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Subgenre Sampler

 
McMasters, The (Blood Crowd, The) (1970)
Dir. Alf Kjellin
Feat. Burl Ives, Brock Peters, David Carradine
A tough depiction of post–Civil War strife, with former slave Peters, who fought for the Union, trying to start over in the American southwest.…
Monte WalshMonte Walsh (1970)
Dir. William A. Fraker
Feat. Lee Marvin, Jack Palance, Jeanne Moreau
Beautifully contemplative western set during the final days of the Wild West, following an aged cowboy and his friend who spend their days picking up…
Rio LoboRio Lobo (1970) Recommended
Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. John Wayne, Jack Elam, Victor French
The third and final Western collaboration between John Wayne, dir. Hawks and screenwriter Leigh Brackett (after RIO BRAVO and EL DORADO), this…
Soldier BlueSoldier Blue (1970)
Dir. Ralph Nelson
Feat. Peter Strauss, Donald Pleasence, Candice Bergen
Perhaps the most violent and disreputable of the ‘revisionist’ Westerns (initiated by THE WILD BUNCH), this depiction of mutual barbarity between…
There Was a Crooked ManThere Was a Crooked Man (1970)
Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda
Prison inmate Kirk Douglas matches wits with warden Henry Fonda in an attempt to escape. Curious mix of black comedy and melodrama.
Two Mules for Sister SaraTwo Mules for Sister Sara (1970)
Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Shirley Maclaine
Mexican–set western adventure following a mysterious nun pursued by the French Army who begins a mutually beneficial relationship with a…
100 Rifles100 Rifles (1969)
Dir. Tom Gries
Feat. Jim Brown, Raquel Welch, Burt Reynolds
Explosive action–western cliche of the late–70's featuring Burt Reynolds, unfortunately cast as a half–Indian bank–robber,…
Boot HillBoot Hill (1969)
Dir. Giuseppe Colizzi
Feat. Bud Spencer, Terence Hill, Woody Strode
Typically raucous Hill and Spencer westerner with the un–dynamic duo doing battle with a tyrannical mayor.
Bullet for SandovalBullet for Sandoval (Vengeance is Mine) (1969)
Dir. Lucio Fulci
Feat. Ernest Borgnine, George Hilton
Reasonable foray into the Spaghetti Western genre for splatter king Fulci and as always with Fulci narrative is secondary to violent…
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) Recommended
Dir. George Roy Hill
Feat. Paul Newman, Robert Redford
This light and tasty yarn enjoyed huge popularity, partly due to the abounding charisma of Paul Newman and Robert Redford who together have lots of…

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