outlaws and fugitives

His Westerns like 'The Searchers' and 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' explore the moral ambiguity of outlaws and frontier justice.

His film 'Breathless' became the definitive portrait of young fugitives on the run, blending existential philosophy with criminal narrative.

His Spaghetti Westerns, particularly the 'Dollars Trilogy,' mythologize outlaws and antiheroes as complex figures operating outside civilization's rules.