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  1. Overview

    The Western is a genre of fiction typically set in the American frontier (commonly referred to as the "Old West" or the … See more

    Western (genre) - Wikipedia

    • After renewed commercial successes in the late 1930s, the popularity of Westerns continued to rise until its peak in the 1950s, when the number of Western films produced outnumbered all other genres combined. The period from 1940 to 1960 has been called the "Golden Age of the Western". See more

    Characteristics

    The classic Western is a morality drama, presenting the conflict between wilderness and civilization. Stories commonly center on the life of a male drifter, cowboy, or gunslinger who rides a horse and is armed with a … See more

    Media

    The American Film Institute defines Western films as those "set in the American West that [embody] the spirit, the struggle, and the demise of the new frontier". Originally, these films were called "Wild West dramas", a … See more

    Subgenres

    Within the larger scope of the Western genre, there are several recognized subgenres. Some subgenres, such as spaghetti Westerns, maintain standard Western settings and plots, while others take the W… See more

    Influence on other genres

    Being period drama pieces, both the Western and samurai genre influenced each other in style and themes throughout the years. The Magnificent Seven was a remake of Akira Kurosawa's film Seven Samurai, a… See more

    Further reading

    • Buscombe, Edward, and Christopher Brookeman. The BFI Companion to the Western (A. Deutsch, 1988)
    • Everson, William K. A Pictorial History of the Western Film (New York: Citadel Press, 1969)… See more

     
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  2. WEBSince the earliest days of cinema, Westerns have been one of Hollywood's favorite genres. 1908's "The Great Train Robbery" was one of the most successful early films, while 1939's "Stagecoach"...

  3. WEBThe first Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah, it plays a bit like the passing of the torch. Scott and Joel McCrea co-star as aging cowboys who take on the job of guarding a gold shipment.

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  5. WEBAchieving its peak during the years immediately after Hollywood's Golden Age, Westerns quickly became staples at the movie theater, cementing actors like John Wayne and Clint Eastwood as...

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