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THE BEST WESTERN FILMS OF ALL TIME

Listed below are the thirteen best western films of all time according to a few reputable sources. They all have in common that they each have received four stars (which is the maximum) from Leonard Maltin's Annual Movie and Video Guide. There are some excellent films with up to 3 1/2 stars but they did not qualify for this list. Most recent film is listed first.
Dances With Wolves (1990 Col.) - Imdb database, Actors, PLOT Summary, etc.
- Kevin Costner
Little Big Man (1970 Col.) - Imdb database, Actors, PLOT Summary, etc.
- Dustin Hoffman
The Wild Bunch (1969 Col.) - Imdb database, Actors, PLOT Summary, etc.
- William Holden, Ernest Borgnine
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969 Col.) - Filmsite Story
- Paul Newman, Robert Redford - -Imdb: Actors, PLOT Summary, etc.
Ride the High Country (1962 Col.) -Imdb database, Actors, PLOT Summary, etc.
- Randolph Scott
How the West Was Won (1962 Col.) -Imdb database, Actors, PLOT Summary, etc.
- What a cast... take a look at this one!
The Searchers (1956 Col.) - Filmsite Story
- John Wayne -Imdb: Actors, PLOT Summary, etc.
Shane (1953 Col.) - Filmsite Story
- Alan Ladd -Imdb: Actors, PLOT Summary, etc.
High Noon (1952 B&W) - Filmsite Story
- Gary Cooper -Imdb: Actors, PLOT Summary, etc.
Red River (1948 B&W) - Filmsite Story
- John Wayne -Imdb: Actors, PLOT Summary, etc.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948 B&W) - Filmsite Story -
- Humphrey Bogart -Imdb: Actors, PLOT Summary, etc.
My Darling Clementine (1946 B&W) - Filmsite Story
- Henry Fonda - Imdb: Actors, PLOT Summary, etc.
Stagecoach (1939 B&W) - Imdb database, Actors, PLOT Summary, etc.
- John Wayne
Destry Rides Again (1939 B&W) - Filmsite Story
- James Stewart - Imdb: Actors, PLOT Summary, etc.
Greatest number of appearances of any actor on this list: John Wayne (3 times).
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* Note: Imdb = Internet Movie Data Base. This database used above provides a lot of information about each film such as Actors, Directors, Release Dates and much more. In most cases it provides a PLOT Summary. A more elaborate PLOT Summary have also been used when available (from "Filmsite Story" database).

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