Favorite Westerns?

[PanzerMeyer]

I didn't get interested in the Western film genre until a few years ago but now I'm absolutely hooked. What are some of your favorite Westerns of all time?

Here are a few of mine:

1. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

2. The Searchers

3. The Unforgiven

4. Fist Full of Dollars

5. Dances With Wolves

[Hammer]

Open Range is about the best overall I think. In my opinion it beats Wyatt Earp and Tombstone, and but only barely.

[Grifter]

All of Clint Eastwood's spaghettie westerns for starters. Some John Wayne classics are definitely worth watching--True Grit for example. Jimmy Stewart played in some interesting westerns, not always the carbon copy hero that you would expect. High Noon is a good black and white. That's all I can think of right now, but I've definitely seen more.

[PanzerMeyer]

Open Range is about the best overall I think. In my opinion it beats Wyatt Earp and Tombstone, and but only barely.

I'm upset about forgetting "Tombstone" because that's a great western! I have yet to see "Open Range" or "Wyatt Earp" though.

[Grifter]

Wyatt Earp was good.

[Falker]

Duel at Diablo (1966)

Lieutenant McAllister is ordered to transport several ammunition wagons to another fort through Apache territory with only a small troop of rookie soldiers to guard them. Along for the ride is ex-scout Jess Remsberg who is trying to track down Ellen Grange, who, having recently been freed from Apache captivity, has mysteriously run off again to rejoin them. Remsberg frees Ellen again and leaves her with the embattled soldiers as he rides off to the fort, not only for help, but to find the man who killed and scalped his Indian wife. ......... I think it’s the movie’s melody that’s stuck with me all this time. Maybe that’s why I find this one so memorable.

Starring:

James Garner

Sidney Poitier




The Horse Soldiers (1959)

A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail/supply centre. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the mission is overheard by a southern belle who must be taken along to assure her silence. The Union officers each have different reasons for wanting to be on the mission.


Based on the true story of Col. Benjamin H. Grierson. In the Spring of 1863, Grierson left bases in northern Mississippi, taking 1,700 troopers with him. According to Bruce Catton, Grierson "drove through central Mississippi, tearing up railroads and upsetting [Confederate General] Pemberton's troop deployments before reaching Union-held Baton Rouge.

Starring:

John Wayne

William Holden (the 1st)

[Tach Deneva]

The River of No Return.

TD