torero professionista in Messico si è trasferito a Hollywood, dove ha diretto L’amante del torero (1951) ispirandosi alla propria esperienza nel mondo della corrida. Boetticher è assurto alla fama grazie alla collaborazione con l'attore Randolph Scott, che ha diretto in una serie di western molto amati fra cui I sette assassini (1956), I tre banditi (1957) e Ride Lonesome (1959).
Budd Boetticher (1916 – 2001) was an American film director and producer best known for his influential work in the Western genre. After a career as a professional bullfighter in Mexico, he transitioned to Hollywood, where he directed Bullfighter and the Lady (1951), inspired by his own experiences in the bullfighting world. Boetticher gained recognition for his collaboration with actor Randolph Scott, whom he directed in a series of acclaimed Westerns including Seven Men from Now (1956), The Tall T (1957), and Ride Lonesome (1959).
Filmography
1995 My Kingdom for...
1972 Arruza
1969 A Time for Dying
1960 The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
1960 Comanche Station
1959 Ride Lonesome
1958 Westbound
1958 Buchanan Rides Alone
1957 Decision at Sundown
1957 The Tall T
1956 7 Men from Now
1956 The Killer Is Loose
1955 The Magnificent Matador
1953 East of Sumatra
1953 Wings of the Hawk
1953 The Man from the Alamo
1953 Seminole
1953 City Beneath the Sea
1952 Horizons West
1952 Red Ball Express
1952 Bronco Buster
1952 The Cimarron Kid
1951 Bullfighter and the Lady
1950 Killer Shark
1949 The Wolf Hunters
1949 Black Midnight
1948 Behind Locked Doors
1948 Assigned to Danger
1945 The Fleet That Came to Stay
1945 Escape in the Fog
1945 A Guy, a Gal and a Pal
1945 Youth on Trial
1944 The Missing Juror
1944 One Mysterious Night
