AMS 105- American West: Images and Identities

Western Films: Selected examples

 

Year

Film

Leading Roles

Director

1903

The Great Train Robbery Broncho Billy Anderson E. S. Porter

1913

The Battle of Elderbush Gulch Mae Marsh, Harry Carey D. W. Griffith

1923

The Covered Wagon J. Warren Kerrigan, Lois Wilson James Cruze

1924

The Iron Horse George O’Brien, Madge Bellamy John Ford

1925

Riders of the Purple Sage Tom Mix, Beatrice Burnham Lynn Reynolds

1925

The Vanishing American Richard Dix, Lois Wilson George B. Seitz
1929 In Old Arizona Warren Baxter (Best Actor *AA 1929) Irving Cummings, Raoul Walsh

1929

The Virginian Gary Cooper, Walter Huston Victor Fleming
1933 Cimarron (Best Picture *AA, 1931) Richard Dix, Irene Dunne Wesley Ruggles

1935

Tumbling Tumbleweeds Gene Autry Joseph Kane
1939 Destry Rides Again James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich George Marshall

1939

Stagecoach John Wayne John Ford

1942

They Died With Their Boots On Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland Raoul Walsh
1943 King of the Cowboys Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette Joseph Kane

1943

The Ox-Bow Incident Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews William A. Wellman

1946

My Darling Clementine Henry Fonda, Victor Mature, Linda Darnell John Ford

1948

Red River John Wayne, Montgomery Cliff H. Hawks/A. Rosson

1948

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston John Huston

1949

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon John Wayne, Joanne Dru John Ford

1950

Broken Arrow James Stewart, Jeff Chandler Delmer Daves

1952

High Noon Gary Cooper (Best Actor *AA 1952) Fred Zinnemann

1953

Shane Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur George Stevens

1955

Bad Day at Black Rock Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan John Sturges
1955 Oklahoma Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame Fred Zinneman

1956

The Searchers John Wayne, Natalie Wood John Ford
1956 Giant Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean George Stevens

1957

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas John Sturges
1957 3:10 To Yuma Glenn Ford, Van Heflin Delmer Daves
1958 The Big Country Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons William Wyler

1960

The Magnificent Seven Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen John Sturges

1961

The Misfits Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe John Huston

1962

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance John Wayne, James Stewart John Ford
1962 How the West Was Won (everybody) John Ford, Henry Hathaway

1963

Hud Paul Newman, Patricia Neal (Best Actress *AA 1963) Martin Ritt

1964

A Fistful of Dollars Clint Eastwood ;"Man With no Name" Trilogy I Sergio Leone
1965 For A Few Dollars More Clint Eastwood; Trilogy II Sergio Leone

1965

Cat Ballou Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin (Best Actor*AA 1965) Elliot Silverstein

1966

The Professionals Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode, Jack Palance Richard Brooks
1966  The Good, Bad, and the Ugly Clint Eastwood; Trilogy III Sergio Leone

1967

Hombre Paul Newman Martin Ritt

1969

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Katherine Ross George Roy Hill

1969

Once Upon a Time in the West Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale Sergio Leone
1969 Paint Your Wagon Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, Jean Seaberg Joshua Logan

1969

True Grit John Wayne (Best Actor *AA, 1969) Henry Hathaway

1969

Wild Bunch William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan Sam Peckinpah

1970

Little Big Man Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, Chief Dan George Arthur Penn

1971

McCabe and Mrs. Miller Warren Beatty, Julie Christie Robert Altman
1972 Jeremiah Johnson Robert Redford, Will Geer Sidney Pollack
1972 The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid Cliff Robertson, Robert Duvall Paul Kaufman

1973

Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson Sam Peckinpah

1973

Westworld Yul Brynner Michael Crichton

1974

Blazing Saddles Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder Mel Brooks

1976

Buffalo Bill and the Indians Paul Newman, Will Sampson Robert Altman
1976 The Outlaw Josey Wales Clint Eastwood, Dan George Clint Eastwood
1976 The Shootist John Wayne, Lauren Bacall Don Siegel
1979 Electric Horseman Robert Redford, Jane Fonda Sidney Pollack
1980 The Long Riders Keach, Carradine, Quaid, Guest brothers Walter Hill
1980 Tom Horn Steve McQueen William Wiard
1980 Bronco Billy Clint Eastwood, Sandra Locke Clint Eastwood

1985

Silverado Kevin Kline, Kevin Costner, Danny Glover Lawrence Kasdan
1988 Young Guns Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland Christopher Cain
1989 Lonesome Dove Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Duvall, Danny Glover Simon Wincer

1990

Dances With Wolves (Best Picture *AA, 1990) Kevin Costner, Graham Greene, Rodney Grant, Mary McDonnell Kevin Costner (Best Director *AA, 1990)

1991

City Slickers Billy Crystal, Jack Palance Ron Underwood

1992

Unforgiven (Best Picture *AA, 1992) Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman (Best S. Actor *AA, 1992) Clint Eastwood (Best Director *AA, 1992)

1994

Maverick Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner Richard Donner
1996 Dead Man Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer Jim Jarmusch
1998 The Mask of Zorro Anthony Hopkins, Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta Jones Martin Campbell
2005 Brokeback Mountain Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Randy Quaid Ang Lee (Best Director *AA,2005)
2005 The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Tommy Lee Jones, Julio Cedillo, Barry Pepper Tommy Lee Jones
2007 Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee Adam Beach, plus ... Yves Simoneau
2007 3:10 To Yuma Russel Crowe, Christian Bale James Mangold
2007 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Brad Pitt, Casey Affeck Andrew Dominik

* AA= Academy Award (US)