THEME EXPLORATION

Western outlaws

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Shoot First… Ask Questions Later
Shoot First… Ask Questions Later
1975 · Sergio Corbucci
3 Bad Men
3 Bad Men
1926 · John Ford
The Gunless Bad Man
The Gunless Bad Man
1926 · William Wyler
Per qualche dollaro in più
Per qualche dollaro in più
1965 · Clint Eastwood
The Meanest Men in the West
The Meanest Men in the West
1978 · Samuel Fuller
Take a Hard Ride
Take a Hard Ride
1975 · Antonio Margheriti
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde
1967 · Arthur Penn
Black Jack
Black Jack
1979 · Ken Loach
La rabbia
La rabbia
1963 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Mackenna's Gold
Mackenna's Gold
1969 · J. Lee Thompson
Rose et Landry
Rose et Landry
1963 · Jean Rouch
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Damien Leone Italy

Masterfully redefined the Western outlaw archetype through operatic spaghetti westerns like 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,' exploring moral ambiguity and mythmaking around outlaws.

 Francis Ford Coppola United States

Created foundational Western narratives that deeply explored outlaw characters and frontier morality in classics like 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' and 'True Grit.'