The Villan Western

The Virginian (1962)
Personable Western series based in Wyoming from the 1890s onward. The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth (Lee J. Cobb), the Grainger brothers, and Colonel Alan MacKenzie (Stewart Granger). It is the setting for a variety of stories, many more based on character and relationships than the usual western.::Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>

The Tall T (1957)
An independent former ranch foreman and an heiress are kidnapped by a trio of ruthless outlaws.

The Settlers (2023)
Chile, early 20th century. José Menéndez, a wealthy landowner, hires three horsemen to mark out the perimeter of his extensive property and open a route to the Atlantic Ocean across vast Patagonia.

The Shootist (1976)
Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow and her son. However, it is not Books' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.

The Warrant (2020)
After fighting in the Civil War, two Union Army buddies find themselves on opposite sides of the law with the post-war peace at risk.

The Law and Jake Wade (1958)
Jake Wade breaks Clint Hollister out of jail to pay off an old debt, though it's clear there is some pretty deep hostility between them. They part, and Jake returns to his small-town marshal's job and his fiancée only to find he has been tracked there by Hollister. It seems they were once in a gang together and Jake knows where the proceeds of a bank hold-up are hidden. Hollister and his sidekicks make off into the hills, taking along the trussed-up marshal and his kidnapped bride-to-be to force the lawman to show them where the loot is.

Westward the Women (1951)
There's a deficit of good, honest women in the West, and Roy Whitman wants to change that. His solution is to bring a caravan of over 100 mail-order brides from Chicago to California. It will be a long, difficult and dangerous journey for the women. So Whitman hires hardened, cynical Buck Wyatt to be their guide across the inhospitable frontier. But as disaster strikes on the trail, Buck just might discover that these women are stronger than he thinks.

The Magnificent Seven (2016)
I Magnifici 7 - Los siete magníficos - Les Sept Mercenaires
A Film by Antoine Fuqua
DVD9 | PAL | 2.39:1 | 16:9 | 720x576 | 02:07:33 | 5% recovery | 6.7 GB
Languages: English 5.1 @ 448 Kbps; English (Descriptive), Italian, Spanish, French Dolby Digital 5.1 @ 384 Kbps
Subtitles: Italian, English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Polish, Dutch, Arabic
Genre: Action, Adventure, Western

Day of the Outlaw (1959)
Blaise Starrett is a rancher at odds with homesteaders when outlaws hold up the small town. The outlaws are held in check only by their notorious leader, but he is diagnosed with a fatal wound and the town is a powder keg waiting to blow.

A Guide to Gunfighters of the Wild West (2021)
Part of the 12 Western feature films to be made in 12 months during 2020: the film tells the story of Tate Butler, a man who accidentally earns a reputation as a gunfighter after one such duel and must from then out face various gunfighters trying to make a name for themselves by challenging him, while trying to escape this wild life for the girl he loves.