THEME EXPLORATION

gold rush era

23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Green Book
Green Book
2018 · Peter Farrelly
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
Aguirre the Wrath of God
Aguirre the Wrath of God
1972 · Werner Herzog
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson
Boxcar Bertha
Boxcar Bertha
1972 · Martin Scorsese
Ali-Baba et les quarante voleurs
Ali-Baba et les quarante voleurs
1954 · Jacques Becker
Kumoemon Tochuken
Kumoemon Tochuken
1936 · Mikio Naruse
La royale goumbé
La royale goumbé
1958 · Jean Rouch
My Love Has Been Burning
My Love Has Been Burning
1949 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Mesmerized / Shocked (Michael Laughlin, ) story
Mesmerized / Shocked (Michael Laughlin, ) story
1986 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Un Pilota ritorna
Un Pilota ritorna
1942 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Acapulco
Acapulco
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Dynamite Joe
Dynamite Joe
1968 · Antonio Margheriti
In Memory of Sergo Ordzhonikidze
In Memory of Sergo Ordzhonikidze
1937 · Dziga Vertov
The Kid With the Golden Arm
The Kid With the Golden Arm
1979 · Chang Cheh
Valse brillante de Chopin
Valse brillante de Chopin
1936 · Max Ophuls
The Misfits
The Misfits
2021 · Renny Harlin
All the Cats Join In
All the Cats Join In
1946 · Jack Kinney
In Like Flynn
In Like Flynn
2018 · Russell Mulcahy
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iNumber Number: Jozi Gold
2023 · Donovan Marsh
Legend No. 17
Legend No. 17
2013 · Nikolay Lebedev
Occupied City
Occupied City
2023 · Steve McQueen
The Silent War
The Silent War
2012 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Francis Ford Coppola USA

Ford's films like 'My Darling Clementine' and 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' capture the frontier spirit and moral complexity of the gold rush era and American westward expansion.

 Damien Leone Italy

Leone's spaghetti westerns, particularly 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,' explore themes of greed, ambition, and the lawless search for fortune that defined the gold rush mentality.

 Charlie Chaplin UK

Chaplin's 'The Gold Rush' (1925) remains the definitive cinematic exploration of the Klondike gold rush, blending comedy, pathos, and social commentary about human desperation and dreams.