The Greatest Westerns Ever Made and the People Who Made Them

Henry C. Parke, True West Magazine

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Rowman and Littlefield
06 May 2024

Film, TV & Radio; Film movie guides & reviews; Film & movie: styles & genres

A fun, opinionated, illustrated look at Westerns—with great photographs from great movies

This unique compendium of short essays about, and evocative photos from, the 100 greatest Western movies of all time is the authoritative new resource on the subject—and the ideal illustrated gift book for all cowboy enthusiasts and cinema fans.

Beyond being eminently browseable and lavishly illustrated, the book—compiled by the editors of the popular Western magazine American Cowboy—is sure to generate hot debate over its “top 100” list, and it covers plenty of movies that appeal to a wide variety of ages and tastes—from The Ox-Bow Incident, High Noon, and Shane to The Wild Bunch, High Plains Drifter, and Unforgiven.

Each essay makes the case for why the selected movie belongs in the top 100—and included are five movies you've never heard of but should immediately put high on your list. The introduction sets forth the criteria for the selections while also presenting a short history of the genre.

By: Henry C. Parke, True West Magazine
Imprint: Rowman and Littlefield
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd ed.
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 151mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 336g
ISBN: 9781493074396
ISBN 10: 1493074393
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 06 May 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Brooklyn-born, L.A.-based screenwriter and wanna-be cowboy Henry C. Parke graduated from New York University's School of Film and Television. He has been Film & TV Editor for True West since 2015, has written Henry's Western Round-up, the on-line report on Western film production, since 2010, and writes twice-monthly articles for the INSP Channel's blog. His screenwriting credits include Speedtrap (1977) and Double Cross (1994). He's the first writer welcomed into The Western Writers of America for his work in electronic media. Henry has done audio commentary on about twenty Western Blu-rays and was interviewed in the Turner Classic Movies documentary short TCM Movie Fanatics: Westerns. True West Magazine has been bringing the history of the American frontier to readers since 1953. For over 65 years True West has been telling the stories of the American West. Whether it's Wyatt Earp and the cowboys behind the OK Corral or Wild Bill Hickok's final ""dead-man's"" hand, True West brings the unvarnished truth of the American West to readers around the world."

Reviews for The Greatest Westerns Ever Made and the People Who Made Them

""Film and TV critic for True West, Parke presents a collection of his essays that will be a treat for western film fans There's plenty of behind-the-scenes detail and also sharp examination of the cultural impact of western films and of the social changes that affected their content Parke's enthusiasm is infectious.""