This movie, directed by George Roy Hill and starring Robert Redford, Paul Newman, and Katharine Ross, is the true story of fast-draws and wild rides, battles with posses, train and bank robberies, a torrid love affair and a new lease on outlaw life in faraway Bolivia. It is also a character study of a remarkable friendship between Butch—possibly the most likeable outlaw in frontier history—and his closest associate, the fabled, ever-dangerous Sundance Kid.

Rating: PG

Length: 1h 50m

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This movie, directed by Henry Hathaway and starring John Wayne, Kim Darby, Glen Campbell, Robert Duvall, and Dennis Hopper, is a Western film adapted from the Charles Portis’ novel of the same name. Set in 1880, the movie follows determined teenager Mattie Ross as she hires the rough, one-eyed U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn (John Wayne) to hunt down Tom Chaney, the outlaw who murdered her father in Fort Smith, Arkansas. They’re joined by a Texas Ranger, La Boeuf (Glen Campbell), who also seeks Chaney for killing a senator, leading the unlikely trio into dangerous Indian Territory for a pursuit filled with conflict, classic Western action, and a surprising bond. Some historians believe Cogburn was based on Deputy U.S. Marshal Henry “Heck” Thomas, who brought in some of the toughest outlaws.

Chief Curator Andrew Patrick Nelson will introduce the film and lead a post-screening discussion with the audience.

Andrew Patrick Nelson, PhD, is Chief Curator at Western Spirit. He is a leading authority on Western cinema, art, and culture, and the author and editor of numerous books and essays. Dr. Nelson’s insights have been featured in the New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter, and on NPR, and he regularly appears as a commentator on the History Chanel and other networks. He also cohosts the popular Western movie podcast How the West Was ‘Cast and is the author of the book Still in the Saddle: The Hollywood Western, 1969 – 1980.

Rating: G

Length: 2h 8m

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This movie, directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, and Robert Ryan, takes place in 1913 when aging Texas outlaws steal guns for a Mexican general and get caught in a bloody shoot-out as frontier life gives way to modernity in the midst of the Mexican Revolution. The script, by director Sam Peckinpah, Roy N. Sickner and Walon Green, was nominated for Best Original Screenplay.

Chief Curator Andrew Patrick Nelson will introduce the film and lead a post-screening discussion with the audience.

Andrew Patrick Nelson, PhD, is Chief Curator at Western Spirit. He is a leading authority on Western cinema, art, and culture, and the author and editor of numerous books and essays. Dr. Nelson’s insights have been featured in the New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter, and on NPR, and he regularly appears as a commentator on the History Chanel and other networks. He also cohosts the popular Western movie podcast How the West Was ‘Cast and is the author of the book Still in the Saddle: The Hollywood Western, 1969 – 1980.

Rating: R

Length: 2h 25m

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This movie, directed by Burt Kennedy and starring James Garner, Joan Hackett, Walter Brennan, Harry Morgan and Bruce Dern, is a parody of a common Western trope: the selfless, rugged stranger who tames a lawless frontier town. Jason McCullough (James Garner) is a gambler who becomes the sheriff of a crime-ridden mining town and uses his wits to enforce the law instead of his gun.

Chief Curator Andrew Patrick Nelson will introduce the film and lead a post-screening discussion with the audience.

Andrew Patrick Nelson, PhD, is Chief Curator at Western Spirit. He is a leading authority on Western cinema, art, and culture, and the author and editor of numerous books and essays. Dr. Nelson’s insights have been featured in the New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter, and on NPR, and he regularly appears as a commentator on the History Chanel and other networks. He also cohosts the popular Western movie podcast How the West Was ‘Cast and is the author of the book Still in the Saddle: The Hollywood Western, 1969 – 1980.

Rating: G

Length: 1h 32m

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This movie, directed by Burt Kennedy and starring Robert Mitchum, Angie Dickinson, Robert Walker, Jr., and David Carradine, is a hard-riding, rugged gun-slinging adventure that’s one of the boldest and most fascinating tales of outcasts, outlaws and lawmen ever filmed. Mitchum is an aging but tough-as-nails lawman that meets up with Young Billy Young (Robert Walker), a fast-draw outlaw on the run after a deadly robbery. Discovering that they have a common enemy, the two men join forces. But it’s a partnership that explodes when the lawmen discover a secret that initiates a barroom brawl… and ends in a six-gun shoot-out that practically rips two towns apart!

Chief Curator Andrew Patrick Nelson will introduce the film and lead a post-screening discussion with the audience.

Andrew Patrick Nelson, PhD, is Chief Curator at Western Spirit. He is a leading authority on Western cinema, art, and culture, and the author and editor of numerous books and essays. Dr. Nelson’s insights have been featured in the New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter, and on NPR, and he regularly appears as a commentator on the History Chanel and other networks. He also cohosts the popular Western movie podcast How the West Was ‘Cast and is the author of the book Still in the Saddle: The Hollywood Western, 1969 – 1980.

Rating: G

Length: 1h 29m

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