Film Index
American cinema: Western
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
John Sturges
Shortly after WWII, a one-armed stranger arrives in the sleepy desert town of Black Rock. The locals do not take kindly to this newcomer and react in a hostile manner when he begins to ask seemingly innocent questions...
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John Sturges
Barbary Coast (1935)
Howard Hawks
In 1849, the California Gold Rush is well underway. San Francisco has become a boomtown, a place where fortunes are made and lost in a day...
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Howard Hawks
The Big Trail (1930)
Raoul Walsh
Breck Coleman's quest for the man who murdered his friend brings him to the Missouri River, where a party of settlers are about to set off on a 1500 mile trek to their promised land in Oregon...
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Raoul Walsh
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Mel Brooks
In 1874, construction work on a new U.S. railroad is halted when it runs into an area of quicksand. The State Attorney General, Hedley Lamarr, persuades Governor LePetomane to authorise a change of route that will see the railroad redirected through the town of Ridge Rock...
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Mel Brooks
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
George Roy Hill
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are two seasoned outlaws who are beginning to wish they had taken out a pension plan. On their uppers and not overly optimistic over what the future may hold for them, they join up with their former associates in the Hole-in-the-Wall gang to mount a train robbery...
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George Roy Hill
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
H.C. Potter
When Mary Smith, the daughter of an aspiring Presidential candidate, is caught in a raid on a dance club, she is sent off to Palm Beach to avoid bringing her father into disrepute... [More...]
H.C. Potter
When Mary Smith, the daughter of an aspiring Presidential candidate, is caught in a raid on a dance club, she is sent off to Palm Beach to avoid bringing her father into disrepute... [More...]
Giant (1956)
George Stevens
In the 1930s, Bick Benedict is the owner of a mammoth Texan cattle ranch which has made him one of the wealthiest men in the state... [More...]
George Stevens
In the 1930s, Bick Benedict is the owner of a mammoth Texan cattle ranch which has made him one of the wealthiest men in the state... [More...]
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
John Sturges
Arizona, 1881. Wyatt Earp is a lawman who is renowned for his sense of fair play and decency. So, when a lynch mob comes after Doc Holliday, a gambler with a history of killing, Earp intervenes to save his life, despite his personal loathing for him... [More...]
John Sturges
Arizona, 1881. Wyatt Earp is a lawman who is renowned for his sense of fair play and decency. So, when a lynch mob comes after Doc Holliday, a gambler with a history of killing, Earp intervenes to save his life, despite his personal loathing for him... [More...]
High Noon (1952)
Fred Zinnemann
Will Kane has been the marshal of Hadleyville, New Mexico, for many years, but now he has finally decided to hand in his badge and settle down as a rancher with his new bride Amy... [More...]
Fred Zinnemann
Will Kane has been the marshal of Hadleyville, New Mexico, for many years, but now he has finally decided to hand in his badge and settle down as a rancher with his new bride Amy... [More...]
Jesse James (1939)
Henry King
In the aftermath of the American Civil War, the St Louis Midland railroad company goes from strength to strength, buying up land as cheaply as possible by threatening and cajoling gullible landowners... [More...]
Henry King
In the aftermath of the American Civil War, the St Louis Midland railroad company goes from strength to strength, buying up land as cheaply as possible by threatening and cajoling gullible landowners... [More...]
Johnny Guitar (1954)
Nicholas Ray
A lone guitar player named Johnny Guitar arrives at a saloon located on the outskirts of a dusty Arizona cattle town. The saloon belongs to a headstrong woman, Vienna, who was once a lover of his... [More...]
Nicholas Ray
A lone guitar player named Johnny Guitar arrives at a saloon located on the outskirts of a dusty Arizona cattle town. The saloon belongs to a headstrong woman, Vienna, who was once a lover of his... [More...]
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
John Sturges
When a Mexican village is raided by a party of bandits led by the ruthless Calvera, its inhabitants have no choice but to hand over their hard-earned harvest... [More...]
John Sturges
When a Mexican village is raided by a party of bandits led by the ruthless Calvera, its inhabitants have no choice but to hand over their hard-earned harvest... [More...]
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
John Ford
Senator Ransom Stoddard arrives in the small Midwest town of Shinbone to attend the funeral of a renowned local hobo, Tom Doniphon... [More...]
John Ford
Senator Ransom Stoddard arrives in the small Midwest town of Shinbone to attend the funeral of a renowned local hobo, Tom Doniphon... [More...]
My Darling Clementine (1946)
John Ford
The Earp brothers - Wyatt, Morgan, Virgil and James - are driving their cattle across open country towards California. Whilst crossing Arizona, they run into Old Man Clanton, a local farmer, who offers to buy their cattle at a derisory price which they turn down... [More...]
John Ford
The Earp brothers - Wyatt, Morgan, Virgil and James - are driving their cattle across open country towards California. Whilst crossing Arizona, they run into Old Man Clanton, a local farmer, who offers to buy their cattle at a derisory price which they turn down... [More...]
My Little Chickadee (1940)
Edward F. Cline
Saloon bar singer Flower Belle Lee is on her way to visit her relatives in Lower Bend when her stagecoach is halted by a masked bandit... [More...]
Edward F. Cline
Saloon bar singer Flower Belle Lee is on her way to visit her relatives in Lower Bend when her stagecoach is halted by a masked bandit... [More...]
Oklahoma! (1955)
Fred Zinnemann
Oklahoma, in the early 1900s. Curly, a cowboy who lives with his aunt Eller, is in love with Laurey, and has offered to take her to the Skidmore dance... [More...]
Fred Zinnemann
Oklahoma, in the early 1900s. Curly, a cowboy who lives with his aunt Eller, is in love with Laurey, and has offered to take her to the Skidmore dance... [More...]
The Outlaw (1943)
Howard Hughes
Doc Holliday is delighted to meet up with his old friend Pat Garrett but is surprised to find him wearing a sheriff's badge... [More...]
Howard Hughes
Doc Holliday is delighted to meet up with his old friend Pat Garrett but is surprised to find him wearing a sheriff's badge... [More...]
Paint Your Wagon (1969)
Joshua Logan
California, during the Gold Rush. When he sees a wagon go crashing over a ravine, curmudgeonly old prospector Ben Rumson hurries to its aid... [More...]
Joshua Logan
California, during the Gold Rush. When he sees a wagon go crashing over a ravine, curmudgeonly old prospector Ben Rumson hurries to its aid... [More...]
Red River (1948)
Howard Hawks
Leaving his wagon train and the woman he loves, Tom Dunson heads south towards Texas to make his fortune as a ranch owner... [More...]
Howard Hawks
Leaving his wagon train and the woman he loves, Tom Dunson heads south towards Texas to make his fortune as a ranch owner... [More...]
The Return of Frank James (1940)
Fritz Lang
Living under an assumed name, Frank James leads a quiet, reclusive life on his farm, hoping to forget his recent past as an outlaw... [More...]
Fritz Lang
Living under an assumed name, Frank James leads a quiet, reclusive life on his farm, hoping to forget his recent past as an outlaw... [More...]
Rio Grande (1950)
John Ford
Lieutenant Colonel Kirby York commands a remote cavalry post on the border between the United States and Mexico. Knowing he is understrength against the mounting threat from the Apaches, he puts in a request for more recruits... [More...]
John Ford
Lieutenant Colonel Kirby York commands a remote cavalry post on the border between the United States and Mexico. Knowing he is understrength against the mounting threat from the Apaches, he puts in a request for more recruits... [More...]
River of No Return (1954)
Otto Preminger
It is 1875 and the North American gold rush is well underway. Matt Calder arrives at a gold prospecting settlement to collect his ten-year-old son Mark... [More...]
Otto Preminger
It is 1875 and the North American gold rush is well underway. Matt Calder arrives at a gold prospecting settlement to collect his ten-year-old son Mark... [More...]
The Searchers (1956)
John Ford
In 1868, Ethan Edwards returns to his brother, Aaron, who lives on a frontier farmstead in northern Texas with his wife Martha and their three young children: Ben, Lucy and Debbie... [More...]
John Ford
In 1868, Ethan Edwards returns to his brother, Aaron, who lives on a frontier farmstead in northern Texas with his wife Martha and their three young children: Ben, Lucy and Debbie... [More...]
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Stanley Donen
Adam Pontipee is a woodsman who lives a rough life in the Oregon hills with his six equally rough brothers: Benjamin, Caleb, Daniel, Ephraim, Frank and Gideon... [More...]
Stanley Donen
Adam Pontipee is a woodsman who lives a rough life in the Oregon hills with his six equally rough brothers: Benjamin, Caleb, Daniel, Ephraim, Frank and Gideon... [More...]
Shane (1953)
George Stevens
Joe Starrett, his wife Marian and their little boy Joey are one of a number of families who intend to settle in the Wyoming valley... [More...]
George Stevens
Joe Starrett, his wife Marian and their little boy Joey are one of a number of families who intend to settle in the Wyoming valley... [More...]
Stagecoach (1939)
John Ford
One day in 1880, a stagecoach leaves a town in Arizona, heading for Lordsburg, New Mexico. The passengers include alcoholic doctor Doc Boone, disreputable prostitute Dallas, gambler Hatfield, crooked banker Henry Gatewood, whiskey salesman Mr Peacock and a pregnant young wife Lucy Mallory, who is hoping to be reunited with her husband, a cavalryman... [More...]
John Ford
One day in 1880, a stagecoach leaves a town in Arizona, heading for Lordsburg, New Mexico. The passengers include alcoholic doctor Doc Boone, disreputable prostitute Dallas, gambler Hatfield, crooked banker Henry Gatewood, whiskey salesman Mr Peacock and a pregnant young wife Lucy Mallory, who is hoping to be reunited with her husband, a cavalryman... [More...]
Swamp Water (1941)
Jean Renoir
Ben Ragan is a trapper who, along with his authoritarian father Thursday, belongs to a small community living beside the feared Okefenokee Swamp... [More...]
Jean Renoir
Ben Ragan is a trapper who, along with his authoritarian father Thursday, belongs to a small community living beside the feared Okefenokee Swamp... [More...]
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
John Huston
In a small Mexican town in 1925, three down-at-heel gringos meet up and agree to work together to prospect for gold in the Sierra Madre mountains... [More...]
John Huston
In a small Mexican town in 1925, three down-at-heel gringos meet up and agree to work together to prospect for gold in the Sierra Madre mountains... [More...]
The True Story of Jesse James (1957)
Nicholas Ray
When a bank robbery in Northfield, Minnesota goes disastrously wrong, Jesse James and his brother Frank escape across country on horseback, leaving most of their gang behind, either dead or captured... [More...]
Nicholas Ray
When a bank robbery in Northfield, Minnesota goes disastrously wrong, Jesse James and his brother Frank escape across country on horseback, leaving most of their gang behind, either dead or captured... [More...]
Unforgiven (1992)
Clint Eastwood
Wyoming, circa 1880. When a prostitute in the town of Big Whiskey is savagely disfigured by two cowboys, her co-workers club together to offer a thousand dollar reward to anyone who shoots dead the attackers... [More...]
Clint Eastwood
Wyoming, circa 1880. When a prostitute in the town of Big Whiskey is savagely disfigured by two cowboys, her co-workers club together to offer a thousand dollar reward to anyone who shoots dead the attackers... [More...]