Top 10 Hollywood Westerns

Hollywood's top ten western films: "Once Upon a Time in the West", "The Crossing", "High Noon", "Dances with Wolves", "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", "The Red Dead Redemption", "Into the Wild", "Red River", "Billy the Kid", "Unforgiven".

1. "Once Upon a Time in the West"

It is a very humanistic western drama film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Henry Fonda and Charles. Starring Bronson. The film tells the story of a mysterious visitor (Charles Bronson) who comes to a small Western town and is involved in a land grab between a widow (Claudia Cardinale) and a railroad tycoon. The film was released in 1968 and created the miracle of "Spaghetti Western" when American westerns were gradually declining in the 1950s and 1960s.

2. "The Crossing"

A black-and-white western action film directed by John Ford, starring John Wayne, Claire Trevor, John Carradine, etc. It was released in the United States on February 15, 1939. The film is adapted from Maupassant's short story "Ball de Suif". It tells the story of eight people from different social classes who gathered in a small carriage and faced many crises. They took off their masks and showed their true humanity.

3. "High Noon"

An 85-minute western film produced by Kramer Stanley Films in the United States and distributed by United Artists Pictures. The film is directed by Fred Zinnemann, written by Carl Foreman, and stars Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges, Katie Juradu Starring, etc., it was released in the United States on July 7, 1952. The film tells the story of a small town police chief who, unable to find an assistant, fights alone against four villains who come for revenge.

4. "Dances with Wolves"

An authentic American western-themed movie, directed by Kevin Costner, starring Kevin Costner and Mary Mack Starring Donner, Kevin Costner and others. From the perspective of overturning the case for the Sioux Indians, the film describes the story of Dunbar, a white American officer, who volunteered to be stationed on the western front after the Civil War, and ended up making friends with soldiers with different languages ??and cultures.

5. "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"

Adapted by screenwriter William Goldman based on real events, directed by George Roy Hill, starring Paul Newman and Robert American drama film starring Redford. The film mainly tells the story of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, who are the robber leaders of a small town in the western United States. After repeatedly robbing mail trucks, the two were wanted by the police and went on the run. The story of the road.

6. "Red Dead Redemption"

Directed by Sergio Leone and Monte Herrmann, starring Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria... The Western movies starring Volonte, Marianne Couch, Enrique María, etc., together with "The Good and the Bad" and "The Good and the Bad" are collectively known as the "The Good and Bad Trilogy". The film was released in Italy on September 12, 1964. The movie tells the story of a big bad guy who came to a small Mexican town and wiped out all the evil forces in the town, restoring peace to the lives of the residents in the town.

7. "Into the Wild"

A western drama film produced by Paramount Pictures, directed by George Stevens, starring Alan Ladd, Gene... Arthur, Van Heflin and others star. On April 23, 1953, the film was released in the United States. The film tells the story of cowboy Sean who helps the Starrett family and homesteaders fight off local thugs. In 1954, the film was nominated for the 26th Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Screenplay and other awards.

8. "Red River"

This classic Western film directed by Howard Hawks was even praised by Western film master John Ford. The story is set in the wilderness of the Midwest after the end of the American Civil War. It describes a large Texas ranch owner who decided to drive a large number of cattle to Missouri with his adopted son due to the economic depression in the South. Unexpectedly, his adopted son fell out with him halfway, making the thousands-mile cattle drive even more difficult and dangerous.

9. "Billy the Kid"

The closing film of the 56th Berlin Film Festival is a special edition of the 1973 western film "Billy the Kid". "Billy the Kid" tells the story of a man named Pat Garrett who was appointed as police chief in New Mexico in 1881 to hunt down his former friend Billy the Kid.

10. "Unforgiven"

A 1992 American western film directed by Clint Eastwood. The film was written by David Webb Peeples. Starring Ted Eastwood, Gene Hackman, and Morgan Freeman. It tells the story of a gangster who had put down his pistol 11 years ago and was encouraged by a young man nicknamed "Schofield Kid" to return to his old job of killing people for a hefty bounty. After finally collecting the bounty, he led his children to flee San Francisco to do business.