Since the earliest days of cinema, westerns have been one of Hollywood’s favorite genres.
1908’s “The Great Train Robbery” was one of the most successful early films, while 1939’s “Stagecoach” kicked off a golden age of westerns that lasted until the mid-20th century, making stars out of actors like Gary Cooper, James Stewart, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda, Glenn Ford, and Walter Brennan.While thought of as a hallmark of American movies, international westerns grew in popularity, too.
European films referred to as “Spaghetti Westerns” emerged in the ’60s thanks to Sergio Leone’s “The Man With No Name” trilogy, while experimental filmmakers like Alejandro Jodorowsky coined the term…The post The 20 best Westerns of all time appeared first on /Film.
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