Rich Hall's How The West Was Lost
Comedian Rich Hall goes west to find out what killed off that most quintessentially American of all film genres, the western. Through films such as The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, Little Big Man, The Wild Bunch and Unforgiven, Rich charts the rise and fall of America's obsession with its own creation myth - the Wild West. He explores how the image of the cowboy as a moral, straight-talking heroic figure was created by Hollywood but appropriated by Washington, as one president after another sought to associate themselves with this potent symbol of strength and valour.
Year: 2008
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Open Mike Productions, BBC
Director: Chris Cottam
Cast: Rich Hall
Crew: Chris Cottam (Director), Maggie Womersley (Producer), Karen Eva Hall (Producer), Suzanne Gilfillan (Executive Producer), Addison Cresswell (Executive Producer), Anthony Caveney (Executive Producer)
Runtime: 89 minutes
Release: Jun 13, 2008
IMDb: 8.00/10 by 2 users
Popularity: 1
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : western filmmaking
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