THEME EXPLORATION

western town under siege

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In a Valley of Violence
In a Valley of Violence
2016 · Ti West
55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking
1963 · Nicholas Ray
The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch
The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch
1912 · D.W. Griffith
Dripalong Daffy
Dripalong Daffy
1951 · Chuck Jones
Shoot First… Ask Questions Later
Shoot First… Ask Questions Later
1975 · Sergio Corbucci
Zulu
Zulu
1964 · Cy Endfield
Left for Dead
Left for Dead
2007 · Albert Pyun
Yankee
Yankee
1966 · Tinto Brass
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Francis Ford Coppola United States

Ford's masterpieces including 'My Darling Clementine' and 'The Searchers' repeatedly examine frontier towns besieged by lawlessness, Native Americans, and civilization's encroachment.

 Damien Leone Italy

Leone's spaghetti westerns, particularly 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,' capture the tension and siege mentality of isolated desert towns caught between warring forces.