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Polls: 1998 (Results), DtC - Ratings (Apr 26th), Coming of Age (Apr 30th), 1933 (May 12th)
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Film of the Week: Moya lyubov, May nominations (Apr 30th)
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Podcast: Talking Images (Episode 22 released November 17th * EXCLUSIVE * We Are Mentioned in a Book!!! Interview with Mary Guillermin on Rapture, JG & More)
Polls: 1998 (Results), DtC - Ratings (Apr 26th), Coming of Age (Apr 30th), 1933 (May 12th)
Challenges: Doubling the Canon, Animation, Middle East
Film of the Week: Moya lyubov, May nominations (Apr 30th)
Western Challenge (Official, May 2020)
Thanks for hosting, shugs.
Final list (top views in red):
1. In Old Oklahoma (Albert S. Rogell / 1943) 6/10
2. The Great K & A Train Robbery (Lewis Seiler / 1926) 6/10
3. Dakota (Joseph Kane / 1945) 5/10
4. Trail Street (Ray Enright / 1947) 5/10
5. The Man from Nevada (Gordon Douglas / 1950) 5/10
6. The Timber (Anthony O'Brien / 2015) 2/10
7. The Battle of Elderbush Gulch (D. W. Griffith / 1913) 3/10
Song of the Prairie (Jirí Trnka / 1949) 4/10
Junior Rodeo Daredevils (1949) 3/10
Ride Him, Bosko! (Hugh Harman / 1932) 6/10
8. The Gallopin' Gaucho (Ub Iwerks / 1928) 6/10
The Lonesome Stranger (Lou Lilly / 1940) 3/10
The Wacky Wabbit (Robert Clampett / 1942) 6/10
The Shooting of Dan McGoo (Tex Avery / 1945) 7/10
Wagon Heels (Bob Clampett / 1945) 7/10
Bugs Bunny Rides Again (I. Freleng / 1948) 6/10
Wild and Woody! (Dick Lundy / 1948) 5/10
Texas Tom (Joseph Barbera, William Hanna / 1950) 7/10
9. Drip-Along Daffy (Charles M. Jones / 1951) 6/10
Two Gun Goofy (Jack Kinney / 1952) 5/10
My Little Duckaroo (Charles M. Jones / 1954) 6/10
Posse Cat (Joseph Barbera, William Hanna / 1954) 6/10
The Lone Chipmunks (Jack Kinney / 1954) 5/10
Speedy Gonzales (I. Freleng / 1955) 5/10
A Cowboy Needs a Horse (Bill Justice / 1956) 7/10
Pancho's Hideaway (Friz Freleng, Hawley Pratt / 1964) 4/10
Vitamin Pink (Hawley Pratt / 1966) 4/10
10. Frontier Marshal (Allan Dwan / 1939) 6/10
11. Wichita (Jacques Tourneur / 1955) 6/10
12. Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die (William C. McGann / 1942) 4/10
13. Appointment with Destiny: Showdown at O.K. Corral (1972) 6/10
The Wild West: The Gunfight at the OK Corral (David Stewart / 2007) 6/10
14. Young Bill Hickok (Joseph Kane / 1940) 4/10
15. Doc (Frank Perry / 1971) 5/10
16. The Plainsman (Cecil B. DeMille / 1936) 6/10
17. They Died with Their Boots On (Raoul Walsh / 1941) 7/10
18. Buffalo Bill (William A. Wellman / 1944) 5/10
19. Annie Get Your Gun (George Sidney / 1950) 4/10
20. Calamity Jane (David Butler / 1953) 6/10
21. Pony Express (Jerry Hopper / 1953) 6/10
22. The Paleface (Norman Z. McLeod / 1948) 5/10
23. City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (Paul Weiland / 1994) 3/10
24. Legends & Lies: George Custer: A General's Reckoning (Kevin R. Hershberger / 2015) 4/10
Tall Tales & Legends: Annie Oakley (Michael Lindsay-Hogg / 1985) 5/10
25. Kansas Raiders (Ray Enright / 1950) 6/10
26. Legends & Lies: James "Wild Bill" Hickok: Plains Justice (Kevin R. Hershberger / 2015) 4/10
Legends & Lies: Jesse James: Bloody Politics (Kevin R. Hershberger / 2015) 5/10
27. The Long Riders (Walter Hill / 1980) 7/10
28. Thank You Mask Man (Jeff Hale / 1971) 7/10
Horses' Collars (Clyde Bruckman / 1935) 4/10
Uncivil Warriors (Del Lord / 1935) 4/10
City Slickers in Westworld (The Director Brothers / 2017) 4/10
Wire Cutters (Jack Anderson / 2014) 5/10
29. The Texas Rangers (Phil Karlson / 1951) 7/10
30. The Lawless Breed (Raoul Walsh / 1952) 5/10
31. Texas Kid, Outlaw (Kurt Neumann / 1950) 6/10
32. The Wild West: Billy the Kid (Tim Robinson / 2007) 6/10
The Lone Ranger: Enter the Lone Ranger (George B. Seitz Jr. / 1949) 5/10
33. Cheyenne: Mountain Fortress (Richard L. Bare / 1955) 4/10
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans: Hawkeye's Homecoming (Sidney Salkow / 1957) 5/10
34. The Stranger Wore a Gun (André DeToth / 1953) 6/10
35. The Left Handed Gun (Arthur Penn / 1958) 4/10
36. Alferd Packer: The Musical (Trey Parker / 1993) 7/10
37. Tombstone (George P. Cosmatos / 1993) 6/10
38. Friendly Persuasion (William Wyler / 1956) 5/10
39. Terror in a Texas Town (Joseph Lewis / 1958) 6/10
40. Chisum (Andrew V. McLaglen / 1970) 6/10
41. Wild Bill (Walter Hill / 1995) 8/10
42. Good Day for a Hanging (Nathan Juran / 1959) 6/10
43. Giant (George Stevens / 1956) 6/10
44. Have Gun - Will Travel: Three Bells to Perdido (Andrew V. McLaglen / 1957) 5/10
American Experience: Billy the Kid (John Maggio / 2011) 5/10
45. Billy the Kid (William Graham / 1989) 4/10
46. The Treasure of the Silver Lake (Harald Reinl / 1962) 5/10
47. Lonesome Cowboys (Andy Warhol / 1968) 1/10
48. The Culpepper Cattle Co. (Dick Richards / 1972) 6/10
49. Blazing Saddles (Mel Brooks / 1974) 4/10
50. Gunsmoke: Matt Gets It (Charles Marquis Warren / 1955) 4/10
The Rifleman: The Sharpshooter (Arnold Laven / 1958) 5/10
51. Breakheart Pass (Tom Gries / 1975) 5/10
52. China 9, Liberty 37 (Monte Hellman / 1978) 6/10
53. Cactus Jack (Hal Needham / 1979) 3/10
54. Death Hunt (Peter Hunt / 1981) 5/10
55. The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (Robert M. Young / 1982) 6/10
56. Barbarosa (Fred Schepisi / 1982) 6/10
57. The Ballad of Little Jo (Maggie Greenwald / 1993) 6/10
58. Blackthorn (Mateo Gil / 2011) 6/10
59. Wild Life (Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby / 2011) 5/10
CliffSide (Liam Vickers / 2018) 4/10
Star in the Night (Don Siegel / 1945) 3/10
The Good Time Girls (Courtney Hoffman / 2017) 3/10
60. Purgatory (Uli Edel / 1999) 3/10
61. Ravenous (Antonia Bird / 1999) 6/10
62. Aferim! (Radu Jude / 2015) 8/10
63. Juan Moreira (Leonardo Favio / 1973) 6/10
64. Shadows of a Hot Summer (Frantisek Vlácil / 1978) 6/10
65. Cabeza de Vaca (Nicolás Echevarría / 1991) 6/10
66. Dead Man (Jim Jarmusch / 1995) 7/10
67. The Magnificent Seven (Antoine Fuqua / 2016) 4/10
68. Jane Got a Gun (Gavin O'Connor / 2015) 5/10
69. Jauja (Lisandro Alonso / 2014) 7/10
70. The Hateful Eight (Quentin Tarantino / 2015) 7/10
Final list (top views in red):
1. In Old Oklahoma (Albert S. Rogell / 1943) 6/10
2. The Great K & A Train Robbery (Lewis Seiler / 1926) 6/10
3. Dakota (Joseph Kane / 1945) 5/10
4. Trail Street (Ray Enright / 1947) 5/10
5. The Man from Nevada (Gordon Douglas / 1950) 5/10
6. The Timber (Anthony O'Brien / 2015) 2/10
7. The Battle of Elderbush Gulch (D. W. Griffith / 1913) 3/10
Song of the Prairie (Jirí Trnka / 1949) 4/10
Junior Rodeo Daredevils (1949) 3/10
Ride Him, Bosko! (Hugh Harman / 1932) 6/10
8. The Gallopin' Gaucho (Ub Iwerks / 1928) 6/10
The Lonesome Stranger (Lou Lilly / 1940) 3/10
The Wacky Wabbit (Robert Clampett / 1942) 6/10
The Shooting of Dan McGoo (Tex Avery / 1945) 7/10
Wagon Heels (Bob Clampett / 1945) 7/10
Bugs Bunny Rides Again (I. Freleng / 1948) 6/10
Wild and Woody! (Dick Lundy / 1948) 5/10
Texas Tom (Joseph Barbera, William Hanna / 1950) 7/10
9. Drip-Along Daffy (Charles M. Jones / 1951) 6/10
Two Gun Goofy (Jack Kinney / 1952) 5/10
My Little Duckaroo (Charles M. Jones / 1954) 6/10
Posse Cat (Joseph Barbera, William Hanna / 1954) 6/10
The Lone Chipmunks (Jack Kinney / 1954) 5/10
Speedy Gonzales (I. Freleng / 1955) 5/10
A Cowboy Needs a Horse (Bill Justice / 1956) 7/10
Pancho's Hideaway (Friz Freleng, Hawley Pratt / 1964) 4/10
Vitamin Pink (Hawley Pratt / 1966) 4/10
10. Frontier Marshal (Allan Dwan / 1939) 6/10
11. Wichita (Jacques Tourneur / 1955) 6/10
12. Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die (William C. McGann / 1942) 4/10
13. Appointment with Destiny: Showdown at O.K. Corral (1972) 6/10
The Wild West: The Gunfight at the OK Corral (David Stewart / 2007) 6/10
14. Young Bill Hickok (Joseph Kane / 1940) 4/10
15. Doc (Frank Perry / 1971) 5/10
16. The Plainsman (Cecil B. DeMille / 1936) 6/10
17. They Died with Their Boots On (Raoul Walsh / 1941) 7/10
18. Buffalo Bill (William A. Wellman / 1944) 5/10
19. Annie Get Your Gun (George Sidney / 1950) 4/10
20. Calamity Jane (David Butler / 1953) 6/10
21. Pony Express (Jerry Hopper / 1953) 6/10
22. The Paleface (Norman Z. McLeod / 1948) 5/10
23. City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (Paul Weiland / 1994) 3/10
24. Legends & Lies: George Custer: A General's Reckoning (Kevin R. Hershberger / 2015) 4/10
Tall Tales & Legends: Annie Oakley (Michael Lindsay-Hogg / 1985) 5/10
25. Kansas Raiders (Ray Enright / 1950) 6/10
26. Legends & Lies: James "Wild Bill" Hickok: Plains Justice (Kevin R. Hershberger / 2015) 4/10
Legends & Lies: Jesse James: Bloody Politics (Kevin R. Hershberger / 2015) 5/10
27. The Long Riders (Walter Hill / 1980) 7/10
28. Thank You Mask Man (Jeff Hale / 1971) 7/10
Horses' Collars (Clyde Bruckman / 1935) 4/10
Uncivil Warriors (Del Lord / 1935) 4/10
City Slickers in Westworld (The Director Brothers / 2017) 4/10
Wire Cutters (Jack Anderson / 2014) 5/10
29. The Texas Rangers (Phil Karlson / 1951) 7/10
30. The Lawless Breed (Raoul Walsh / 1952) 5/10
31. Texas Kid, Outlaw (Kurt Neumann / 1950) 6/10
32. The Wild West: Billy the Kid (Tim Robinson / 2007) 6/10
The Lone Ranger: Enter the Lone Ranger (George B. Seitz Jr. / 1949) 5/10
33. Cheyenne: Mountain Fortress (Richard L. Bare / 1955) 4/10
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans: Hawkeye's Homecoming (Sidney Salkow / 1957) 5/10
34. The Stranger Wore a Gun (André DeToth / 1953) 6/10
35. The Left Handed Gun (Arthur Penn / 1958) 4/10
36. Alferd Packer: The Musical (Trey Parker / 1993) 7/10
37. Tombstone (George P. Cosmatos / 1993) 6/10
38. Friendly Persuasion (William Wyler / 1956) 5/10
39. Terror in a Texas Town (Joseph Lewis / 1958) 6/10
40. Chisum (Andrew V. McLaglen / 1970) 6/10
41. Wild Bill (Walter Hill / 1995) 8/10
42. Good Day for a Hanging (Nathan Juran / 1959) 6/10
43. Giant (George Stevens / 1956) 6/10
44. Have Gun - Will Travel: Three Bells to Perdido (Andrew V. McLaglen / 1957) 5/10
American Experience: Billy the Kid (John Maggio / 2011) 5/10
45. Billy the Kid (William Graham / 1989) 4/10
46. The Treasure of the Silver Lake (Harald Reinl / 1962) 5/10
47. Lonesome Cowboys (Andy Warhol / 1968) 1/10
48. The Culpepper Cattle Co. (Dick Richards / 1972) 6/10
49. Blazing Saddles (Mel Brooks / 1974) 4/10
50. Gunsmoke: Matt Gets It (Charles Marquis Warren / 1955) 4/10
The Rifleman: The Sharpshooter (Arnold Laven / 1958) 5/10
51. Breakheart Pass (Tom Gries / 1975) 5/10
52. China 9, Liberty 37 (Monte Hellman / 1978) 6/10
53. Cactus Jack (Hal Needham / 1979) 3/10
54. Death Hunt (Peter Hunt / 1981) 5/10
55. The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (Robert M. Young / 1982) 6/10
56. Barbarosa (Fred Schepisi / 1982) 6/10
57. The Ballad of Little Jo (Maggie Greenwald / 1993) 6/10
58. Blackthorn (Mateo Gil / 2011) 6/10
59. Wild Life (Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby / 2011) 5/10
CliffSide (Liam Vickers / 2018) 4/10
Star in the Night (Don Siegel / 1945) 3/10
The Good Time Girls (Courtney Hoffman / 2017) 3/10
60. Purgatory (Uli Edel / 1999) 3/10
61. Ravenous (Antonia Bird / 1999) 6/10
62. Aferim! (Radu Jude / 2015) 8/10
63. Juan Moreira (Leonardo Favio / 1973) 6/10
64. Shadows of a Hot Summer (Frantisek Vlácil / 1978) 6/10
65. Cabeza de Vaca (Nicolás Echevarría / 1991) 6/10
66. Dead Man (Jim Jarmusch / 1995) 7/10
67. The Magnificent Seven (Antoine Fuqua / 2016) 4/10
68. Jane Got a Gun (Gavin O'Connor / 2015) 5/10
69. Jauja (Lisandro Alonso / 2014) 7/10
70. The Hateful Eight (Quentin Tarantino / 2015) 7/10
15. The Hanging Tree (1959)
A strong town Western, with Gary Cooper as the doctor who comes to a mining camp, carrying a strong gun hand, talent at the poker table, and a dark past. For that setup and because the impetus for the plot is the survivor of an Indian attack on a stagecoach, it reminded me of Deadwood to the extent that I suspect that there was a strong influence. Good supporting turns by Karl Malden and a crazed George C. Scott in his first movie role.
16. The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972)
This is the sixth movie I've seen about the James-Younger gang, and I don't think any among them were very good (I'm not counting A Time for Dying in which Jesse James randomly and ahistorically shows up for a moment). So I figure this is the best of those six movies. It's distinguished from the others in focusing solely on the Northfield hold-up and in its general approach of humorous mockery. Nearly everyone gets painted as players in an absurd historical episode in this movie. Jesse, for one, is depicted as a near-delusional blowhard, which is refreshing, though Cole Younger instead gets the heroic treatment, which detracts from the revisionist flavor.
17. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
I've found in the past that nearly every Coen Brothers movie improves upon a repeat viewing, and this is no exception. Seeing it for the second time, I was better able to appreciate the way the six stories interweaved thematically. An excellent movie.
And that's it. Good times. Let's do it again next year.
A strong town Western, with Gary Cooper as the doctor who comes to a mining camp, carrying a strong gun hand, talent at the poker table, and a dark past. For that setup and because the impetus for the plot is the survivor of an Indian attack on a stagecoach, it reminded me of Deadwood to the extent that I suspect that there was a strong influence. Good supporting turns by Karl Malden and a crazed George C. Scott in his first movie role.
16. The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972)
This is the sixth movie I've seen about the James-Younger gang, and I don't think any among them were very good (I'm not counting A Time for Dying in which Jesse James randomly and ahistorically shows up for a moment). So I figure this is the best of those six movies. It's distinguished from the others in focusing solely on the Northfield hold-up and in its general approach of humorous mockery. Nearly everyone gets painted as players in an absurd historical episode in this movie. Jesse, for one, is depicted as a near-delusional blowhard, which is refreshing, though Cole Younger instead gets the heroic treatment, which detracts from the revisionist flavor.
17. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
I've found in the past that nearly every Coen Brothers movie improves upon a repeat viewing, and this is no exception. Seeing it for the second time, I was better able to appreciate the way the six stories interweaved thematically. An excellent movie.
And that's it. Good times. Let's do it again next year.
12. The Hunting Party, by Don Medford (1971) 8/10
Quite violent, but I found it to be a very suspenseful and dark western, and I love the score by Riz Ortolani. Probably a challenger in my 500<400 list this year...
13. The last of the Mohicans, by Maurice Tourneur & Clarence Brown (1917) 8,5/10
Beautiful shots, great story, a few very impressive scenes. Quite a masterpiece indeed !
Quite violent, but I found it to be a very suspenseful and dark western, and I love the score by Riz Ortolani. Probably a challenger in my 500<400 list this year...
13. The last of the Mohicans, by Maurice Tourneur & Clarence Brown (1917) 8,5/10
Beautiful shots, great story, a few very impressive scenes. Quite a masterpiece indeed !
Gold Nuggets from the Old West (11)
01. Lonesome Cowboys, by Andy Warhol (1967) 0/10
02. Bad Company, by Robert Benton (1972) 8/10
03. The Wonderful Country, by Robert Parrish (1959) 9/10
04. The White Buffalo, by Jack-Lee Thompson (1977) 7/10
05. I quattro dell'Ave Maria, by Giuseppe Colizzi (1968) 4,5/10
06. The Long Riders, by Walter Hill (1980) 7,5/10
07. Stranger on horseback, by Jacques Tourneur (1955) 8/10
08. Una pistola per Ringo, by Duccio Tessari (1965) 7/10
09. Il ritorno di Ringo,by Duccio Tessari (1965) 8/10
10. Beloe solntse pustyni, by Vladimir Motyl (1970) 7,5/10
11. Heller in Pink Tights, by George Cukor (1960) 7,5/10
02. Bad Company, by Robert Benton (1972) 8/10
03. The Wonderful Country, by Robert Parrish (1959) 9/10
04. The White Buffalo, by Jack-Lee Thompson (1977) 7/10
05. I quattro dell'Ave Maria, by Giuseppe Colizzi (1968) 4,5/10
06. The Long Riders, by Walter Hill (1980) 7,5/10
07. Stranger on horseback, by Jacques Tourneur (1955) 8/10
08. Una pistola per Ringo, by Duccio Tessari (1965) 7/10
09. Il ritorno di Ringo,by Duccio Tessari (1965) 8/10
10. Beloe solntse pustyni, by Vladimir Motyl (1970) 7,5/10
11. Heller in Pink Tights, by George Cukor (1960) 7,5/10
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Final update for me. I had a great time again. Thanks for hosting, shugs!
22. Unforgiven (1992, Clint Eastwood) rewatch: 8.0 > 8.0 - One of the many reasons why this is so good, is that is has one of the best antagonists ever. The kind who could easily become the protagonist of the movie with a switch of perspective. Another reason is its intelligent revising on (the heroism of) killing and the myth of the Western gunslinger.
23. Dances with Wolves (1990, Kevin Costner): 7.5
24. The Far Country (1954, Anthony Mann): 8.0
25. Man of the West (1958, Anthony Mann) rewatch: 7.5 > 8.0
22. Unforgiven (1992, Clint Eastwood) rewatch: 8.0 > 8.0 - One of the many reasons why this is so good, is that is has one of the best antagonists ever. The kind who could easily become the protagonist of the movie with a switch of perspective. Another reason is its intelligent revising on (the heroism of) killing and the myth of the Western gunslinger.
23. Dances with Wolves (1990, Kevin Costner): 7.5
24. The Far Country (1954, Anthony Mann): 8.0
25. Man of the West (1958, Anthony Mann) rewatch: 7.5 > 8.0
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1. Jonah Hex (2010, Jimmy Hayward): 5.8
2. My Darling Clementine (1946, John Ford) rewatch: 7.8 > 8.0
3. The Last Wagon (1956, Delmer Daves): 6.0 -
4. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957, John Sturges): 6.0 -
5. The Bravados (1958, Henry King): 7.8
6. High Noon (1952, Fred Zinnemann) rewatch: 7.5 > 8.0
7. Day of the Outlaw (1959, André De Toth) rewatch: 7.5 > 8.2
8. How the West Was Won (1962, John Ford, George Marshall, Richard Thorpe and Henry Hathaway): 6.2
9. The Professionals (1966, Richard Brooks): 7.8
10. El Dorado (1967, Howard Hawks): 6.2
11. Se incontri Sartana prega per la tua morte [If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death] (1968, Gianfranco Parolini): 6.8 -
12. Sono Sartana, il vostro becchino [ I Am Sartana, Your Angel of Death] (1969, Giuliano Carnimeo): 6.5
13. C'è Sartana... vendi la pistola e comprati la bara [ I Am Sartana, Trade Your Guns for a Coffin] (1970, Giuliano Carnimeo): 6.8
14. Buon funerale, amigos!... paga Sartana [Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay] (1970, Giuliano Carnimeo): 7.0
15. Una nuvola di polvere... un grido di morte... arriva Sartana [Light the Fuse... Sartana Is Coming] (1970, Giuliano Carnimeo): 6.8
16. Gli specialisti [The Specialist] (1969, Sergio Corbucci): 7.0
17. Ulzana's Raid (1972, Robert Aldrich): 7.5
18. Giù la testa [A Fistful of Dynamite/Duck, You Sucker!] (1971, Sergio Leone) (rewatch): 8.5 > 8.2
19. The Cowboys (1972): 6.0
20. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976, Clint Eastwood) rewatch: 6.5 > 7.8
21. Pale Rider (1985, Clint Eastwood): 7.8
2. My Darling Clementine (1946, John Ford) rewatch: 7.8 > 8.0
3. The Last Wagon (1956, Delmer Daves): 6.0 -
4. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957, John Sturges): 6.0 -
5. The Bravados (1958, Henry King): 7.8
6. High Noon (1952, Fred Zinnemann) rewatch: 7.5 > 8.0
7. Day of the Outlaw (1959, André De Toth) rewatch: 7.5 > 8.2
8. How the West Was Won (1962, John Ford, George Marshall, Richard Thorpe and Henry Hathaway): 6.2
9. The Professionals (1966, Richard Brooks): 7.8
10. El Dorado (1967, Howard Hawks): 6.2
11. Se incontri Sartana prega per la tua morte [If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death] (1968, Gianfranco Parolini): 6.8 -
12. Sono Sartana, il vostro becchino [ I Am Sartana, Your Angel of Death] (1969, Giuliano Carnimeo): 6.5
13. C'è Sartana... vendi la pistola e comprati la bara [ I Am Sartana, Trade Your Guns for a Coffin] (1970, Giuliano Carnimeo): 6.8
14. Buon funerale, amigos!... paga Sartana [Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay] (1970, Giuliano Carnimeo): 7.0
15. Una nuvola di polvere... un grido di morte... arriva Sartana [Light the Fuse... Sartana Is Coming] (1970, Giuliano Carnimeo): 6.8
16. Gli specialisti [The Specialist] (1969, Sergio Corbucci): 7.0
17. Ulzana's Raid (1972, Robert Aldrich): 7.5
18. Giù la testa [A Fistful of Dynamite/Duck, You Sucker!] (1971, Sergio Leone) (rewatch): 8.5 > 8.2
19. The Cowboys (1972): 6.0
20. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976, Clint Eastwood) rewatch: 6.5 > 7.8
21. Pale Rider (1985, Clint Eastwood): 7.8
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I'm sure you are aware of this cinephage but it was Maurice, and not Jacques. Great looking film. I do need to see more silent westerns.
That's all, folks!
Silly typo... Of course I know it's from the father.RogerTheMovieManiac88 wrote: ↑June 1st, 2020, 2:32 pmI'm sure you are aware of this cinephage but it was Maurice, and not Jacques. Great looking film. I do need to see more silent westerns.

I must say it was a great movie. I strongly recommend The covered wagon, by James Cruze. If you haven't seen it, it's quite a good silent western.
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Always glad to get recommendations. I'll make a note of it for next year. Thanks!cinephage wrote: ↑June 1st, 2020, 3:33 pmSilly typo... Of course I know it's from the father.RogerTheMovieManiac88 wrote: ↑June 1st, 2020, 2:32 pmI'm sure you are aware of this cinephage but it was Maurice, and not Jacques. Great looking film. I do need to see more silent westerns.![]()
I must say it was a great movie. I strongly recommend The covered wagon, by James Cruze. If you haven't seen it, it's quite a good silent western.
That's all, folks!
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1. Al este del oeste (1984, Spain)
2. Little Big Man (1970)
3. Django Unchained (2012)
4. Blazing Saddles (1974)
5. Django Kill… If You Live, Shoot! (1967)
6. The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)
2. Little Big Man (1970)
3. Django Unchained (2012)
4. Blazing Saddles (1974)
5. Django Kill… If You Live, Shoot! (1967)
6. The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)
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Glad you enjoyed it, sol. This was one of the films that I watched this month that I really found funny and laughed or chuckled a lot while watching. Silvers and Benny were both at the top of their game and very funny.sol wrote: ↑May 31st, 2020, 11:29 amHow the West Was Won
1. One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
2. West and Soda (1965)
3. Rancho Notorious (1952)
4. The Ruthless Four (1968)
5. Man from Del Rio (1956)
6. Silver Lode (1954)
7. Stagecoach (1939)
8. Warlock (1959)
9. Django (1966)
10. 'Doc' (1971)
11. Jubal (1956)
12. Lucky (2017)
13. Dead Birds (2004)
14. Zachariah (1971)
15. McLintock! (1963)
16. Joe Dakota (1957)
17. Goin' South (1978)
18. Silver Spurs (1943)
19. Sky Bandits (1940)
20. Desert Gold (1936)
21. Border Feud (1947)
22. Rollin' Plains (1938)
23. The Shooting (1966)
24. The Big Trail (1930)
25. The Big Show (1936)
26. Something Big (1971)
27. Hang 'Em High (1968)
28. Harmony Trail (1944)
29. Almost Heroes (1998)
30. The Gay Amigo (1949)
31. Hittin' the Trail (1937)
32. Prairie Rustlers (1945)
33. Cattle Stampede (1943)
34. Ride 'em, Cowgirl (1939)
35. Take Me to Town (1953)
36. Gumby: The Movie (1995)
37. Colorado Sundown (1952)
38. Colorado Serenade (1946)
39. Lonesome Cowboys (1968)
40. Fuzzy Settles Down (1944)
41. Jesse James at Bay (1941)
42. The Carson City Kid (1940)
43. My Little Chickadee (1940)
44. Western Mail. (1942)
45. Wagon Wheels (1934)
46. My Name is Nobody (1973)
47. Trail of the Rustlers (1950)
48. Both Barrels Blazing (1945)
49. Go West, Young Lady (1941)
50. Ghost Town Renegades (1947)
51. The Twinkle in God's Eye (1955)
52. The King and Four Queens (1956)
53. The Slowest Gun in the West (1968)
This gets off to a hilarious start with Phil Silvers visibly unnerving his opponent by eating an egg and staggering about blind without his glasses on, and things only get funnier as he is made sheriff and takes absurd measures such as excluding gunslingers from glee clubs to avoid fights (!) and calling them "naughty, naughty, naughty", which just baffles everyone. Where the film really takes off though is with the introduction of Jack Benny near the end.
Thanks for the recommendation, 'beatnik. That was awesome. And a good final note to end the challenge on.![]()
Yep. I'm hanging up my boots. Thanks for hosting shugs, and providing amazing stats as always. I actually have a few hours left before midnight, but this Challenge has really drained me this month (indulging in way too many mindless B westerns) so I would rather not cram anything else in. Others will overtake me on the leaderboard, I know, but much like Henry Fonda's sheriff in My Name is Nobody (what a great film that turned out to be), I would much rather peacefully fade out rather than end on a bang.![]()
I think the only person who really ended on a bang this month was Punq!

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71. Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966 / William Beaudine) 5+/10 {74 m. }
72. Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter (1966 / William Beaudine) 4/10 {88 m. }
73. Son of Paleface (1952 / Frank Tashlin) 10/10 {95 m. }
And that's it for me, pardners. I ended on both a low and a high note this time. Two Beaudine B's that were not as much fun as I remembered - although I still love the bat with a top hat - and one of my favorites which held up just fine.
Thanks for the stats, shugs, I really enjoyed perusing them. Thanks for hosting too!
And congrats to punq for pulling a lot of B westerns out of your hat at an incredible pace.
72. Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter (1966 / William Beaudine) 4/10 {88 m. }
73. Son of Paleface (1952 / Frank Tashlin) 10/10 {95 m. }
And that's it for me, pardners. I ended on both a low and a high note this time. Two Beaudine B's that were not as much fun as I remembered - although I still love the bat with a top hat - and one of my favorites which held up just fine.
Thanks for the stats, shugs, I really enjoyed perusing them. Thanks for hosting too!
And congrats to punq for pulling a lot of B westerns out of your hat at an incredible pace.

Boot Hill
1. City Slickers (1991 / Ron Underwood) FTV 7+/10 {113 m. }
2. Dead 7 (2016 / Danny Roew) FTV 7/10 {89 m. }
3. Round-Up Time in Texas (1937 / Joseph Kane) FTV 6+/10 {61 m. }
4. Young Bill Hickok (1940 / Joseph Kane) FTV 7/10 {59 m. }
5. Lights of Old Santa Fe (1944 / Frank McDonald) 6/10 {61 m. }
6. Along Came Jones (1945 / Stuart Heisler) 8/10 {90 m. }
7. Cowboy and the Senorita (1944 / Joseph Kane) 8/10 {78 m. }
8. Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969 / Burt Kennedy) 8/10 {92 m. }
9. Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971 / Burt Kennedy) 8/10 {91 m. }
10. Colorado (1940 / Joseph Kane) 8/10 {57 m. }
11. Deadwood (2019 / Daniel Minahan) FTV 8+/10 {110 m. }
12. Zorro (1975 / Duccio Tessari) FTV 7/10 {124 m. }
13. Boots and Saddles (1937 / Joseph Kane) FTV 7+/10 {58 m. }
14. Annie Get Your Gun (1950 / George Sidney, Busby Berkeley) FTV 8-/10 {107 m. }
15. The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949 / Preston Sturges) 6/10 {77 m. }
16. Good For Nothing (2011 / Mike Wallis) FTV 7/10 {92 m. }
17. The Cherokee Kid (1996 / Paris Barclay) FTV 7/10 {91 m. }
18. Wagons East (1994 / Peter Markle) FTV 6/10 {107 m. }
19. Against a Crooked Sky (1975 / Earl Bellamy) FTV 6/10 {89 m. }
20. The Carson City Kid (1940 / Joseph Kane) 7/10 {57 m. }
21. Home in Oklahoma (1946 / William Witney) FTV 8/10 {72 m.}
22. The Electric Horseman (1979 / Sydney Pollack) FTV 8/10 {121 m.}
23. San Fernando Valley (1944 / John English) FTV 8/10 {74 m.}
24. Rango (2011 / Gore Verbinski) FTV 8+/10 {107 m.}
25. Zachariah (1971 / George Englund) FTV 5/10 {93 m.}
26. Lightning Strikes West (1940 / Harry L. Fraser) FTV 6+/10 {55 m.}
27. The Gay Amigo (1949 / Wallace Fox) FTV 6/10 {60 m.}
28. Git Along Little Dogies (1937 / Joseph Kane) FTV 7/10 {67 m.}
29. Sing, Cowboy, Sing (1937 / Robert N. Bradbury) FTV 6/10 {59 m.}
30 .Satan’s Cradle (1949 / Ford Beebe) FTV 6/10 {60 m.}
31. Home on the Range (2004 / Will Finn, John Sanford) FTV 6/10 {76 m.}
32. The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975 / Norman Tokar) 6/10 {100 m. }
33. Springtime in the Sierras (1947 / William Witney) FTV 8/10 {75 m.}
34. Man From Music Mountain (1938 / Joseph Kane) FTV 7/10 {58 m.}
35. Oh, Susanna! (1936 / Joseph Kane) FTV 7/10 {59 m.}
36. The Old Barn Dance (1938 / Joseph Kane) FTV 7/10 {60 m.}
37. Bells of San Angelo (1947 /William Witney) FTV 7/10 {78 m.}
38. The King and Four Queens (1956 / Raoul Walsh) FTV 7+/10 {86 m.}
39. Hot Lead and Cold Feet (1978 / Robert Butler) FTV 6/10 {90 m.}
40. Winds of the Wasteland (1936 / Mack V. Wright) FTV 7/10 {56 m.}
41. The Slowest Gun in the West (1960 / Herschel Daugherty) FTV 8/10 {54 m.}
42. Carry On Cowboy (1965 / Gerald Thomas) FTV 7/10 {93 m.}
43. My Little Chickadee (1940 / Edward F. Cline) FTV 8/10 {83 m.}
44. Ride ‘em, Cowgirl (1939 / Samuel Diege) FTV 6/10 {53 m.}
45. Colorado Sundown (1952 / William Witney) FTV 8/10 {67 m.}
46. Marshal of Cedar Rock (1953 / Harry Keller) FTV 7+/10 {54 m.}
47. Klondike Annie (1936 / Raoul Walsh) FTV 6/10 {80 m.}
48. Texas Rangers (2001 / Steve Miner) FTV 6/10 {90 m.}
49. The Old Corral (1936 / Joseph Kane) 7/10 {57 m.}
50. Alias Smith and Jones: Pilot (1971 / Gene Levitt) 8+/10 {74 m.}
51. Ride, Ranger, Ride (1936 / Joseph Kane) FTV 7/10 {63 m.}
52. Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937 / Joseph Kane) FTV 7+/10 {61 m.}
53. Roll on Texas Moon (1946 / William Witney) FTV 7+/10 {68 m.}
54-58. 300 minutes of TV Episodes
a. Maverick: War of the Silver Kings (1957 / Budd Boetticher) FTV 7+/10 {50 m.}
b. Maverick: Point Blank (1957 / Budd Boetticher) FTV 7+/10 {50 m.}
c. Maverick: According to Hoyle (1957 / Budd Boetticher) FTV 8+/10 {50 m.}
d. Alias Smith and Jones: The McCreedy Bust (1971 / Gene Levitt) FTV 8/10 {50 m.}
e. Maverick: Ghost Rider (1957 / Budd Boetticher) FTV 8/10 {50 m.}
f. Alias Smith and Jones: Exit from Wickenburg (1971 / Jeannot Szwarc) FTV 7+/10 {50 m.}
59. Rim of the Canyon (1949 / John English) FTV 6/10 {70 m.}
60. Yodelin’ Kid from Pine Ridge (1937 / Joseph Kane) 7/10 {60 m.}
61. Ridin’ Down the Canyon (1942 / Joseph Kane) FTV 7/10 {55 m.}
62. Sunset on the Desert (1942 / Joseph Kane) FTV 7/10 {63 m.}
63. The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen (1937 / Ray Taylor) FTV 7+/10 {60 m.}
64. Phantom Thunderbolt (1933 / Alan James) FTV 7+/10 {63 m.}
65. Robin Hood of the Pecos (1941 / Joseph Kane) FTV 7+/10 {59 m.}
66. The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968 / Alan Rafkin) 7/10 {101 m. }
67. Calamity Jane (1953 / David Butler) 8+/10 {101 m. }
68. Wild Horse (1931 / Richard Thorpe, Sidney Algier) FTV 7/10 {77 m.}
69. West of Pinto Basin (1940 / S. Roy Luby) FTV 7/10 {60 m.}
70. Nighttime in Nevada (1948 / William Witney) FTV 7/10 {57 m.}
71. Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966 / William Beaudine) 5+/10 {74 m. }
72. Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter (1966 / William Beaudine) 4/10 {88 m. }
73. Son of Paleface (1952 / Frank Tashlin) 10/10 {95 m. }
2. Dead 7 (2016 / Danny Roew) FTV 7/10 {89 m. }
3. Round-Up Time in Texas (1937 / Joseph Kane) FTV 6+/10 {61 m. }
4. Young Bill Hickok (1940 / Joseph Kane) FTV 7/10 {59 m. }
5. Lights of Old Santa Fe (1944 / Frank McDonald) 6/10 {61 m. }
6. Along Came Jones (1945 / Stuart Heisler) 8/10 {90 m. }
7. Cowboy and the Senorita (1944 / Joseph Kane) 8/10 {78 m. }
8. Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969 / Burt Kennedy) 8/10 {92 m. }
9. Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971 / Burt Kennedy) 8/10 {91 m. }
10. Colorado (1940 / Joseph Kane) 8/10 {57 m. }
11. Deadwood (2019 / Daniel Minahan) FTV 8+/10 {110 m. }
12. Zorro (1975 / Duccio Tessari) FTV 7/10 {124 m. }
13. Boots and Saddles (1937 / Joseph Kane) FTV 7+/10 {58 m. }
14. Annie Get Your Gun (1950 / George Sidney, Busby Berkeley) FTV 8-/10 {107 m. }
15. The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949 / Preston Sturges) 6/10 {77 m. }
16. Good For Nothing (2011 / Mike Wallis) FTV 7/10 {92 m. }
17. The Cherokee Kid (1996 / Paris Barclay) FTV 7/10 {91 m. }
18. Wagons East (1994 / Peter Markle) FTV 6/10 {107 m. }
19. Against a Crooked Sky (1975 / Earl Bellamy) FTV 6/10 {89 m. }
20. The Carson City Kid (1940 / Joseph Kane) 7/10 {57 m. }
21. Home in Oklahoma (1946 / William Witney) FTV 8/10 {72 m.}
22. The Electric Horseman (1979 / Sydney Pollack) FTV 8/10 {121 m.}
23. San Fernando Valley (1944 / John English) FTV 8/10 {74 m.}
24. Rango (2011 / Gore Verbinski) FTV 8+/10 {107 m.}
25. Zachariah (1971 / George Englund) FTV 5/10 {93 m.}
26. Lightning Strikes West (1940 / Harry L. Fraser) FTV 6+/10 {55 m.}
27. The Gay Amigo (1949 / Wallace Fox) FTV 6/10 {60 m.}
28. Git Along Little Dogies (1937 / Joseph Kane) FTV 7/10 {67 m.}
29. Sing, Cowboy, Sing (1937 / Robert N. Bradbury) FTV 6/10 {59 m.}
30 .Satan’s Cradle (1949 / Ford Beebe) FTV 6/10 {60 m.}
31. Home on the Range (2004 / Will Finn, John Sanford) FTV 6/10 {76 m.}
32. The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975 / Norman Tokar) 6/10 {100 m. }
33. Springtime in the Sierras (1947 / William Witney) FTV 8/10 {75 m.}
34. Man From Music Mountain (1938 / Joseph Kane) FTV 7/10 {58 m.}
35. Oh, Susanna! (1936 / Joseph Kane) FTV 7/10 {59 m.}
36. The Old Barn Dance (1938 / Joseph Kane) FTV 7/10 {60 m.}
37. Bells of San Angelo (1947 /William Witney) FTV 7/10 {78 m.}
38. The King and Four Queens (1956 / Raoul Walsh) FTV 7+/10 {86 m.}
39. Hot Lead and Cold Feet (1978 / Robert Butler) FTV 6/10 {90 m.}
40. Winds of the Wasteland (1936 / Mack V. Wright) FTV 7/10 {56 m.}
41. The Slowest Gun in the West (1960 / Herschel Daugherty) FTV 8/10 {54 m.}
42. Carry On Cowboy (1965 / Gerald Thomas) FTV 7/10 {93 m.}
43. My Little Chickadee (1940 / Edward F. Cline) FTV 8/10 {83 m.}
44. Ride ‘em, Cowgirl (1939 / Samuel Diege) FTV 6/10 {53 m.}
45. Colorado Sundown (1952 / William Witney) FTV 8/10 {67 m.}
46. Marshal of Cedar Rock (1953 / Harry Keller) FTV 7+/10 {54 m.}
47. Klondike Annie (1936 / Raoul Walsh) FTV 6/10 {80 m.}
48. Texas Rangers (2001 / Steve Miner) FTV 6/10 {90 m.}
49. The Old Corral (1936 / Joseph Kane) 7/10 {57 m.}
50. Alias Smith and Jones: Pilot (1971 / Gene Levitt) 8+/10 {74 m.}
51. Ride, Ranger, Ride (1936 / Joseph Kane) FTV 7/10 {63 m.}
52. Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937 / Joseph Kane) FTV 7+/10 {61 m.}
53. Roll on Texas Moon (1946 / William Witney) FTV 7+/10 {68 m.}
54-58. 300 minutes of TV Episodes
a. Maverick: War of the Silver Kings (1957 / Budd Boetticher) FTV 7+/10 {50 m.}
b. Maverick: Point Blank (1957 / Budd Boetticher) FTV 7+/10 {50 m.}
c. Maverick: According to Hoyle (1957 / Budd Boetticher) FTV 8+/10 {50 m.}
d. Alias Smith and Jones: The McCreedy Bust (1971 / Gene Levitt) FTV 8/10 {50 m.}
e. Maverick: Ghost Rider (1957 / Budd Boetticher) FTV 8/10 {50 m.}
f. Alias Smith and Jones: Exit from Wickenburg (1971 / Jeannot Szwarc) FTV 7+/10 {50 m.}
59. Rim of the Canyon (1949 / John English) FTV 6/10 {70 m.}
60. Yodelin’ Kid from Pine Ridge (1937 / Joseph Kane) 7/10 {60 m.}
61. Ridin’ Down the Canyon (1942 / Joseph Kane) FTV 7/10 {55 m.}
62. Sunset on the Desert (1942 / Joseph Kane) FTV 7/10 {63 m.}
63. The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen (1937 / Ray Taylor) FTV 7+/10 {60 m.}
64. Phantom Thunderbolt (1933 / Alan James) FTV 7+/10 {63 m.}
65. Robin Hood of the Pecos (1941 / Joseph Kane) FTV 7+/10 {59 m.}
66. The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968 / Alan Rafkin) 7/10 {101 m. }
67. Calamity Jane (1953 / David Butler) 8+/10 {101 m. }
68. Wild Horse (1931 / Richard Thorpe, Sidney Algier) FTV 7/10 {77 m.}
69. West of Pinto Basin (1940 / S. Roy Luby) FTV 7/10 {60 m.}
70. Nighttime in Nevada (1948 / William Witney) FTV 7/10 {57 m.}
71. Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966 / William Beaudine) 5+/10 {74 m. }
72. Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter (1966 / William Beaudine) 4/10 {88 m. }
73. Son of Paleface (1952 / Frank Tashlin) 10/10 {95 m. }
Vai a ovest, giovanotto
1. Una nuvola di polvere... un grido di morte... arriva Sartana / Light the Fuse... Sartana Is Coming (Giuliano Carnimeo, 1970)
2. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (Sam Peckinpah, 1974)
3. Arizona Colt (Michele Lupo, 1966)
4. Kid Blue (James Frawley, 1973)
5. Bandidos / You Die... But I Live (Massimo Dallamano, 1967)
6. Robin Hood of El Dorado (William A. Wellman, 1936)
7. Al este del oeste (Mariano Ozores, 1984)
8. Dio perdona... Io no! / God Forgives...I Don't! (Giuseppe Colizzi, 1967)
9. Le colt cantarono la morte e fu... tempo di massacro / Massacre Time (Lucio Fulci, 1966)
10. California (Michele Lupo, 1977)
11. I quattro dell'Ave Maria / Ace High (Giuseppe Colizzi, 1968)
12. La collina degli stivali / Boot Hill (Giuseppe Colizzi, 1969)
13. Road Agent (Lesley Selander, 1952)
14. ¡Mátalo! / Kill Him! (Cesare Canivari, 1970)
15. Joko invoca Dio... e muori / Vengeance (Antonio Margheriti, 1968)
16. Joe l'implacabile / Dynamite Joe (Antonio Margheriti, 1967)
17. Winnetou und das Halbblut Apanatschi / Winnetou and the Half-Breed (Harald Philippe, 1966)
18. Lonesome Cowboys (Andy Warhol, 1968)
19. Shalako (Edward Dmytryk, 1968)
20. Viva Maria! (Louis Malle, 1965)
21. Les pétroleuses / Frenchie King (Christian-Jacque, 1971)
2. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (Sam Peckinpah, 1974)
3. Arizona Colt (Michele Lupo, 1966)
4. Kid Blue (James Frawley, 1973)
5. Bandidos / You Die... But I Live (Massimo Dallamano, 1967)
6. Robin Hood of El Dorado (William A. Wellman, 1936)
7. Al este del oeste (Mariano Ozores, 1984)
8. Dio perdona... Io no! / God Forgives...I Don't! (Giuseppe Colizzi, 1967)
9. Le colt cantarono la morte e fu... tempo di massacro / Massacre Time (Lucio Fulci, 1966)
10. California (Michele Lupo, 1977)
11. I quattro dell'Ave Maria / Ace High (Giuseppe Colizzi, 1968)
12. La collina degli stivali / Boot Hill (Giuseppe Colizzi, 1969)
13. Road Agent (Lesley Selander, 1952)
14. ¡Mátalo! / Kill Him! (Cesare Canivari, 1970)
15. Joko invoca Dio... e muori / Vengeance (Antonio Margheriti, 1968)
16. Joe l'implacabile / Dynamite Joe (Antonio Margheriti, 1967)
17. Winnetou und das Halbblut Apanatschi / Winnetou and the Half-Breed (Harald Philippe, 1966)
18. Lonesome Cowboys (Andy Warhol, 1968)
19. Shalako (Edward Dmytryk, 1968)
20. Viva Maria! (Louis Malle, 1965)
21. Les pétroleuses / Frenchie King (Christian-Jacque, 1971)
Very bloody - horror-film type bloody, really, and I've seen this film listed as "horror" at times - western about a group of convicts being led from one prison to another through mountain passes by a Sergeant and... his teen-aged or early-twenties beautiful daughter! There IS an explanation for why she's along at one point, but it's not convincing - seems mostly to have an excuse for a rape scene, frankly. And much of the rest of the plot is either silly (gold chains?) or muddled, but still there's a certain way in which the nihilism here works and the slow whittling down of the group is accomplished in some interesting ways. By spaghetti standards it ends up pretty average in quality I'd say, but it's certainly a bit different from your usual Euro-western of this time so props for that.
23. Blazing Saddles (Mel Brooks, 1974) (re-watch)
I'm gonna guess 7th or 8th viewing. What to say about this film that hasn't been said? It's my favorite Mel Brooks film and probably my favorite western comedy, or at least my favorite where the emphasis is clearly on the humor. Because it's a parody and spoof of not just westerns but other film tropes of the period - like blaxploitation - and because it has both a broad brush and plenty of little subtle bits, it gets better for me every time, or at least I get more of the jokes with more film knowledge to bring to it. I don't think I knew "Van" Johnson last time, for instance, and Cleavon Little's "urban" attire and attitude make more sense to me now after a whole lot of Jim Brown and Fred Williamson under my belt. And the title song by Frankie Laine is, for my money, the best western theme song ever - serious or not:
Yesterday was this guy's 90th birthday:

so I decided to finish with
24. Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood, 1992) (re-watch)
Probably about the 10th viewing. I saw this 6 times first run; I think it was the first film I'd seen that many times in the cinema since Star Wars 15 years earlier, and it's still one of the ten films I've seen the most in the cinema and probably one of about 20-25 that I've seen at least 10x total. It made me a Clint Eastwood fan, I guess for life because I haven't abandoned him yet. But this was the first viewing in at least a decade and it was bittersweet; I wanted to re-watch it with my mom, but never got around to it. I suppose I delayed for a long time because I was afraid it wouldn't hold up, that happens sometimes, and my opinion of Eastwood in general has taken something of a downturn in the last 7-8 years, and not just because of his politics. But I needn't have worried; while this still comes in second to The Outlaw Josey Wales among the westerns he directed, and a certain 3-hour Italian film with Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef is probably also ahead of it, this remains a pretty terrific film, a melancholy and pessimistic work to be sure but one leavened by just enough humor and even moments of possibility (maybe the Schofield Kid turns out all right after all?) to keep the overall dour mood from overwhelming. I had in fact forgotten a lot of the humor - I especially like Gene Hackman's Little Bill, one of the funnier psychopaths around, as he's talking to Beauchamp (Saul Rubinek) about what REALLY happened with English Bob and that guy in the bar he killed that time. Pretty near perfect casting, lovely understated score by Lennie Niehaus (a longtime Eastwood collaborator who passed away this weekend, just short of his 91st birthday), beautiful and typically dark and naturally-lit Jack Green cinematography. It's only maybe my 4th or 5th favorite Clint film but I can totally see why it has become his masterpiece in the eyes of so many critics, particularly those with an affinity for westerns. Not that it has anything particularly novel to say, not that even it's pretty harsh take on violence and it's relationship to drinking and the follies of youth is anything new, but the old theme of the end of the west and the problem of the gunfighter has only rarely been done as well, as brutally, as sadly.
That's all for me, hanging up the saddle on this one. Thanks for running it shugs!
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(Screenshots from Ford's magnificent, moving, redemptive, even mystical parable, '3 Godfathers' and from Lewis's compelling and unflinching 'Terror in a Texas Town; a film that in its own stark and stoic way poeticizes the West and its tragedies, its power dynamics and its possibilities...)

41. 'When the Daltons Rode' / 1940, George Marshall / 8.5/10
42. '3 Godfathers' / 1948, John Ford / 9/10
43. 'The Kid from Texas' / 1950, Kurt Neumann / 7/10
44. 'Five Guns West' / 1955, Roger Corman / 6 or 6.5/10
45. 'Gun Glory' / 1957, Roy Rowland / 6/10
46. 'Terror in a Texas Town' / 1958, Joseph H. Lewis / 9.5/10
47. 'Rio Conchos' / 1964, Gordon Douglas / 7 or 7.5/10
48. 'Return of the Gunfighter' / 1967, James Neilson / 6/10
49. 'I quattro dell'Ave Maria' / 'Ace High' / 1968, Giuseppe Colizzi / 8 or 8.5/10
50. '3:10 to Yuma' / 2007, James Mangold / 7/10

Thank you for hosting, shugs. It was a lot of fun once again. I'm already looking forward to Western month 2021!


41. 'When the Daltons Rode' / 1940, George Marshall / 8.5/10
42. '3 Godfathers' / 1948, John Ford / 9/10
43. 'The Kid from Texas' / 1950, Kurt Neumann / 7/10
44. 'Five Guns West' / 1955, Roger Corman / 6 or 6.5/10
45. 'Gun Glory' / 1957, Roy Rowland / 6/10
46. 'Terror in a Texas Town' / 1958, Joseph H. Lewis / 9.5/10
47. 'Rio Conchos' / 1964, Gordon Douglas / 7 or 7.5/10
48. 'Return of the Gunfighter' / 1967, James Neilson / 6/10
49. 'I quattro dell'Ave Maria' / 'Ace High' / 1968, Giuseppe Colizzi / 8 or 8.5/10
50. '3:10 to Yuma' / 2007, James Mangold / 7/10

Thank you for hosting, shugs. It was a lot of fun once again. I'm already looking forward to Western month 2021!

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That's all, folks!
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Sad to hear of the death of Lennie Niehaus. I loved and admired his work with Eastwood over those many decades.
Thanks for mentioning it, Ale.
Thanks for mentioning it, Ale.
That's all, folks!
Howdy cowboys! The challenge is now officially over.
Congrats to PUNQ for winning, followed closely behind by psychotronicbeatnik and the one and only AssonFire, and to everyone for participating!
Stats! They include only features, no love for anything else.
We had 32 people participating in the challenge. A total of 739 points have been accumulated, for an average of 23.09 points per user.
There have been 560 unique films watched.
MOST WATCHED MOVIES
The most watched movie has been Lonesome Cowboys with 5 different watches.
MOST WATCHED GENRES
Western is the most watched genre.
MOST WATCHED COUNTRIES
USA is the most watched country.
MOST WATCHED YEARS
1946 is the most watched year, thanks to PUNQ, with 47 watches.
DECADE DISTRIBUTION
The 1950s is the most watched decade, followed reeeeealy closely by the 1960s.
Congrats to PUNQ for winning, followed closely behind by psychotronicbeatnik and the one and only AssonFire, and to everyone for participating!
Stats! They include only features, no love for anything else.
We had 32 people participating in the challenge. A total of 739 points have been accumulated, for an average of 23.09 points per user.
There have been 560 unique films watched.
MOST WATCHED MOVIES
The most watched movie has been Lonesome Cowboys with 5 different watches.
Most Watched Movies
Film | Director | Year | Country | Watches |
Lonesome Cowboys | Andy Warhol, Paul Morrissey | 1968 | USA | 5 |
Al este del oeste | Mariano Ozores | 1984 | Spain | 4 |
Blazing Saddles | Mel Brooks | 1974 | USA | 4 |
I quattro dell'Ave Maria | Giuseppe Colizzi | 1968 | Italy | 4 |
Little Big Man | Arthur Penn | 1970 | USA | 4 |
3:10 to Yuma | James Mangold | 2007 | USA | 3 |
Arizona Colt | Michele Lupo | 1966 | Italy, France | 3 |
City Slickers | Ron Underwood | 1991 | USA | 3 |
Condenados a vivir | Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent | 1972 | Spain | 3 |
Deadwood | Daniel Minahan | 2019 | USA | 3 |
Django | Sergio Corbucci | 1966 | Italy, Spain | 3 |
Il ritorno di Ringo | Duccio Tessari | 1965 | Italy, Spain | 3 |
My Darling Clementine | John Ford | 1946 | USA | 3 |
My Little Chickadee | Edward F. Cline | 1940 | USA | 3 |
Ognuno per sé | Giorgio Capitani | 1968 | Italy, West Germany | 3 |
Son of Paleface | Frank Tashlin | 1952 | USA | 3 |
Terror in a Texas Town | Joseph H. Lewis | 1958 | USA | 3 |
The Apple Dumpling Gang | Norman Tokar | 1975 | USA | 3 |
The Far Country | Anthony Mann | 1954 | USA | 3 |
The King and Four Queens | Raoul Walsh | 1956 | USA | 3 |
The Last Wagon | Delmer Daves | 1956 | USA | 3 |
The Long Riders | Walter Hill | 1980 | USA | 3 |
The Paleface | Norman Z. McLeod | 1948 | USA | 3 |
The Tracker | Rolf de Heer | 2002 | Australia | 3 |
The Wonderful Country | Robert Parrish | 1959 | USA | 3 |
Una nuvola di polvere... un grido di morte... arriva Sartana | Giuliano Carnimeo | 1970 | Italy, Spain | 3 |
Viva Maria! | Louis Malle | 1965 | France, Italy | 3 |
Wichita | Jacques Tourneur | 1955 | USA | 3 |
'Doc' | Frank Perry | 1971 | USA | 2 |
7 Men from Now | Budd Boetticher | 1956 | USA | 2 |
Alferd Packer: The Musical | Trey Parker | 1993 | USA | 2 |
Annie Get Your Gun | George Sidney, Busby Berkeley | 1950 | USA | 2 |
Apache | Robert Aldrich | 1954 | USA | 2 |
Bandidos | Massimo Dallamano | 1967 | Italy, Spain | 2 |
Brimstone | Martin Koolhoven | 2016 | Netherlands, France, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, UK, USA | 2 |
Calamity Jane | David Butler | 1953 | USA | 2 |
California | Michele Lupo | 1977 | Italy, Spain | 2 |
Canyon Passage | Jacques Tourneur | 1946 | USA | 2 |
Carry On Cowboy | Gerald Thomas | 1965 | UK | 2 |
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold | Paul Weiland | 1994 | USA | 2 |
Colorado Serenade | Robert Emmett Tansey | 1946 | USA | 2 |
Colorado Sundown | William Witney | 1952 | USA | 2 |
Colorado Territory | Raoul Walsh | 1949 | USA | 2 |
Cowboy | Delmer Daves | 1958 | USA | 2 |
Dances with Wolves | Kevin Costner | 1990 | USA, UK | 2 |
Dead 7 | Danny Roew | 2016 | USA | 2 |
Dead Man | Jim Jarmusch | 1995 | USA, Germany, Japan | 2 |
Destry Rides Again | George Marshall | 1939 | USA | 2 |
Die Spinnen, 1. Teil - Der Goldene See | Fritz Lang | 1919 | Germany | 2 |
Dio perdona... Io no! | Giuseppe Colizzi | 1967 | Italy, Spain | 2 |
Django Unchained | Quentin Tarantino | 2012 | USA | 2 |
Dodge City | Michael Curtiz | 1939 | USA | 2 |
Friendly Persuasion | William Wyler | 1956 | USA | 2 |
Giù la testa | Sergio Leone | 1971 | Italy, Spain | 2 |
Gli specialisti | Sergio Corbucci | 1969 | Italy, France, West Germany | 2 |
Great Day in the Morning | Jacques Tourneur | 1956 | USA | 2 |
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | John Sturges | 1957 | USA | 2 |
Hell Bent for Leather | George Sherman | 1960 | USA | 2 |
Heller in Pink Tights | George Cukor | 1960 | USA | 2 |
I bandoleros della dodicesima ora | Alfonso Balcázar | 1972 | Spain, Italy | 2 |
Il grande silenzio | Sergio Corbucci | 1968 | Italy, France | 2 |
Il mercenario | Sergio Corbucci | 1968 | Italy, Spain, USA | 2 |
Jane Got a Gun | Gavin O'Connor | 2015 | USA | 2 |
Jauja | Lisandro Alonso | 2014 | Argentina, Denmark, France, Mexico, USA, Germany, Brazil, Netherlands | 2 |
Johnny Guitar | Nicholas Ray | 1954 | USA | 2 |
Joko invoca Dio... e muori | Antonio Margheriti | 1968 | Italy, West Germany | 2 |
Jubal | Delmer Daves | 1956 | USA | 2 |
Kansas Raiders | Ray Enright | 1950 | USA | 2 |
La taglia è tua... l'uomo l'ammazzo io | Edoardo Mulargia | 1969 | Italy, Spain | 2 |
Le colt cantarono la morte e fu... tempo di massacro | Lucio Fulci | 1966 | Italy | 2 |
Man of the West | Anthony Mann | 1958 | USA | 2 |
McLintock! | Andrew V. McLaglen | 1963 | USA | 2 |
Montana Belle | Allan Dwan | 1952 | USA | 2 |
One-Eyed Jacks | Marlon Brando | 1961 | USA | 2 |
Pale Rider | Clint Eastwood | 1985 | USA | 2 |
Pursued | Raoul Walsh | 1947 | USA | 2 |
Rancho Notorious | Fritz Lang | 1952 | USA | 2 |
Ride 'em, Cowgirl | Samuel Diege | 1939 | USA | 2 |
Ride in the Whirlwind | Monte Hellman | 1966 | USA | 2 |
Se sei vivo spara | Giulio Questi | 1967 | Italy, Spain | 2 |
Silver Lode | Allan Dwan | 1954 | USA | 2 |
Stagecoach | John Ford | 1939 | USA | 2 |
Support Your Local Gunfighter | Burt Kennedy | 1971 | USA | 2 |
Support Your Local Sheriff! | Burt Kennedy | 1969 | USA | 2 |
The Big Trail | Raoul Walsh, Louis R. Loeffler | 1930 | USA | 2 |
The Carson City Kid | Joseph Kane | 1940 | USA | 2 |
The Electric Horseman | Sydney Pollack | 1979 | USA | 2 |
The Furies | Anthony Mann | 1950 | USA | 2 |
The Gay Amigo | Wallace Fox | 1949 | USA | 2 |
The Hanging Tree | Delmer Daves, Karl Malden, Vincent Sherman | 1959 | USA | 2 |
The Kid from Texas | Kurt Neumann | 1950 | USA | 2 |
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | John Ford | 1962 | USA | 2 |
The Plunderers | Joseph Pevney | 1960 | USA | 2 |
The Shooting | Monte Hellman | 1966 | USA | 2 |
The Shootist | Don Siegel | 1976 | USA | 2 |
The Slowest Gun in the West | Herschel Daugherty | 1960 | USA | 2 |
The Stranger Wore a Gun | André De Toth | 1953 | USA | 2 |
The Villain | Hal Needham | 1979 | USA | 2 |
The Westerner | William Wyler | 1940 | USA | 2 |
Two Rode Together | John Ford | 1961 | USA | 2 |
Ulzana's Raid | Robert Aldrich | 1972 | USA | 2 |
Una pistola per Ringo | Duccio Tessari | 1965 | Italy, Spain | 2 |
Unforgiven | Clint Eastwood | 1992 | USA | 2 |
Vamos a matar, compañeros | Sergio Corbucci | 1970 | Italy, Spain, West Germany | 2 |
Warlock | Edward Dmytryk | 1959 | USA | 2 |
Yellow Sky | William A. Wellman | 1948 | USA | 2 |
Young Bill Hickok | Joseph Kane | 1940 | USA | 2 |
Zachariah | George Englund | 1971 | USA | 2 |
¡Mátalo! | Cesare Canevari | 1970 | Italy, Spain | 2 |
MOST WATCHED GENRES
Western is the most watched genre.
Most Watched Genres
Genre | Watches |
Western | 692 |
Drama | 218 |
Comedy | 204 |
Action | 180 |
Romance | 174 |
Adventure | 149 |
Music | 60 |
Thriller | 33 |
Crime | 29 |
War | 26 |
Biography | 25 |
Mystery | 22 |
Horror | 19 |
Family | 18 |
History | 18 |
Musical | 14 |
Fantasy | 11 |
Sci-Fi | 6 |
Animation | 4 |
Documentary | 2 |
Adult | 1 |
Sport | 1 |
MOST WATCHED COUNTRIES
USA is the most watched country.
Most Watched Countries
Country | Watches |
USA | 572 |
Italy | 101 |
Spain | 63 |
France | 28 |
West Germany | 21 |
UK | 20 |
Mexico | 13 |
Germany | 9 |
Australia | 6 |
Belgium | 4 |
Netherlands | 4 |
Argentina | 3 |
Brazil | 3 |
Denmark | 3 |
Sweden | 3 |
Czech Republic | 2 |
Japan | 2 |
New Zealand | 2 |
Yugoslavia | 2 |
Bolivia | 1 |
Bulgaria | 1 |
Canada | 1 |
Czechoslovakia | 1 |
Finland | 1 |
Greece | 1 |
Hong Kong | 1 |
India | 1 |
Monaco | 1 |
Romania | 1 |
South Africa | 1 |
South Korea | 1 |
Soviet Union | 1 |
Turkey | 1 |
MOST WATCHED YEARS
1946 is the most watched year, thanks to PUNQ, with 47 watches.
Most Watched Years
Year | Watches |
1946 | 47 |
1968 | 29 |
1970 | 25 |
1956 | 21 |
1966 | 21 |
1965 | 18 |
1969 | 18 |
1971 | 18 |
2019 | 18 |
DECADE DISTRIBUTION
The 1950s is the most watched decade, followed reeeeealy closely by the 1960s.
Watches distribution per decade

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MOST WATCHED DIRECTORS (>2 WATCHES)
Joseph Kane is the most watched director, with 26 different watches.
Joseph Kane is the most watched director, with 26 different watches.
Most Watched Directors (>2 watches)
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MOST WATCHED DIRECTORS (2 WATCHES)
Most Watched Directors (2 watches)
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Alfonso Balcázar | 2 | 1 Movie
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Brent Christy | 2 | 2 Movies
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Busby Berkeley | 2 | 1 Movie
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Cecil B. DeMille | 2 | 2 Movies
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Cesare Canevari | 2 | 1 Movie
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Christopher Forbes | 2 | 2 Movies
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Clarence Brown | 2 | 2 Movies
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Danny Roew | 2 | 1 Movie
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David Butler | 2 | 1 Movie
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Derwin Abrahams | 2 | 2 Movies
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Edoardo Mulargia | 2 | 1 Movie
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Edward Killy | 2 | 2 Movies
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Enzo Barboni | 2 | 2 Movies
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Enzo G. Castellari | 2 | 2 Movies
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Eugenio Martín | 2 | 2 Movies
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Frank Perry | 2 | 1 Movie
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Gavin O'Connor | 2 | 1 Movie
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George Cukor | 2 | 1 Movie
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George Englund | 2 | 1 Movie
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George Stevens | 2 | ||||||||||
Gerald Thomas | 2 | 1 Movie
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Gianfranco Parolini | 2 | 2 Movies
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Giulio Questi | 2 | 1 Movie
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Gordon Douglas | 2 | 2 Movies
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Hal Needham | 2 | 1 Movie
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Harry Keller | 2 | 2 Movies
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Harry L. Fraser | 2 | 2 Movies
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Harry S. Webb | 2 | 2 Movies
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Henry King | 2 | 2 Movies
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Henry MacRae | 2 | 2 Movies
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Herschel Daugherty | 2 | 1 Movie
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Hugo Fregonese | 2 | 2 Movies
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Jim Jarmusch | 2 | 1 Movie
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John English | 2 | 2 Movies
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Joseph Pevney | 2 | 1 Movie
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Karl Malden | 2 | 1 Movie
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Kevin Costner | 2 | 1 Movie
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Lisandro Alonso | 2 | 1 Movie
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Louis King | 2 | ||||||||||
Louis R. Loeffler | 2 | 1 Movie
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Marlon Brando | 2 | 1 Movie
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Martin Koolhoven | 2 | 1 Movie
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Massimo Dallamano | 2 | 1 Movie
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Melvin Frank | 2 | 2 Movies
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Oliver Drake | 2 | 2 Movies
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Paul Weiland | 2 | 1 Movie
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R.G. Springsteen | 2 | 2 Movies
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Richard Bartlett | 2 | 2 Movies
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Robert F. Hill | 2 | 2 Movies
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Robert N. Bradbury | 2 | 2 Movies
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Samuel Diege | 2 | 1 Movie
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Samuel Fuller | 2 | 2 Movies
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Sergio Sollima | 2 | 2 Movies
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Sidney Salkow | 2 | 2 Movies
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Stuart Heisler | 2 | 2 Movies
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Trey Parker | 2 | 1 Movie
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Vincent Sherman | 2 | 1 Movie
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