How the West Was Shot: The Evolution of the Western Genre

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This list is a chronological look at the western as a genre. A genre as old as movies themselves, it has gone through many transformations and evolutions.

It aspires to showcase these many variations, starting from the silent era and ending with the Neo-Western, by choosing key films for each venture: Singing Cowboy, Acid Westerns, Ostern, Spaghetti Westerns, Meat Pie Westerns, Revisionist Westerns, Hybrid Westerns, Western Comedies, Superwesterns, etc...

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    Bend of the River

    1952 — a.k.a. Where the River Bends, in 3 top lists Check
  2. 189 new

    High Noon

    1952, in 18 top lists Check
  3. 190 new

    Viva Zapata!

    1952, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 191 new

    Rancho Notorious

    1952, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 192 new

    The Iron Mistress

    1952, in 0 top lists Check
  6. 193 new

    Carson City

    1952, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 194 new

    The Lusty Men

    1952, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 195 new

    Hangman's Knot

    1952, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Big Sky

    1952, in 6 top lists Check
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    Hellgate

    1952, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 30, 2013;