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THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
By far the most ambitious, unflinchingly graphic and stylistically influential wester ever mounted. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly is an engrossing actioner shot through with a volatile mix of myth and realism.
Clint Eastwood returns as the "Man With No Name, this time teaming with two gunslingers (Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef) to pursue a cache of $200,000 - and letting no one, not even warring factions in a civil war, stand in their way. From sun-drenched panoramas to bold hard closeups, exceptional camera work captures the beauty and cruelty of the barren landscape and the hardened characters who stride unwaveringly through it. Forging a vibrant and yet detached style of action that had not been seen before, and has never been matched since, The Good, The Bad And The Ugly shatters the western mould in true
Clint Eastwood style.
COMES A HORSEMAN
The setting is Montana ranch country following World War II. J.W. Ewing, a long time cattle baron in the area, wants to take over the property of his neighbor Ella Conners. She's a hard working, feisty rancher who's inherited the land from he father. Ewing has connections at the bank and eagerly awaits the foreclosure on her mortgage. Meanwhile, he hires an assassin to murder Frank Athearn who has purchased a piece of Ella's spread. It's a bad move, which throws this World War II veteran together with Ella. Along with Dodger, her seasoned cowhand, they labor doubly hard to bring their cattle to market and outwit Ewing.
RED RIVER
One of the finest westerns ever made, this "monumental, sweeping and powerful" masterpiece (Variety) features impassioned performances, stunning cinematography and adventure on a grand scale. Starring
John Wayne,
Montgomery Clift (in his screen debut), Walter Brennan, Harry Carey, Sr and Noah Beery, Jr, Red River is a hard-hitting, action-packed adventure that captures the grandeur, majesty - and danger - of the wild American west. Wayne gives "one of the best performances of his career" (Cinebooks) as Tom Dunson, a self-made cattle baron who'll do anything to protect his way of life. So when plummeting livestock values demand that he drive his herd through the treacherous Chisholm Trail, Tom proves that he'll risk anything to reach his destination . even his own sanity.