THEME EXPLORATION

western frontier

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Crook Buster
Crook Buster
1925 · William Wyler
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 · John Ford
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
1913 · D.W. Griffith
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972 · John Huston
Man Without a Star
Man Without a Star
1955 · King Vidor
Massacre At Grand Canyon
Massacre At Grand Canyon
1964 · Sergio Corbucci
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
Yankee
Yankee
1966 · Tinto Brass
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
La rabbia
La rabbia
1963 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Maria Chapdelaine
Maria Chapdelaine
1934 · Julien Duvivier
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
1955 · Fred Zinnemann
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Francis Ford Coppola United States

His iconic Westerns like 'The Searchers' and 'My Darling Clementine' define the frontier mythology and explore its moral complexities with unmatched depth.

 Damien Leone Italy

Revolutionized the Western genre through operatic spaghetti Westerns like 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' that deconstruct frontier heroism and morality.