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This is a list of notable Western films and TV series, ordered by year and decade of release.For a long-running TV series, the year is its first in production. The movie industry began with the work of Louis Le Prince in 1888.
The American Film Institute defines Western films as those "set in the American West that [embody] the spirit, the struggle, and the demise of the new frontier". [1] The term "Western", used to describe a narrative film genre, appears to have originated with a July 1912 article in Motion Picture World magazine. [13]
The film's popularity opened the door for Anderson to become the screen's first Western star; he made several hundred Western film shorts. So popular was the genre that he soon faced competition from Tom Mix and William S. Hart. [21] Western films were enormously popular in the silent film era (1894–1927).
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/notes 1960: 13 Fighting Men: Harry W. Gerstad: Grant Williams, Brad Dexter, Carole Mathews: United States: B Western The Alamo: John Wayne: John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne, Linda Cristal, Joan O'Brien, Chill Wills, Ken Curtis, Denver Pyle, Chuck Roberson, Guinn Williams, Richard Boone, "Big" John Hamilton
B Western The Hunter's Moon: Stephen Savage: Wes Studi, Conor O'Farrell, Stefan Gierash: United States: B Western Lucky Luke: James Huth: Jean Dujardin, Michaël Youn: France: Comedy Western Meaner Than Hell: Edward M. Erdelac: Alex Bakalarz, Jared Cohn: United States: B Western Mexican Gold: Chuck Walker: Lorenzo Lamas, John Castellanos, J ...
A list of Western films released from 1950 to 1954. Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes 1950: Across the Badlands: Fred F. Sears: Charles Starrett, Smiley ...
Revisionist Western [1] The Harder They Fall: Jeymes Samuel: Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, Regina King,Delroy Lindo, Lakeith Stanfield, RJ Cyler, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, Deon Cole: October 22, 2021: United States: Blaxploitation Western The Last Son: Tim Sutton Sam Worthington, Colson Baker, Thomas Jane: United States ...
Category:Direct-to-video Western (genre) films is for articles about films released in VHS/DVD media; Category:Western (genre) television films is for articles about films specifically made for TV; and other films which, although given limited theatrical release, were intended primarily for television