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The 100 Greatest Western Movies of All Time: Including Five You've Never Heard Of by the Editors of American Cowboy Magazine

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  • Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod (1968)

    1. Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod

    19682h 46mPG-1382Metascore
    8.5 (374K)
    A mysterious stranger with a harmonica teams up with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow and her land from a ruthless assassin in the employ of a railroad tycoon.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsHenry FondaCharles BronsonClaudia Cardinale
  • John Wayne, Natalie Wood, Ward Bond, Jeffrey Hunter, and Vera Miles in Der schwarze Falke (1956)

    2. Der schwarze Falke

    19561h 59mApproved94Metascore
    7.8 (102K)
    An American Civil War veteran embarks on a years-long journey to rescue his niece from the Comanches after the rest of his brother's family is massacred in a raid on their Texas farm.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneJeffrey HunterVera Miles
  • John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, and Joanne Dru in Panik am roten Fluß (1948)

    3. Panik am roten Fluß

    19482h 13mApproved96Metascore
    7.7 (37K)
    Dunson leads a cattle drive, the culmination of over 14 years of work, to its destination in Missouri. But his tyrannical behavior along the way causes a mutiny, led by his adopted son.
    DirectorsHoward HawksArthur RossonStarsJohn WayneMontgomery CliftJoanne Dru
  • Gary Cooper, Lloyd Bridges, Lee Van Cleef, Katy Jurado, Ian MacDonald, Robert J. Wilke, and Sheb Wooley in Zwölf Uhr mittags (1952)

    4. Zwölf Uhr mittags

    19521h 25mPG89Metascore
    7.9 (115K)
    A town Marshal, despite the disagreements of his newlywed bride and the townspeople around him, must face a gang of deadly killers alone at "high noon" when the gang leader, an outlaw he "sent up" years ago, arrives on the noon train.
    DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsGary CooperGrace KellyThomas Mitchell
  • Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Brandon De Wilde, Van Heflin, Jack Palance, and Ben Johnson in Mein großer Freund Shane (1953)

    5. Mein großer Freund Shane

    19531h 58mApproved85Metascore
    7.6 (47K)
    An ex-gunfighter defends homesteaders in 1889 Wyoming.
    DirectorGeorge StevensStarsAlan LaddJean ArthurVan Heflin
  • Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, and Richard Harris in Erbarmungslos (1992)

    6. Erbarmungslos

    19922h 10mR85Metascore
    8.2 (460K)
    Retired Old West gunslinger Will Munny reluctantly takes on one last job to avenge an injustice with the help of his old partner and a young would-be gunman calling himself "The Schofield Kid".
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodGene HackmanMorgan Freeman
  • Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, and Mercedes McCambridge in Wenn Frauen hassen (1954)

    7. Wenn Frauen hassen

    19541h 50mApproved83Metascore
    7.6 (21K)
    After helping a wounded gang member, a strong-willed female saloon owner is wrongly suspected of murder and bank robbery by a lynch mob.
    DirectorNicholas RayStarsJoan CrawfordSterling HaydenMercedes McCambridge
  • The Wild Bunch - Sie kannten kein Gesetz (1969)

    8. The Wild Bunch - Sie kannten kein Gesetz

    19692h 25mR98Metascore
    7.9 (94K)
    An aging group of outlaws in 1913 Texas look for one last big score, selling stolen Army rifles to a rogue Mexican general during that country's revolution, as the traditional American West is disappearing around them.
    DirectorSam PeckinpahStarsWilliam HoldenErnest BorgnineRobert Ryan
  • Spencer Tracy, Anne Francis, and Robert Ryan in Stadt in Angst (1955)

    9. Stadt in Angst

    19551h 21mApproved
    7.7 (26K)
    Following World War II, a one-armed stranger arrives in a tiny California desert town, but finds the residents hostile and protecting a terrible secret they want to keep hidden, by violent means if necessary.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsSpencer TracyRobert RyanAnne Francis
  • Die Gier nach dem Gelde (1924)

    10. Die Gier nach dem Gelde

    19242h 20mNot Rated
    8.0 (11K)
    The sudden fortune won from a lottery fans such destructive greed that it ruins the lives of the three people involved.
    DirectorErich von StroheimStarsGibson GowlandZasu PittsJean Hersholt
  • Höllenfahrt nach Santa Fé (1939)

    11. Höllenfahrt nach Santa Fé

    19391h 36mApproved93Metascore
    7.8 (57K)
    A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo and learn something about each other in the process.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneClaire TrevorAndy Devine
  • Warren Beatty and Julie Christie in McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)

    12. McCabe & Mrs. Miller

    19712hR93Metascore
    7.6 (30K)
    A gambler and a prostitute become business partners in a remote Old West mining town, and their enterprise thrives until a large corporation arrives on the scene.
    DirectorRobert AltmanStarsWarren BeattyJulie ChristieRene Auberjonois
  • Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin in No Country for Old Men (2007)

    13. No Country for Old Men

    20072h 2m1692Metascore
    8.2 (1.1M)
    Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and over two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.
    DirectorsEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsTommy Lee JonesJavier BardemJosh Brolin
  • Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn in Der Held des Westens (1941)

    14. Der Held des Westens

    19412h 22mApproved75Metascore
    7.2 (7.4K)
    A highly fictionalized account of the life of George Armstrong Custer from his arrival at West Point in 1857 to his death at the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876.
    DirectorRaoul WalshStarsErrol FlynnOlivia de HavillandArthur Kennedy
  • Will Penny (1967)

    15. Will Penny

    19671h 48mApproved
    7.0 (5.6K)
    Aging cowboy Will Penny gets a line camp job on a large cattle spread and finds his isolated cabin is already occupied by an abandoned woman traveler and her young son.
    DirectorTom GriesStarsCharlton HestonJoan HackettDonald Pleasence
  • Humphrey Bogart, Tim Holt, and Walter Huston in Der Schatz der Sierra Madre (1948)

    16. Der Schatz der Sierra Madre

    19482h 6mApproved98Metascore
    8.2 (139K)
    Two down-on-their-luck Americans searching for work in 1920s Mexico convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartWalter HustonTim Holt
  • Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and Katharine Ross in Zwei Banditen (1969)

    17. Zwei Banditen

    19691h 50mPG66Metascore
    8.0 (235K)
    In 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid lead a band of outlaws. When a train robbery goes wrong, they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels..
    DirectorGeorge Roy HillStarsPaul NewmanRobert RedfordKatharine Ross
  • Ritt zum Ox-Bow (1943)

    18. Ritt zum Ox-Bow

    19431h 15mApproved
    8.0 (26K)
    Walter Van Tilburg Clark's novel inspires an account of a lynch mob that seeks revenge for a rancher's murder.
    DirectorWilliam A. WellmanStarsHenry FondaDana AndrewsMary Beth Hughes
  • James Stewart, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Andy Devine, Vera Miles, and Edmond O'Brien in Der Mann, der Liberty Valance erschoß (1962)

    19. Der Mann, der Liberty Valance erschoß

    19622h 3mApproved94Metascore
    8.1 (87K)
    A senator returns to a Western town for the funeral of an old friend and tells the story of his origins.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsJames StewartJohn WayneVera Miles
  • Lee Marvin and Jeanne Moreau in Monte Walsh (1970)

    20. Monte Walsh

    19701h 46mPG-13
    7.0 (3.3K)
    An aging cowboy realizes that the West he knew and loved will soon be no more--and that there will be no room for him, either.
    DirectorWilliam A. FrakerStarsLee MarvinJeanne MoreauJack Palance
  • James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, and Debra Paget in Der gebrochene Pfeil (1950)

    21. Der gebrochene Pfeil

    19501h 33mApproved
    7.1 (11K)
    Tom Jeffords tries to make peace between settlers and Apaches in Arizona territory.
    DirectorDelmer DavesStarsJames StewartJeff ChandlerDebra Paget
  • Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, and Victor Mature in Faustrecht der Prärie (1946)

    22. Faustrecht der Prärie

    19461h 37mApproved
    7.7 (28K)
    After their cattle are stolen and their brother murdered, the Earp brothers have a score to settle with the Clanton family.
    DirectorsJohn FordLloyd BaconStarsHenry FondaLinda DarnellVictor Mature
  • Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Carroll O'Connor, Michael Kane, William Schallert, and Bronze Star in Einsam sind die Tapferen (1962)

    23. Einsam sind die Tapferen

    19621h 47mApproved
    7.6 (11K)
    A fiercely independent cowboy gets himself locked up in prison to escape with an old friend.
    DirectorDavid MillerStarsKirk DouglasGena RowlandsWalter Matthau
  • Marlene Dietrich, Mel Ferrer, and Arthur Kennedy in Die Gejagten (1952)

    24. Die Gejagten

    19521h 29mApproved
    6.8 (6K)
    After the murder of his fiancée, a Wyoming ranch hand sets out to find her killer.
    DirectorFritz LangStarsMarlene DietrichArthur KennedyMel Ferrer
  • Shirley Temple and John Agar in Kampf um das Apachenfort (1948)

    25. Kampf um das Apachenfort

    19482h 8mApproved
    7.4 (21K)
    At Fort Apache, an honorable and veteran war captain finds conflict when his regime is placed under the command of a young, glory hungry lieutenant colonel with no respect for the local Indian tribe.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneHenry FondaShirley Temple

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