THEME EXPLORATION

western showdown

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Shoot First… Ask Questions Later
Shoot First… Ask Questions Later
1975 · Sergio Corbucci
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
3 Bad Men
3 Bad Men
1926 · John Ford
A Flickering Light
A Flickering Light
1916 · Frank Borzage
Crook Buster
Crook Buster
1925 · William Wyler
High Noon
High Noon
1952 · Fred Zinnemann
Forty Guns
Forty Guns
1957 · Samuel Fuller
During the Round-Up
During the Round-Up
1913 · D.W. Griffith
La rabbia
La rabbia
1963 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Rose et Landry
Rose et Landry
1963 · Jean Rouch
The White Buffalo
The White Buffalo
1977 · J. Lee Thompson
Vent d’est
Vent d’est
1970 · Glauber Rocha
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Damien Leone Italy

Revolutionized the western showdown through operatic tension and extreme close-ups of faces during gunfights, exemplified in his 'Dollars Trilogy.'

 Francis Ford Coppola United States

Established the mythic western showdown as a cornerstone of American cinema, using Monument Valley and psychological confrontation to examine justice and heroism.