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Marathon #1: The Western Finale and Awards

My train to the Old West has returned to its station and therefore it is time to consider all the films screened in Gibelwho Production’s Western Marathon, including High Noon, The Searchers, Stagecoach, My Darling Clementine, Rio Bravo, A Fistful of Dollars, Winchester ‘73, and The Wild Bunch. Awards are given out for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting, Best Screenplay, Best Song/Score, Best Direction, and Best Picture.

Western #8: The Wild Bunch

In The Wild Bunch (1969), director Sam Peckinpah he experimented with filmmaking techniques to heighten and glorify violence as the Old West began transitioning into the modern timeframe. Our final stop on the Western Marathon takes us to the close of the traditional studio system and toward the post-classical era that transformed the genre and gave rise to new rules out West.