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This list consists largely of the more occasional, big budget, postmodern westerns, and is not representative of the genre across time. Help is needed in adding the several thousand silent and talking western films and TV programs, made prior to the Clint Eastwood-Spaghetti Western days, which defined the genre for at least the first half of the 20th century. Postmodernity (also called post-modernity or the postmodern condition) is a term used by philosophers, social scientists, art critics and social critics to refer to aspects of contemporary art, culture, economics and social conditions that are the result of the unique features of late 20th century and early 21st century...

A Fistful of Dollars (Per un pugno di dollari in Italy, and officially on-screen in the U.S. as simply Fistful of Dollars) is a 1964 film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood. ... Spaghetti Westerns is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western film that emerged in the mid-1960s, so named because most of them were produced by Italian studios. ... A Fistful of Dynamite is a 1971 film by Sergio Leone, which is centred on two individuals, a poor Mexican bandit (played by Rod Steiger) and an ex-IRA revolutionary (James Coburn), who meet during the turbulent Mexican Revolution. ... Spaghetti Westerns is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western film that emerged in the mid-1960s, so named because most of them were produced by Italian studios. ... All the Pretty Horses is a novel by U.S. author Cormac McCarthy released in 1992. ... Annie Get Your Gun is a stage musical loosely based on the life of sharpshooter Annie Oakley. ... The Apple Dumpling Gang is a 1975 Disney movie about a group of orphan children who strike gold during the California Gold Rush. ... The 1994 western film Bad Girls stars Madeleine Stowe, Mary Stuart Masterson, Andie MacDowell and Drew Barrymore. ... Bend of the River is a 1952 American western movie directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their second collaboration. ... The Big Country was a 1958 American movie starring Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston, Burl Ives, Charles Bickford, and Chuck Connors. ... Blazing Saddles is a Warner Bros. ... Promotional poster for Brokeback Mountain Brokeback Mountain is a 2005 film directed by Ang Lee as well as a short story by E. Annie Proulx, upon which the film is based. ... Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a 1969 Western film which tells the story of two lighthearted outlaws who seem more inclined to trade quips than shots. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Dances with Wolves is a 1990 epic film which tells the story of a United States cavalry officer in the 1860s who befriends a band of Lakota Indians, sacrificing his career and ties to his own people. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich Destry Rides Again is a 1939 western film directed by George Marshall, starring James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Mischa Auer, Charles Winninger, Brian Donlevy, Allen Jenkins, Irene Hervey and Una Merkel. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Django can refer to: A musician The guitar player Django Reinhardt. ... Dodge City is a western movie starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. ... Sheriff is both a political and a legal office held under English common law, Scots law or American common law, or the person who holds such office. ... El Dorado is the name of a mythical country of gold which was supposedly in South America. ... For a Few Dollars More (Per qualche dollaro in piu) is a 1965 film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Sergio Leone (January 3, 1929 – April 30, 1989) was an Italian film director. ... A bounty hunter is an individual who seeks out fugitives for a monetary reward. ... Spaghetti Westerns is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western film that emerged in the mid-1960s, so named because most of them were produced by Italian studios. ... Fort Apache may refer to: The White Mountain Apache Tribes reservation and former United States Army cavalry post near Whiteriver, Arizona. ... The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo) is a 1966 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood (Blondie, the Man with No Name or The Good ), Lee Van Cleef (Angel Eyes Sentenza or the Bad), and Eli Wallach (Tuco Benedito... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Sergio Leone (January 3, 1929 – April 30, 1989) was an Italian film director. ... The Frontier can refer to: The Frontier (Hong Kong), a political group in Hong Kong The Frontier (movie) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ... Justus D. Barnes in a famous still from The Great Train Robbery The Great Train Robbery is a 1903 western film. ... Heavens Gate (1980) is a big-budget western movie, depicting a fictionalized account of the Johnson County War between land barons and European immigrants in 1890s Wyoming. ... High Noon is a 1952 western film which tells the story of a town sheriff, who has just married a pacifist Quaker woman. ... With Eleanor Roosevelt in 1950 Gary Cooper (May 7, 1901 - May 13, 1961) was an American film actor whose career spanned the from the 1920s up until the year of his death. ... High Plains Drifter is a 1973 Western movie starring and directed by Clint Eastwood, wherein he reprises his Man with No Name role. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... For other meanings of Hud, see this article Hud is a 1963 film which tells the story of a modern-day cowboy who conflicts with his father over the best way to keep their ranch from dying. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jeremiah Johnson (1972) is a film about the mountain men who hunted for furs, primarily beaver, during the first part of the 19th century. ... Little Big Man is a 1970 film about a boy raised by the Cheyenne Nation assuming various roles in the Old West, including a guide who arranged the fanatical General George Armstrong Custers defeat at the Battle of Little Big Horn. ... The Magnificent Seven is one of the English language titles for the Akira Kurosawa film Shichinin no samurai (1954), also called The Seven Samurai. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Akira Kurosawa Akira Kurosawa (黒澤 明 Kurosawa Akira, also é»’æ²¢ 明) (March 23, 1910 – September 6, 1998) was a prominent Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter of films, many of which are considered highly influential worldwide classics. ... The Seven Samurai (七人の侍 Shichinin no samurai, 1954) is a movie by Akira Kurosawa starring Takashi Shimura and Toshiro Mifune. ... The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is a classic Western movie made in 1962. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... There are several individuals by the name of James Stewart. ... John Wayne (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), nicknamed Duke, was an American film actor whose career began in silent movies in the 1920s. ... Lee Marvin, (February 19, 1924 - August 29, 1987) was an American film actor. ... [[Image:]] Maverick is a 1994 comedy Western movie, based on the 1950s television series Maverick, and its created Roy Huggins. ... McCabe & Mrs. ... Categories: 2003 films | Action films | Drama films | Thriller films | Movie stubs ... My Darling Clementine is a 1946 western film which tells the story of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral between the Earp brothers and the Clanton gang. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was an event of legendary proportion which has been portrayed in numerous Western films. ... From Western legend Sergio Leone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly) comes a rollicking shoot-em-up! Young ambitious gunman Nobody (They Call Me Trinitys Terence Hill) sets his eye on his idol, gunslinger Jack Beauregard (Once Upon a Time in the Wests Henry Fonda), whos... Spaghetti Westerns is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western film that emerged in the mid-1960s, so named because most of them were produced by Italian studios. ... They Call Me Trinity, also known as My Name is Trinity, is a 1971 spaghetti western movie starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. ... Sheriff is both a political and a legal office held under English common law, Scots law or American common law, or the person who holds such office. ... Spaghetti Westerns is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western film that emerged in the mid-1960s, so named because most of them were produced by Italian studios. ... Once Upon a Time in the West (Cera una volta il West, 1968), directed by Sergio Leone, is considered by many to be his greatest and most critically acclaimed film, and by some even as the greatest Western ever made. ... Sergio Leone (January 3, 1929 – April 30, 1989) was an Italian film director. ... Open Range is a 2003 movie based on the novel The Open Range Men by Lauran Paine, and directed by Kevin Costner. ... Kevin Costner Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American film actor and director who has often produced his own films. ... Robert Duvall Robert Selden Duvall (born on January 5, 1931 in San Diego, California) is an American film actor and director. ... Annette Bening Annette Bening (born May 29, 1958) is an American actress. ... Feminism is a social theory and political movement primarily informed and motivated by the experience of women. ... Film box cover Screenshot from film The Outlaw Josey Wales is a 1976 western movie set at the end of the American Civil War in which a peaceful farmsteader, driven to revenge by the savage and brutal slaying of his family by Union irregulars, joins up with a group of... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Ox-Bow Incident is a 1943 western film in which two drifters join a posse to hunt down and lynch three cattle rustling murderers. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Fonda in the 1957 classic, 12 Angry Men. ... The Frontier can refer to: The Frontier (Hong Kong), a political group in Hong Kong The Frontier (movie) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Quick and the Dead is a film directed by Sam Raimi, released in 1995. ... Red River is a 1948 western film which tells the story of a cattle man who feuds with his adopted son over ownership of their cattle in the middle of a drive. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... John Wayne (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), nicknamed Duke, was an American film actor whose career began in silent movies in the 1920s. ... Montgomery Clift Montgomery Clift (October 17, 1920 - July 23, 1966) was an American actor. ... Prior to 1821, Texas was part of the Spanish colony of New Spain. ... State nickname: The Sunflower State Other U.S. States Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D) Official languages None Area 82,277 mi²; 213,096 km² (15th)  - Land 81,815 mi²; 211,900 km²  - Water 462 mi²; 1,196 km² (0. ... Ride the High Country is a 1962 western film which tells the story of a former marshal who hires two friends to help him guard a gold shipment, not knowing that the friends plan to steal the gold. ... Rio Bravo (1959) is a western movie, directed by Howard Hawks. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sheriff is both a political and a legal office held under English common law, Scots law or American common law, or the person who holds such office. ... Angie Dickinson poster Angeline Dickinson (born September 30, 1931) is an American television and film actress. ... Dean Martin in 1965 at a St. ... Ricky Nelson Eric Hilliard Ricky Nelson, alternately Rick Nelson (May 8, 1940 - December 31, 1985), was one of the first American teen idols. ... Rio Lobo is a 1970 western movie. ... Rooster Cogburn is a fictional character who appears in the movies True Grit (1969) and its sequel Rooster Cogburn and the Lady (1975). ... Ruggles of Red Gap is a 1914 play by Harry Leon Wilson, made into a movie several times, mostly famously in 1935. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Wayne (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), nicknamed Duke, was an American film actor whose career began in silent movies in the 1920s. ... Shane is a 1953 western film which tells the story of a gunfighter who comes to a town and sides with the farmers versus the cattle men. ... Silverado is an American Western film, first released on July 10, 1985. ... Soldier Blue is an American western movie made in 1970 and directed by Ralph Nelson. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Sand Creek Massacre refers to an infamous incident in the Indian wars of the United States that occurred on November 29, 1864 when Colorado Militia troops in the Colorado Territory massacred an undefended village of Cheyenne and Arapaho encamped on the territorys eastern plains. ... Something Big is a 1971 American motion picture produced by Andrew V. McLaglen (who also directed it) and James Lee Barrett (who also wrote the screenplay). ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Dean Martin in 1965 at a St. ... Trevor and Wayne Stagecoach is a 1939 Western which tells the tale of a motley group of strangers thrown together on a stagecoach which is attacked by Indians. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was one of the most accomplished American film directors of the 1930s to 1960s, known particularly as a director of the Westerns, although his tributes to the veterans of World War II and Americana are also equally effective. ... Tombstone is the name of a 1993 Western movie written by Kevin Jarre and directed by George P. Cosmatos. ... Trinity is Still My Name (Sometimes known as My Name is Still Trinity) is a 1972 spaghetti western by Direct Source Special Products Inc. ... Spaghetti Westerns is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western film that emerged in the mid-1960s, so named because most of them were produced by Italian studios. ... True Grit is a 1969 Western film which tells the story of a teenaged girl, out for revenge for her fathers death, who hooks up with a United States marshal and a Texas Ranger to find her fathers killer. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a 1948 John Huston film in which two down-and-outers (Humphrey Bogart and Tim Holt) in Mexico (bothering director John Huston for money in a fun opening cameo) hook up with an old-timer (Walter Huston, the directors father) to prospect... Unforgiven is a 1992 Western film which tells the story of a retired gunslinger who takes on one more job for the money. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Clint Eastwood in the 1960s Clint Eastwood Clinton Eastwood, Jr. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Way Out West is a 1937 comedy film starring Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, and Rosina Lawrence. ... Laurel and Hardy Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are probably the most famous comedy duo in film history. ... Westworld, written and directed by Michael Crichton and released in 1973, was a seminal science fiction movie starring Yul Brynner as a malfunctioning robotic Western movie-style gunslinger in a futuristic amusement park where wealthy patrons vacation to role-play their fantasies. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Yul Brynner Yul Brynner (July 7, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was a Swiss actor born Yul Borisovich Bryner in Vladivostok, Russia who appeared in many movies and stage productions. ... A humanoid robot playing the trumpet In practical usage, a robot is a mechanical device which performs automated physical tasks, either according to direct human supervision, a pre-defined program, or a set of general guidelines using artificial intelligence techniques. ... Wild Wild West DVD Wild Wild West (1999) is a film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Will Smith, Kevin Kline (two roles, Artemis Gordon and President Ulysses S. Grant), Kenneth Branagh and Salma Hayek. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... This article is about the movie. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Sam Peckinpah (February 21, 1925 - December 28, 1984) was an American film director famous for his films with extremely bloody climaxes. ... Winchester 73 is an American western movie from 1950. ... Young Guns is a 1988 film featuring Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen, Dermot Mulroney and Casey Siemaszko. ... Young Guns II is a 1990 film, and is the sequel to Young Guns. ...

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Western (genre) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3152 words)
Westerns, by definition, are set in the American West, almost always in the 19th century, generally between the Antebellum period and the turn of the century.
Western fiction got its start in the "penny dreadfuls" and later the "dime novels" that first began to be published in the mid-nineteenth century.
An offshoot of the western genre is the "post-apocalyptic" western, in which a future society, struggling to rebuild after a major catastrophe, is portrayed in a manner very similar to the 19th century frontier.
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