THEME EXPLORATION

western expansion

11 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
1913 · D.W. Griffith
The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse
1924 · John Ford
Shoot First… Ask Questions Later
Shoot First… Ask Questions Later
1975 · Sergio Corbucci
Crook Buster
Crook Buster
1925 · William Wyler
Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 · Robert Siodmak
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
Interview
Interview
1971 · Mrinal Sen
Searchers 2.0
Searchers 2.0
2007 · Alex Cox
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Francis Ford Coppola United States

His iconic westerns like 'The Searchers' and 'My Darling Clementine' profoundly explore the mythology, moral complexity, and human cost of westward expansion.

 Damien Leone Italy

His spaghetti westerns deconstruct and critique the romanticized narrative of western expansion through stylized violence and morally ambiguous characters.