THEME EXPLORATION

western gunslinger

12 films · 2 directors

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Shoot First… Ask Questions Later
1975 · Sergio Corbucci

Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone

3 Bad Men
1926 · John Ford

A Flickering Light
1916 · Frank Borzage

Crook Buster
1925 · William Wyler

High Noon
1952 · Fred Zinnemann

Forty Guns
1957 · Samuel Fuller

During the Round-Up

During the Round-Up
1913 · D.W. Griffith

La rabbia
1963 · Pier Paolo Pasolini

Rose et Landry

Rose et Landry
1963 · Jean Rouch

The White Buffalo
1977 · J. Lee Thompson

Vent d’est
1970 · Glauber Rocha

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Damien Leone Italy

Revolutionized the western gunslinger archetype through stylized violence, moral ambiguity, and iconic anti-heroes in films like 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.'

Francis Ford Coppola United States

Defined the gunslinger mythology in American cinema, examining the complex morality of frontier justice and the gunfighter's role in building civilization through classics like 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.'