cattle droving

His films like 'Red River' and 'Rio Bravo' are definitive explorations of cattle droving culture and the frontier mentality of American ranching.

Ford's Westerns, particularly those focused on expansion and settlement, center on the cattle industry and the lives of drovers shaping the American West.

Though known for spaghetti Westerns, Leone reimagined cattle droving narratives through a European lens, emphasizing the brutal economics and human costs of frontier life.