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TOP WESTERN MOVIES
Deans top 6:

phils top 6:

10 - (a flawed western) One Eyed Jacks, a 1961 film directed
by Marlon Brando and was originally directed by Stanley Kubrick. Brando is the lead character and it also features Karl Malden and Katy Jurado.

For number 10, Phil has two pics:

9 - The Magnificent Seven made in 1960 with a huge cast including Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen and Charles
Bronson plus a ton more. Directed by John Sturges and also
added to the U.S National Film Registry for preservation. As
Phil says, it wasn’t originally a hit in the U.S until they changed
the marketing campaign, which it then became a hit. Based
on a Japanese movie - Samurai Seven, it’s not only a great
movie but has a great musical score! (listen here : https://youtu.
be/9iteRKvRKFA)
8 - Cowboys featuring Jack Lemon and Glenn Ford, the film
is about a Chicago hotel clerk who falls for the daughter of a
hotel guest and dreams about being a cowboy. The director is
Delmer Davis.
7 - Blazing Saddles - the 1974 satirical western directed by
Mel Brooks and starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder ( who
recently passed away) it’s a classic comedy that features a
bunch of moments you have to see as they’ve now become
classics!
6 - High Noon directed by Fred Zinnemann in 1952 and starring
Gary Cooper. Interestingly it’s almost told in real time - as the
clock counts down to high noon. It’s the story of a town marshal
forced to face a gang of killers by himself.

10 - The Oxbo Incident 1943, directed by William A. Wellman and starring Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews and Mary Beth
Hughes. In 1988 this film was selected for preservation in the
U.S National Film Registry.
10 - The Professional directed by Richard Brooks and starring
Burt Lancaster. It’s based on the novel by Frank O’Rourke - A
Mule for the Marquesa.
9 - 3.10 to Yuma (1957 version) with Glenn Ford and Van Heflin and directed by Delmer Davis. Based on a short story by
Elmore Leonard, and has been remade in 2007 and it too, was
selected for preservation by the U.S National Film Registry.
8 - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance made in 1962 and featured James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles and Lee Marvin.
Directed by John Ford it is also preserved in the Film Registry.
The story is about the myth and the truth behind the myth
7 - The Magnificent Seven - already mentioned by Dean.
6 - Rio Bravo from 1959 features John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelso and Angie Dickinson, it’s directed by Howard
Hawks and is based on the short story by B.H. McCampbell.
Unlike High Noon, in Rio Bravo the towns folk offer to help the
sheriff but he declines.

For the rest of the list you’ll need to head on over to the podcast for the top 5. In fact if you’re into
movies and humour get over to iTunes and subscribe, it’s one of the most refreshing and funny podcasts around and it’s been on air for 10 years!