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Film noir (/ n w ɑːr /; French: [film nwaʁ]) is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylized Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir.
The American frontier, also known as the Old West, and popularly known as the Wild West, encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated with the forward wave of American expansion in mainland North America that began with European colonial settlements in the early 17th century and ended with the admission of the last few ...
Film noir is not a clearly defined genre (see here for details on the characteristics). Therefore, the composition of this list may be controversial. To minimize dispute the films included here should preferably feature a footnote linking to a reliable, published source which states that the mentioned film is considered to be a film noir by an expert in this field, e.g.
Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War (9 C, 26 P) ... Pages in category "American frontier" ... (1953 film) Calamity Jane (2024 film)
The Civil War by Ken Burns (first broadcast on PBS from September 23 to Thursday, September 27, 1990) The Great Battles of the Civil War (TV series 1994) Sherman's March (1986) Civil War Combat (TV Series 2000-2003) Gettysburg: 3 days of Destiny (2004) [citation needed] 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed Women (2006), TV, recounting the Battle ...
Film noir: United Artists: The Killing: Stanley Kubrick: Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Marie Windsor: Film noir: United Artists: The King and Four Queens: Raoul Walsh: Clark Gable, Eleanor Parker, Barbara Nichols: Western: United Artists: The King and I: Walter Lang: Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr, Rita Moreno: Musical: 20th Century Fox. Winner of 5 ...
Barbara Frietchie (1924 film) The Battle of Bull Run (film) The Battle of Gettysburg (1913 film) Battle of Pottsburg Bridge; The Battle (1911 film) The Beguiled (1971 film) The Beguiled (2017 film) Belle Starr (film) Best of the Badmen; The Birth of a Nation; The Black Dakotas; Blood for a Silver Dollar; The Bravest Girl of the South; Buffalo ...
The Fighting 69th (1940) – action-adventure war film based upon the actual exploits of New York City's 69th Infantry Regiment during World War I [14] Forty Thousand Horsemen (1940) – Australian war film telling the story of the Australian Light Horse which operated in the desert at the Sinai and Palestine campaign during World War I [15]