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Director: Ron Joy    More Info
Starring: Henry Silva, Keenan Wynn, Michele Carey, John Anderson, Joe Turkel, Pepper Martin, Bobby Hall, Peter Hellman, William Bryant, Peggy Stewart

 School-teacher Alice McAndrew (Michele Carey) gets help from the Apache chief, Chatto (Henry Silva), who nurses her back to health after she was raped by five men who robbed her stagecoach. Chatto helps her further when he aids her in tracking down the rapists.

Director: Sam Peckinpah    More Info
Starring: Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, David Warner, Strother Martin, Slim Pickens, L.Q. Jones, Peter Whitney, R.G. Armstrong, Gene Evans, Kathleen Freeman

 Loner Cable Hogue (Jason Robards) builds a home and a new life for himself in the old West–until his stagecoach stop loses out to a new invention: the automobile.

Director: Julio Buch    More Info
Starring: Ernest Borgnine, George Hilton, Alberto de Mendoza, Leo Anchoriz, Andrea Aureli, Manuel Miranda, Gustavo Rojo, Antonio Pica, Manuel de Blas, Annabella Incontrera

 During the Civil War, Warner (George Hilton) goes AWOL to be with his wife when she gives birth to their son. When he arrives home, he finds her dead and seeks vengeance on Don Pedro Sandoval (Ernest Borgnine).

Director: Gene Kelly    More Info
Starring: James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Shirley Jones, Sue Ane Langdon, Robert Middleton, John Dehner, Richard Collier, Charles Tyner, Jason Wingreen, Robert J. Wilke

 Henry Fonda and James Stewart are entertaining as two old cowpokes that inherit a whorehouse in the Wild West.

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen    More Info
Starring: John Wayne, Forrest Tucker, Christopher George, Ben Johnson, Glenn Corbett, Bruce Cabot, Andrew Prine, Patric Knowles, Richard Jaeckel, John Agar

 King of the Pecos John Simpson Chisum (John Wayne) is the wealthiest cattleman in the New Mexico Territory in the 1870s. Lawrence Murphy (Forrest Tucker) arrives on the scene, challenges Chisum, and the cattle war begins.

Director: Sergio Corbucci    More Info
Starring: Franco Nero, Tomas Milian, Jack Palance, Fernando Rey, Iris Berben, Francisco Bodalo, Karin Schubert, Jose Bodalo, Eduardo Fajardo, Gino Pernice

 This spaghetti Western is set in Mexico during a time of revolt in the early 1900s. Yodlaf (Franco Nero), a mercenary and weapons dealer, joins revolutionary El Vasco (Tomas Milian) whose mission is to free Professor Xantos (Fernando Rey) and his students being held hostage by Americans in Texas. Yodlaf's real mission, however, is to find a cache of gold, and the professor knows where it is. Along the way they must deal with a gunslinger: wooden-handed, pot-smoking John (Jack Palance) and his falcon.

Director: Jack Starrett    More Info
Starring: Jody McCrea, Dan Kemp, Marie Gahva, Don Henley, Rick Nervick, Jack Starrett, Robert Tessier, Carolyn Stellar, Joel McCrea, Carroll Kemp

 An old prospector and gang member (Joel McCrea) tells the story in flashback of his (played by Joel's son Jody McCrea) and the gang's massacre of an Indian settlement. One survivor (Marie Gahva) is spared if she will lead them to a hidden gold mine, but the survivor's brother is out for revenge and picks off gang members, one-by-one.

Director: Al Adamson    More Info
Starring: Robert Dix, Scott Brady, Jim Davis, John Carradine, Paula Raymond, John "Bud" Cardos, Darlene Lucht, Ken Osborne, Vicki Volante, Gene Raymond

 A loner gunman chases bad men who sell arms to the Indians in this low budget, violent film highlighting seasoned actors.

Director: Ron Kelly    More Info
Starring: John Yesno, Chris Wiggins, Hugh Webster, Jack Van Evera, Winston Hibler

 Disney brings us an adventure tale that is weak in story but rich in photography of nature. A young Indian boy, Moki (John Yesno), befriends a grizzly cub. Years later, Moki is working at a ranch, and the bear shows up–causing a cattle stampede. The owner wants the bear killed, but Moki intercedes.

Director: Nathan Juran    More Info
Starring: Telly Savalas, George Maharis, Arlene Dahl, Janet Landgard, Jocelyn Lane, George Coulouris, Guy Rolfe, Phil Brown, Marcella Saint-Amant, Fernando Rey

 Apache-hating Vince Carden (Telly Savalas) attempts to take over their land, and he even resorts to committing robberies and blaming it on the Apaches. With government agents trying to bring peace, Vince's problems mount when his estranged brother (George Maharis) arrives on the scene.

Director: Arthur Penn    More Info
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, Martin Balsam, Chief Dan George, Richard Mulligan, Jeff Corey, Aimee Eccles, Kelly Jean Peters, William Hickey, Jesse Vint

 Jack Crabb (Dustin Hoffman) is 121-years old and is the only survivor of Custer's (Richard Mulligan) last stand at Little Big Horn. Through his eyes, the history of the Old West is told, providing insight into the plight of Native Americans as America moved west.

Director: Elliot Silverstein    More Info
Starring: Richard Harris, Judith Anderson, Jean Gascon, Manu Tupou, Corinna Tsopei, Dub Taylor, Iron Eyes Cody, James Gammon, William Jordan, Eddie Little Sky

 Kidnapped and raised by the Sioux Indians, John Morgan (Richard Harris) adapts to Indian culture and takes on a role of tribal leadership.

Director: Vic Morrow    More Info
Starring: James Garner, Dennis Weaver, Claude Akins, John Marley, Laura Antonelli, Wayde Preston, Ken Clark, Tony Young, Paola Barbara, Mario Valgoi

 Outlaw Luther Sledge (James Garner) and his gang are after a cache of gold hidden in a secure storage inside a heavily guarded prison. He gets in pretending to be a prisoner of one of his gang and then frees all the prisoners as a diversion. The plan works, but Sledge's problems are just beginning

Director: William A. Fraker    More Info
Starring: Lee Marvin, Jeanne Moreau, Jack Palance, Mitch Ryan, Jim Davis, John McKee, Michael Conrad, Tom Heaton, G.D. Spradlin, Matt Clark

 Monte Walsh (Lee Marvin) and Chet Rollins (Jack Palance) are friends who have trouble adapting to the contemporary world during the last days of the Old West. Their friends are losing their jobs and turning to cattle rustling. Chet marries, but an ailing Martine (Jeanne Moreau) turns down Monte's offer of marriage. A short time later, Martine's death leaves Monte distraught, and tragedy ensues.

Director: George McCowan    More Info
Starring: Walter Brennan, Fred Astaire, Edgar Buchanan, Andy Devine, Chill Wills, Lana Wood, Paul Richards, Parley Baer, Walter Burke, Lillian Bronson

 The old-timer Texas Rangers (Walter Brennan, Edgar Buchanan, and Chill Wills–without Pat O'Brien) are at it again as they head to Waco to help another retired Ranger (Fred Astaire) in his rehabilitation–from being the town drunk. Again, it's fun, though inane. Astaire, in his only "western" role, is excellent–complete with mustache.

Director: Howard Hawks    More Info
Starring: John Wayne, Jack Elam, Jennifer O'Neill, Jorge Rivero, Christopher Mitchum, Victor French, Mike Henry, David Huddleston, Bill Williams, Edward Faulkner

 In this light-hearted Western, John Wayne plays a Union colonel with problems getting gold shipments to their proper destinations; it seems that Confederate guerillas are in need of the loot and are helping themselves. As usual, Jack Elam is great. This was Howard Hawks' final film.

Director: Mario Bava    More Info
Starring: Brett Halsey, Charles Southwood, Marilu Tolo, Teodoro Corra, Guido Lollobrigida, Isa Miranda, Bruno Corazzari, Federico Boido, Franco Pesce, Mauro Bosco

 This comedy/spaghetti Western rip-off of the popular Westerns of the time follows gunslingers Roy Colt (Brett Halsey) and Winchester Jack (Charles Southwood) as they start out by saving a native American prostitute, Mahila (Marilu Tolo), from a murder charge. The trio, along with Monseignor (Teodoro Corra) and his outlaw gang, search for a buried fortune. Some good Bava touches, especially interesting photo shots.

Director: Ralph Nelson    More Info
Starring: Candice Bergen, Peter Strauss, Donald Pleasence, John Anderson, Jorge Rivero, Dana Elcar, Martin West, Mort Mills, Jorge Russek, James Hampton

 A cavalry unit escorting Cresta (Candice Bergen), who just escaped after being taken by the Cheyenne two years ago, and paymaster Captain Battles (Dana Elcar) is headed to Fort Reunion, Colorado, when they are ambushed by a Cheyenne war party. Only Cresta and trooper Honus Grant (Peter Strauss) survive, and, together, they continue their journey on foot. Along the way, Honus falls in love with Cresta but is disgusted by her belief that the Cheyenne village where she stayed is peaceful–until he witnesses the massacre of Cheyenne old men, women, and children–and tries to stop the killing.

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz    More Info
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Hume Cronyn, Warren Oates, Burgess Meredith, John Randolph, Arthur O'Connell, Martin Gabel, Michael Blodgett, Claudia McNeil

 When Paris Pittman Jr. (Kirk Douglas) is caught stealing and sent to prison, the warden (Henry Fonda) takes a special interest in him in this Comedy/Western.

Director: Don Siegel    More Info
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Shirley MacLaine, Manuel Fabregas, Alberto Morin, Armando Silvestre, John(2) Kelly, Enrique Lucero, Jose Torvay, Ada Carrasco, Pedro Galvan

 Clint Eastwood plays "the man with no name" in this comedy/Western that pits him against the comedic talents of Shirley MacLaine who portrays a Catholic nun.

Director: Gianfranco Parolini    More Info
Starring: Yul Brynner, Dean Reed, Ignazio Spalla, Gerard Herter, Sal Borgese, Franco Fantasia, Joseph P. Persaud, Andrea Scotti, Nieves Navarro, Salvatore Billa

 A gunslinger, Sabata (Yul Brynner), becomes involved with Mexican rebels, led by Escudo (Ignazio Spalla), who are setting out to steal a wagon filled with gold. Austrian forces, led by Col. Skimmel (Gerard Herter), are trying to smuggle the gold out of Mexico. Sabata plots with the Mexicans and lays siege on the Austrian's fortress, but he has his own plans for the stolen gold, and it does not include sharing with the Mexicans. This spaghetti Western was titled "Indigo Black" until dubbed for American release. A sequel to "Sabata," it was followed by "The Return of Sabata."

Director: Don Siegel    More Info
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Page, Elizabeth Hartman, Jo Ann Harris, Darleen Carr, Mae Mercer, Pamelyn Ferdin, Matt Clark, Melody Thomas Scott, Charles Martin

 During the Civil War, wounded Union soldier John McBurney (Clint Eastwood) recuperates in a Confederate women's finishing school that is run by Martha Farnsworth (Geraldine Page). The women are attracted to John, and he takes advantage of them by having sex with them and then dropping each one. But there is a lesson to be learned: scorned Southern belles can also perform devious and malicious acts for their own gains.

Director: George Sherman    More Info
Starring: John Wayne, Richard Boone, Maureen O'Hara, Patrick Wayne, Christopher Mitchum, Bobby Vinton, Bruce Cabot

 John Wayne is a rancher on the trail of the bad guys who have taken his grandson.

Director: Alexander Singer    More Info
Starring: Lee Van Cleef, Carroll Baker, Stuart Whitman, Elisa Montes, Percy Herbert, Tony Vogel, Charles Stalnaker, Charly Bravo, Hugh McDermott, Faith Clift

 Native American Army officer Capt. Apache (Lee Van Cleef) uncovers a plot to assassinate the President while investigating the murder of the Indian Commissioner.

Director: Sam Wanamaker    More Info
Starring: Yul Brynner, Richard Crenna, Leonard Nimoy, Daliah Lavi, Jo Ann Pflug, Jeff Corey, Bessie Love, David Ladd, Julian Mateos, Michael Delano

 Based on Louis L'Amour's novel, this is the story of Catlow's (Yul Brynner) attempt to take off with a fortune in gold and the subsequent hunt for him by friend and foe alike. Hot on Catlow's trail is Marshal Ben Cowan (Richard Crenna) who was Catlow's Civil War buddy. Also in pursuit is a killer, Miller (Leonard Nimoy), who has been hired to kill Catlow. The action sequences in this film are very good.